Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 310William Blackwood, 1971 - England |
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Page 256
... oilskin - clad , was still at the helm but his mind was elsewhere , and I guessed that he was again think- ing about his wretched invention and probably trying to solve an assort- ment of mathematical problems without recourse to pencil ...
... oilskin - clad , was still at the helm but his mind was elsewhere , and I guessed that he was again think- ing about his wretched invention and probably trying to solve an assort- ment of mathematical problems without recourse to pencil ...
Page 338
... oilskins entered the fo'c'sle and announced , " All hands on deck- shorten sail - lively now ! " No sooner had he departed than the Second Mate came to the lee doorway and told us that we were about to wear ship ' and to get aft to the ...
... oilskins entered the fo'c'sle and announced , " All hands on deck- shorten sail - lively now ! " No sooner had he departed than the Second Mate came to the lee doorway and told us that we were about to wear ship ' and to get aft to the ...
Page 415
... oilskins . One ven- tilator was torn from its fittings and before the gaping hole could be plugged sea water had poured on to the chart table below and into the box housing the sextant . The force of the waves twisted a second ...
... oilskins . One ven- tilator was torn from its fittings and before the gaping hole could be plugged sea water had poured on to the chart table below and into the box housing the sextant . The force of the waves twisted a second ...
Contents
A SONG FOR MUSIC BY MAURICE LINDSAY | 134 |
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE MURDER OF PORTEOUS BY | 212 |
SOME LESSER CAPTAINS | 237 |
Copyright | |
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