Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 271William Blackwood, 1952 |
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Page 351
... Transit squared her yards and kept pace without setting a single extra sail . Irwin tried all the tricks he knew . Gower could see his men shifting her guns in a desperate effort to find a better sailing trim . Still the ridiculously ...
... Transit squared her yards and kept pace without setting a single extra sail . Irwin tried all the tricks he knew . Gower could see his men shifting her guns in a desperate effort to find a better sailing trim . Still the ridiculously ...
Page 353
... Transit caught her , and , as he passed to windward , Gower Gower hailed , " On board the ' Labour- in - vain , ' ahoy ! Here comes ' Sticks ' ! " This heavy sally was greeted with black looks and mutterings about going to the devil ...
... Transit caught her , and , as he passed to windward , Gower Gower hailed , " On board the ' Labour- in - vain , ' ahoy ! Here comes ' Sticks ' ! " This heavy sally was greeted with black looks and mutterings about going to the devil ...
Page 356
... Transit's seamen agreed with it . ) Meanwhile the brig had just managed to hold her own by keeping in the eddy current in- shore . But the Turkish admiral ordered her out for a straight trial with the Transit , so she made for the ...
... Transit's seamen agreed with it . ) Meanwhile the brig had just managed to hold her own by keeping in the eddy current in- shore . But the Turkish admiral ordered her out for a straight trial with the Transit , so she made for the ...
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BLACKWOODS | 1 |
A DEEP SEA OPERATION BY JOHN MART | 23 |
TEA AND TALES BY C G CAMPBELL | 60 |
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