Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes"W. Blackwood, 1891 - 289 pages |
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... edge were more imposing edifices , a few fine large houses , some warehouses and wharves . These had originally been the dwellings and houses of business of Dutch mer- chants , for a number of these had settled in the ancient fishing ...
... edge were more imposing edifices , a few fine large houses , some warehouses and wharves . These had originally been the dwellings and houses of business of Dutch mer- chants , for a number of these had settled in the ancient fishing ...
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... for one gripped him by the foot as he was sinking head downwards - the water was level with the edge of the quay - and then the others helped to drag him on to terra firma again , laying themselves flat on the DEN IS SENT TO SCHOOL . 79.
... for one gripped him by the foot as he was sinking head downwards - the water was level with the edge of the quay - and then the others helped to drag him on to terra firma again , laying themselves flat on the DEN IS SENT TO SCHOOL . 79.
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... edge of the reeds , he creeps along . Wild ducks paddle out with their flapper brood in numbers , and make for the other side . Moor - hens flap up and squatter on either side , and a general commotion ensues . Something shoots out from ...
... edge of the reeds , he creeps along . Wild ducks paddle out with their flapper brood in numbers , and make for the other side . Moor - hens flap up and squatter on either side , and a general commotion ensues . Something shoots out from ...
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... edge of the marshes , close to the highroad , there used to be a small but very substantially built farmhouse , on rising ground , surrounded by barns and other outbuildings . Sheltered from the winds , a little lower down , was a small ...
... edge of the marshes , close to the highroad , there used to be a small but very substantially built farmhouse , on rising ground , surrounded by barns and other outbuildings . Sheltered from the winds , a little lower down , was a small ...
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... edge of the spit . He was so intent on the mo- tions of the birds and their cries , that he did not look out to sea for some time . When at last he did so , Den saw a sight that made his heart jump to his mouth , and he ran for his life ...
... edge of the spit . He was so intent on the mo- tions of the birds and their cries , that he did not look out to sea for some time . When at last he did so , Den saw a sight that made his heart jump to his mouth , and he ran for his life ...
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