Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes"W. Blackwood, 1891 - 289 pages |
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... nearly had it . No , I'd like to go , but I shan't , " and Denzil turned his back on his tempters . Scoot broke down Den's wise resolution by a master - stroke . In an offhand manner he mentioned the fact that a lot of curlews were ...
... nearly had it . No , I'd like to go , but I shan't , " and Denzil turned his back on his tempters . Scoot broke down Den's wise resolution by a master - stroke . In an offhand manner he mentioned the fact that a lot of curlews were ...
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... nearly twelve now . to you after that . " " " I'll git ' All right ; make sail , an ' git down quick . Scoot an ' me's not goin ' home to no dinner , but we'll wait fur ye . Git down yer gardin , cross the bowlin ' - green an ' into the ...
... nearly twelve now . to you after that . " " " I'll git ' All right ; make sail , an ' git down quick . Scoot an ' me's not goin ' home to no dinner , but we'll wait fur ye . Git down yer gardin , cross the bowlin ' - green an ' into the ...
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... suddenly transformed into a struggling and fighting wild creature , defiant of all his surroundings . On this last occasion an old crone , bent nearly double with the weight of eighty - six years , who THE GOLDEN EAGLES AT STANDBECK . 47.
... suddenly transformed into a struggling and fighting wild creature , defiant of all his surroundings . On this last occasion an old crone , bent nearly double with the weight of eighty - six years , who THE GOLDEN EAGLES AT STANDBECK . 47.
Page 67
... nearly all cases a waiting game of chances , with the chances oftener in favour of the fowl than of the fowlers . There was one spot the shore - shooters and fisher- men fought shy of , a church in the centre of a dark wood on an upland ...
... nearly all cases a waiting game of chances , with the chances oftener in favour of the fowl than of the fowlers . There was one spot the shore - shooters and fisher- men fought shy of , a church in the centre of a dark wood on an upland ...
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... nearly black , but was at that time grizzled in places . It was the lower part of his face that struck you most ; for there was something in the firm set of his lips and the outline of his square chin that told you he was used to be ...
... nearly black , but was at that time grizzled in places . It was the lower part of his face that struck you most ; for there was something in the firm set of his lips and the outline of his square chin that told you he was used to be ...
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