Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes"W. Blackwood, 1891 - 289 pages |
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... SHORE - SHOOTERS , IX . DEN IS SENT TO SCHOOL , X. OLD TITLARK'S DOMAIN , XI . A LONGSHORE RAMBLE , XII . FLOTSAM AND JETSAM , XIII . BAULK AND WINKLE JOE , XIV . ON CRONES AND CORPSE - LIGHTS , XV . HARD TIMES ALONG SHORE , . 145 60 73 ...
... SHORE - SHOOTERS , IX . DEN IS SENT TO SCHOOL , X. OLD TITLARK'S DOMAIN , XI . A LONGSHORE RAMBLE , XII . FLOTSAM AND JETSAM , XIII . BAULK AND WINKLE JOE , XIV . ON CRONES AND CORPSE - LIGHTS , XV . HARD TIMES ALONG SHORE , . 145 60 73 ...
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... shore from morning to night . His Christian name , Denzil , was abbreviated to Den by all who knew him . " Reed - bird " was the title given him by his chosen companions . Winder and Scoot were prominent amongst these , and , as far as ...
... shore from morning to night . His Christian name , Denzil , was abbreviated to Den by all who knew him . " Reed - bird " was the title given him by his chosen companions . Winder and Scoot were prominent amongst these , and , as far as ...
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... shore on one side , and coming back to it on the other . All the houses were old , and most of them had gables projecting from the upper storeys over the rough stony pave- ment . They were quartered with massive oak timber , each house ...
... shore on one side , and coming back to it on the other . All the houses were old , and most of them had gables projecting from the upper storeys over the rough stony pave- ment . They were quartered with massive oak timber , each house ...
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... shore below . The garden had high walls round three sides of it . Through a door at the farther end you passed into a spacious orchard , which was well stocked with fruit - trees . The garden had also plenty of stone- fruit growing up ...
... shore below . The garden had high walls round three sides of it . Through a door at the farther end you passed into a spacious orchard , which was well stocked with fruit - trees . The garden had also plenty of stone- fruit growing up ...
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... shore , sometimes in the company of a friendly shore - shooter , more often with Scoot and Winder ; his birds , fish , and pictures at home , and the in- struction given him by his father , very regularly and carefully , for he was a ...
... shore , sometimes in the company of a friendly shore - shooter , more often with Scoot and Winder ; his birds , fish , and pictures at home , and the in- struction given him by his father , very regularly and carefully , for he was a ...
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