Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes"W. Blackwood, 1891 - 289 páginas |
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... sound was to be heard . I said the whole town seemed asleep ; most of the men were really so - for the population , with very few exceptions , were all engaged in the same occupa- tion ; and the boats having come in on the harbour tide ...
... sound was to be heard . I said the whole town seemed asleep ; most of the men were really so - for the population , with very few exceptions , were all engaged in the same occupa- tion ; and the boats having come in on the harbour tide ...
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... sound of the waves and the song of the birds , with the cries of the sea - fowl and other wild creatures that had their homes in or about the flats . No wonder the Magniers were a grave and silent family . Setting aside their father's ...
... sound of the waves and the song of the birds , with the cries of the sea - fowl and other wild creatures that had their homes in or about the flats . No wonder the Magniers were a grave and silent family . Setting aside their father's ...
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... sounds proceeding from unhappy souls who were , for some dire misdeeds , tormented before their time , whilst their bodies rested in the lonely churchyard . They were , how- ever , large ferocious creatures , that played havoc at times ...
... sounds proceeding from unhappy souls who were , for some dire misdeeds , tormented before their time , whilst their bodies rested in the lonely churchyard . They were , how- ever , large ferocious creatures , that played havoc at times ...
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... sound . " That was when he was wexed , " the same imp would have told you . The master dressed in a quaint precise fashion . He always wore a swallow - tailed coat , short breeches gartered at the knee , fine white stockings , and low ...
... sound . " That was when he was wexed , " the same imp would have told you . The master dressed in a quaint precise fashion . He always wore a swallow - tailed coat , short breeches gartered at the knee , fine white stockings , and low ...
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... sounds just overhead ; looking up , he saw a pair of ring - dotterels , or sand - larks , as the coast dwellers call them , fly over and drop some- where behind him . They have come from the salt flats close at hand . Another pair comes ...
... sounds just overhead ; looking up , he saw a pair of ring - dotterels , or sand - larks , as the coast dwellers call them , fly over and drop some- where behind him . They have come from the salt flats close at hand . Another pair comes ...
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Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes" Denham Jordan Visualização integral - 1891 |
Annals of a Fishing Village: Drawn from the Notes of "A Son of the Marshes" Denham Jordan Visualização integral - 1891 |
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