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Yesterday you had a song
I could not choose but bear;
'Twas 'Oh to be in England
Now that April's there!'
But I have found a new refrain
I cannot choose but sing;
'Tis 'Oh to be in Africa
Now Summer's on the wing!'
Percival Gibbon.
Four a.m. in Table Bay on a mild spring morning in October; the harbour a blaze of lights ahead ; to the right, the vast bulk of the Lion's Head looming up indistinctly in the darkness. But of the great rock which dominates the harbour, its glory and its pride, no glimpse can be obtained, for a south-easter is blowing and the heavy cloud known as the 'table-cloth' hangs low over Table Mountain. Even as I look, solitary occupant of the deck at that early hour-for the sea has played rough and tumble through the night with the good ship and her passengers - another squall drives up, obliterating harbour lights, shipping, and the dim outline of the land. The ship, full of turmoil and strange noises, lurches uneasily at her anchor. The tugs are alongside and the mails arc already going overboard.
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Yesterday you had a song
I could not choose but bear;
'Twas 'Oh to be in England
Now that April's there!'
But I have found a new refrain
I cannot choose but sing;
'Tis 'Oh to be in Africa
Now Summer's on the wing!'
Percival Gibbon.
Four a.m. in Table Bay on a mild spring morning in October; the harbour a blaze of lights ahead ; to the right, the vast bulk of the Lion's Head looming up indistinctly in the darkness. But of the great rock which dominates the harbour, its glory and its pride, no glimpse can be obtained, for a south-easter is blowing and the heavy cloud known as the 'table-cloth' hangs low over Table Mountain. Even as I look, solitary occupant of the deck at that early hour-for the sea has played rough and tumble through the night with the good ship and her passengers - another squall drives up, obliterating harbour lights, shipping, and the dim outline of the land. The ship, full of turmoil and strange noises, lurches uneasily at her anchor. The tugs are alongside and the mails arc already going overboard.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1330299124
- ISBN 13 9781330299128
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages468
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