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Old Tales Re-told: The Temptations and Adventures; of Fra Jeronimo de Aguilar

... navigators was to run for the island of Jamaica, but the hurricane pushed them ever farther and farther away from it. Every night was a night of terror, and every da}' a day of despair. The valiant crew accom plished miracles of energy and resource in an effort ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1940
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4071 | Page: 68 | Tags: Illustrations 

SPRING,

... boy. He could see the birth of the earth's fruit. New birds came. A big, hot sun came shouldering its way across the sky. The nights were mild and clear, thickly encrusted with stars blackand-white under huge gleaming moons. Life was expanding. The trees ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1940
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

We Can Still Talk About The Weather By ROBERT LYND

... the first poetry that we learn as children is poetry that tells us how to forecast the weather A red sky at night Is the shepherd', dehght A red sky at morning Is the shepherd's warning. I have Just been reading a new book. The Weather Eye. written ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1940
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 818 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WEATHER FORECASTING FOR THE AMATEU

... traditional lore is actually in parts accurate. The old rhyme (anticipated in St. Matthew) had it Red sky at morning, shepherd’s warning, Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight. This, says Major Lester, is one of the surest of all weather truths.” There is ...

Published: Saturday 25 May 1940
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1509 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

FORECAST THE WEATHER

... FORECAST THE WEATHER YOURSELF! A red sky at night Is the shepherd's delight. A red sky in the morning Is the shepherd's warning. IF the discontinuance of the official forecasts has made you attempt to become your own weather prophet, do not place too ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Reveille
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 208 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

couNTRY LIFE, J ULY l ath, 1940 ·THE NEW CHURCH HOUSE, WESTMINSTER. (Illustrated.) ALL Jock BARCLAY bodies are ..

... The old proverb : Red sky at night is the shepherd's delight, Red sky in the morning is the shepherd's warning. was tested-so far as the L ondon district is concerned-by the late Spencer Russell, who found that rain during the night is more probable after ...

Published: Saturday 13 July 1940
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 17296 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

July 13th, 1940. coined an infinite number of proverbial pieces of weather wisdom though some of them are by no

... The old proverb : Red sky at night is the shepherd's delight, Red sky in the morning is the shepherd's warning. was tested-so far as the L ondon district is concerned-by the late Spencer Russell, who found that rain during the night is more probable after ...

Published: Saturday 13 July 1940
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 929 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

NATVIZAT. SLGS'

... seeing a halo round the moon, and the bigger the diameter of the halo the longer will it take the rain to reach us. A rest sky at night means a fine day coming. while a red sunrise is followed by rain within 24 hours in seven cases out of ten. We can also ...

Published: Friday 19 July 1940
Newspaper: West London Observer
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 275 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

News Will Spread

... Right t DEOPLE never give in when they really know they are right; you might as well try to blow the stars out of the sky at night. You might as well try to turn back Time and bring Progress to a close, for when the Soul is set upon its course its strength ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1940
Newspaper: John Bull
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 452 | Page: 17 | Tags: none