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... to submit to that portion only of the community who , like himself , preferring a long tether to a short one , take exercise on four legs , instead of on two . CONTENTS . PAGE PREFACE 3 CONTENTS 5 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS - A 2.
... to submit to that portion only of the community who , like himself , preferring a long tether to a short one , take exercise on four legs , instead of on two . CONTENTS . PAGE PREFACE 3 CONTENTS 5 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS - A 2.
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... short , one of the most splendid spectacles that could be imagined , all the Goums , forming an immense line of battle , advanced majestically , with banners displayed and muskets held high in the air , towards the eminence on which the ...
... short , one of the most splendid spectacles that could be imagined , all the Goums , forming an immense line of battle , advanced majestically , with banners displayed and muskets held high in the air , towards the eminence on which the ...
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... short , to use a well - known expression , they would all " jib . " Again , if a horse in harness , how- ever resolutely he may be proceeding , slips upon pave- ment , and falls heavily on his side , after vainly making 66 B three or ...
... short , to use a well - known expression , they would all " jib . " Again , if a horse in harness , how- ever resolutely he may be proceeding , slips upon pave- ment , and falls heavily on his side , after vainly making 66 B three or ...
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... short time on one fore - leg , Cruiser , while " amazed he stares around , " is scarcely aware that he is doing so ; and as he is totally uncon- scious of the existence of the other strap , he is perfectly astounded to find that no ...
... short time on one fore - leg , Cruiser , while " amazed he stares around , " is scarcely aware that he is doing so ; and as he is totally uncon- scious of the existence of the other strap , he is perfectly astounded to find that no ...
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... short , as the Duke of Wellington described Lord Ellenborough's proclamation about the gates of Sumnauth , to sing over his carcase " a song of triumph . " And thus as Achilles was mortally wounded in the only vulnerable part of his ...
... short , as the Duke of Wellington described Lord Ellenborough's proclamation about the gates of Sumnauth , to sing over his carcase " a song of triumph . " And thus as Achilles was mortally wounded in the only vulnerable part of his ...
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