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... officer , a middy who had never ridden a chase before , was mounted by his brother - in - law , the master of the hounds , upon a clever , well - bred animal , and told in rather significant language that if he were left behind it would ...
... officer , a middy who had never ridden a chase before , was mounted by his brother - in - law , the master of the hounds , upon a clever , well - bred animal , and told in rather significant language that if he were left behind it would ...
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... officers , and answered the thousand questions put to us in a most satisfactory manner ; the organ of inquisitiveness seems to be very strong in all regal and imperial heads , and never was it more mani- fest than upon the above ...
... officers , and answered the thousand questions put to us in a most satisfactory manner ; the organ of inquisitiveness seems to be very strong in all regal and imperial heads , and never was it more mani- fest than upon the above ...
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... officers , officers , and troops , his best thanks for their uniform discipline and gallantry in the field , and for their conciliating conduct towards the inhabitants of the country ; which , almost in an equal degree with their ...
... officers , officers , and troops , his best thanks for their uniform discipline and gallantry in the field , and for their conciliating conduct towards the inhabitants of the country ; which , almost in an equal degree with their ...
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... officers from the lodging - house they have bilked to the billiard - room , where they hope to earn the means of a night's intemperance - the refuse of the hangers - on about the Stock Exchange and the turf - low attorneys , the ...
... officers from the lodging - house they have bilked to the billiard - room , where they hope to earn the means of a night's intemperance - the refuse of the hangers - on about the Stock Exchange and the turf - low attorneys , the ...
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... officers y ' partheth fro hem schulde brynge yeder all y ' hem nedith euychone i his owne office well and plentyously . And schulde lay the towalles and ye borde clothes all abowte on ye grene grass and set dyuse metes uppon grete ...
... officers y ' partheth fro hem schulde brynge yeder all y ' hem nedith euychone i his owne office well and plentyously . And schulde lay the towalles and ye borde clothes all abowte on ye grene grass and set dyuse metes uppon grete ...
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