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... animal was such as usually characterises the English sportsman ; and no matter what privations we suffered on board , he took care that Neptune should not be the first to perceive them . A kennel had been con- structed for him close to ...
... animal was such as usually characterises the English sportsman ; and no matter what privations we suffered on board , he took care that Neptune should not be the first to perceive them . A kennel had been con- structed for him close to ...
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... animal's allowance ; but the latter , than whom there was not an honester or more humane fellow in the world , stoutly denied the charge , and alledged , as an incon- trovertible proof of his innocence , “ that he had a mortial dislike ...
... animal's allowance ; but the latter , than whom there was not an honester or more humane fellow in the world , stoutly denied the charge , and alledged , as an incon- trovertible proof of his innocence , “ that he had a mortial dislike ...
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... animal looked still unsatisfied -- the colonel puz- zled , and Paddy exulting . " Fill it again , " said the colonel , poor fellow is dying of thirst . " " the " Sorra a use in it , your honour , he's got a stomach like a sucking pump ...
... animal looked still unsatisfied -- the colonel puz- zled , and Paddy exulting . " Fill it again , " said the colonel , poor fellow is dying of thirst . " " the " Sorra a use in it , your honour , he's got a stomach like a sucking pump ...
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... animal carefully , and declared he was free from everything like disease , but could give no explanation of the phenomenon which had been related to him . There must be a period to thirst , he said , as well as to hunger ; and it was ...
... animal carefully , and declared he was free from everything like disease , but could give no explanation of the phenomenon which had been related to him . There must be a period to thirst , he said , as well as to hunger ; and it was ...
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... showering on him from all sides of the jungle . Whilst standing com- pletely bewildered by this general assault , one of the malicious animals , who was perched upon E the roof , made a sudden spring , and calculating LIFE IN THE RANKS .
... showering on him from all sides of the jungle . Whilst standing com- pletely bewildered by this general assault , one of the malicious animals , who was perched upon E the roof , made a sudden spring , and calculating LIFE IN THE RANKS .
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Life in the Ranks: The Experiences of a British Cavalryman in Early 19th ... William Taylor No preview available - 2012 |
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