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... 66 BY SERJEANT - MAJOR TAYLOR , H AUTHOR OF SCENES AND ADVENTURES IN AFFGHANISTAN . " Second Edition . LONDON : T. C. NEWBY ; PARRY , BLENKARN AND CO . 1847 . ac UNIV . OF CALIFORNIA LIFE IN THE RANKS ; LIFE IN THE RANKS .
... 66 BY SERJEANT - MAJOR TAYLOR , H AUTHOR OF SCENES AND ADVENTURES IN AFFGHANISTAN . " Second Edition . LONDON : T. C. NEWBY ; PARRY , BLENKARN AND CO . 1847 . ac UNIV . OF CALIFORNIA LIFE IN THE RANKS ; LIFE IN THE RANKS .
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... scenes I am about to describe than the stage carpenter , or call boy , who , with no pretensions to creative power , are yet necessary to the reproduction of images which are supposed to have an affinity with nature . The commencement ...
... scenes I am about to describe than the stage carpenter , or call boy , who , with no pretensions to creative power , are yet necessary to the reproduction of images which are supposed to have an affinity with nature . The commencement ...
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... the sides and bow of the vessel , which by this time had been put about , and the spars and rigging became also crowded with anxious spectators . A scene of fearful interest presented itself to our view , and LIFE IN THE RANKS .
... the sides and bow of the vessel , which by this time had been put about , and the spars and rigging became also crowded with anxious spectators . A scene of fearful interest presented itself to our view , and LIFE IN THE RANKS .
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... scene of misery and desolation , Harvey staggered in , reeling from the effects of the potations in which he had been endeavouring to drown the feelings of selfish alarm and C 5 LIFE IN THE RANKS . 33 this announcement brought on a ...
... scene of misery and desolation , Harvey staggered in , reeling from the effects of the potations in which he had been endeavouring to drown the feelings of selfish alarm and C 5 LIFE IN THE RANKS . 33 this announcement brought on a ...
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... scene , Harvey again made his appearance in the wretched habitation , which still owned him master , but this time it was not to insult or tyrannize over his unfortunate wife . He looked haggard and downcast , and scarcely dared to lift ...
... scene , Harvey again made his appearance in the wretched habitation , which still owned him master , but this time it was not to insult or tyrannize over his unfortunate wife . He looked haggard and downcast , and scarcely dared to lift ...
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