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Page 167
... head . And a lovely sight he is when we get him out of the water and knock him on the head . We now come to a place where some big stones have been placed to make ripples and eddies , and the stream is more rapid . Glad of the chance of ...
... head . And a lovely sight he is when we get him out of the water and knock him on the head . We now come to a place where some big stones have been placed to make ripples and eddies , and the stream is more rapid . Glad of the chance of ...
Page 385
... head , and brought the swingle down horizontally on to the heads of ripe corn . Contrast this fearfully laborious process with the bustling , hurrying machine of to- day . And yet with all this improvement the corn can scarcely be ...
... head , and brought the swingle down horizontally on to the heads of ripe corn . Contrast this fearfully laborious process with the bustling , hurrying machine of to- day . And yet with all this improvement the corn can scarcely be ...
Page 420
... head did grow above his hair " was an allusion to the crown , the head of the State , and which the king wore " above his hair . " " One thing of Gaarge Ridler's I must commend , And that wur vor a notable theng ; He mead his braags ...
... head did grow above his hair " was an allusion to the crown , the head of the State , and which the king wore " above his hair . " " One thing of Gaarge Ridler's I must commend , And that wur vor a notable theng ; He mead his braags ...
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