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... wild flowers by the silent river pleased me best of all . Such a medley of graceful , fragrant meadow - sweet , and ... wild flowers and the " segs " that fringed the brook - side . There are no flowers like the wild ones ; they last ...
... wild flowers by the silent river pleased me best of all . Such a medley of graceful , fragrant meadow - sweet , and ... wild flowers and the " segs " that fringed the brook - side . There are no flowers like the wild ones ; they last ...
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... wild swan come sailing up the Coln during a very hard frost two years ago . Two of us were out after wild duck , and it was a grand sight to watch this magnificent bird winging his way rapidly up stream at a height of about fifty yards ...
... wild swan come sailing up the Coln during a very hard frost two years ago . Two of us were out after wild duck , and it was a grand sight to watch this magnificent bird winging his way rapidly up stream at a height of about fifty yards ...
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Joseph Arthur Gibbs. V. ] A WILD , DESERTED COUNTRY . 117 never was such a run seen before , so thrilling is the ecstasy of " pace " and so enchanting the stride of a well - bred horse . ' Tis a wild , deserted tract of country that ...
Joseph Arthur Gibbs. V. ] A WILD , DESERTED COUNTRY . 117 never was such a run seen before , so thrilling is the ecstasy of " pace " and so enchanting the stride of a well - bred horse . ' Tis a wild , deserted tract of country that ...
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