Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the StageW. Tegg and Company, 1847 - 414 стор. |
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... legs foremost to get over the ground with all the celerity of ten miles an hour . There was nothing like dozing to be witnessed on the bores , nay , on the contrary , they were compelled to be " wide awake , " in order that they might ...
... legs foremost to get over the ground with all the celerity of ten miles an hour . There was nothing like dozing to be witnessed on the bores , nay , on the contrary , they were compelled to be " wide awake , " in order that they might ...
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... legs , his body affording me the only shelter that could be obtained from the powerful influence of a noon - day sun , -he was yet the fleetest of the fleet , and ever foremost in the chase . " Our horses would fare badly on the scanty ...
... legs , his body affording me the only shelter that could be obtained from the powerful influence of a noon - day sun , -he was yet the fleetest of the fleet , and ever foremost in the chase . " Our horses would fare badly on the scanty ...
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... leg . ' If a nag cougheth , ' tis " a clever hack . " If his knees be fractured , he is " well broke for gig or saddle . " If he reareth , he is " above six- teen hands high . " If he hath drawn a tierce in a cart , he is a good fencer ...
... leg . ' If a nag cougheth , ' tis " a clever hack . " If his knees be fractured , he is " well broke for gig or saddle . " If he reareth , he is " above six- teen hands high . " If he hath drawn a tierce in a cart , he is a good fencer ...
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... legs , or raising each other from the ground ; in which struggles they display an extraordinary exer- tion of strength . When one of them is thrown , he immediately retires , while the conqueror sits down for a minute , then rises , and ...
... legs , or raising each other from the ground ; in which struggles they display an extraordinary exer- tion of strength . When one of them is thrown , he immediately retires , while the conqueror sits down for a minute , then rises , and ...
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... legs , and walked off to their bawks , cackling the hen's march , with many new va- riations , in thanks to their canine friend . RANDOM RHYMES , Scotland . A merrier man , Within the limit of becoming mirth 32 PIERCE EGAN'S BOOK OF ...
... legs , and walked off to their bawks , cackling the hen's march , with many new va- riations , in thanks to their canine friend . RANDOM RHYMES , Scotland . A merrier man , Within the limit of becoming mirth 32 PIERCE EGAN'S BOOK OF ...
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