The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.John William Carleton 1869 |
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... pass another hour aboard such a rickety craft . Our first and whole care was of course bestowed on Agnes ; poor girl , she had not once moved out of her seat , scarcely changed her position , since she had been originally packed up at ...
... pass another hour aboard such a rickety craft . Our first and whole care was of course bestowed on Agnes ; poor girl , she had not once moved out of her seat , scarcely changed her position , since she had been originally packed up at ...
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... pass the loving cup . And make haste , our throats are all frozen , and our hearts are iced ! " " All right , gentlemen , " responded the now more obliging landlord , " you shall be served directly . " Nor was he long before he kept his ...
... pass the loving cup . And make haste , our throats are all frozen , and our hearts are iced ! " " All right , gentlemen , " responded the now more obliging landlord , " you shall be served directly . " Nor was he long before he kept his ...
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... pass a day at Abbeville in search of Vatel , and thence to that paradise of all Frenchmen - the Imperial City . The best travelling companions are a good digestion , a keen razor , an easy pair of boots , a friend who is not fidgety , a ...
... pass a day at Abbeville in search of Vatel , and thence to that paradise of all Frenchmen - the Imperial City . The best travelling companions are a good digestion , a keen razor , an easy pair of boots , a friend who is not fidgety , a ...
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... pass out of this furnace to your bed - room by a stair and corridor like the Arctic Regions , to gain an uncarpeted bed - room , with something like a knife - tray for a bed , and a poultice of feathers for a coverlet ! And for all that ...
... pass out of this furnace to your bed - room by a stair and corridor like the Arctic Regions , to gain an uncarpeted bed - room , with something like a knife - tray for a bed , and a poultice of feathers for a coverlet ! And for all that ...
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... " a capon a chapon , " and a table d'hôte a table d'hôte , a franc a franc , " economy " is a word unknown , and cheap living a myth abroad . " 6 66 I will pass over their calm , rapid , and THE PIGSKINS IN FOREIGN LANDS . 35.
... " a capon a chapon , " and a table d'hôte a table d'hôte , a franc a franc , " economy " is a word unknown , and cheap living a myth abroad . " 6 66 I will pass over their calm , rapid , and THE PIGSKINS IN FOREIGN LANDS . 35.
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Сторінка 379 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Сторінка 280 - And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
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Сторінка 186 - But here my heart began to bleed ; and I was forced to go on with another part of the portrait. He was sitting upon the ground, upon a little straw, in the furthest corner of his dungeon, which was alternately his chair and bed...
Сторінка 261 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire.
Сторінка 279 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
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Сторінка 405 - A drop of patience : but, alas, to make me A fixed figure for the time of scorn To point his slow unmoving finger at ! Yet could I bear that too ; well, very well : But there, where I have garner'd up my heart, Where either I must live, or bear no life ; The fountain from the which my current runs, Or else dries up...
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Сторінка 100 - Salisbury on the other, and thus the duke brought the king from Flint to Chester, where he was delivered to the duke of Gloucester's sonne, and to the earle of Arundel's sonne, that loved him but a little, for he had put their fathers to death, who led him strait to the castle*.