Peace Campaigns of a Cornet. ...J. & J. Harper, 1829 |
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... person , who entered into con- versation with the cornet , on the road , as they were entering Stafford , and volunteered his services in show- ing them the lions of the place . Mr. Thick's polite attention was gratefully accepted of ...
... person , who entered into con- versation with the cornet , on the road , as they were entering Stafford , and volunteered his services in show- ing them the lions of the place . Mr. Thick's polite attention was gratefully accepted of ...
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... person than the major commanding , who , after having kept the troops waiting for full half an hour after the time appointed for parade , at length ordered Flickerby to march them to the ground , and had now galloped up to assume the ...
... person than the major commanding , who , after having kept the troops waiting for full half an hour after the time appointed for parade , at length ordered Flickerby to march them to the ground , and had now galloped up to assume the ...
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... persons in which en- deavoured to keep it from sinking by the aid of oars , boat - hooks , and spars . Maurice Cogan , and his assis- tant , were not perfectly conscious of their precise situ- ation , but having experienced the crash ...
... persons in which en- deavoured to keep it from sinking by the aid of oars , boat - hooks , and spars . Maurice Cogan , and his assis- tant , were not perfectly conscious of their precise situ- ation , but having experienced the crash ...
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... person you dislike . " " Dislike , " said Susan , emphatically ; " now you are unjust ; I assure you that is not the case ; -who could have told you that I disliked you ? " " Then you do not ? " said Pierce , eagerly . " No , that I am ...
... person you dislike . " " Dislike , " said Susan , emphatically ; " now you are unjust ; I assure you that is not the case ; -who could have told you that I disliked you ? " " Then you do not ? " said Pierce , eagerly . " No , that I am ...
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... persons of another sex and description , at any hour of the night , yet in the presence or hearing of an officer , Phil was dis- cipline personified . In this case , therefore , he duly waited for the corresponding answer of " A friend ...
... persons of another sex and description , at any hour of the night , yet in the presence or hearing of an officer , Phil was dis- cipline personified . In this case , therefore , he duly waited for the corresponding answer of " A friend ...
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