Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Volume 2H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 - Great Britain |
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... head , at the same time giving his long stiff pigtail an angular pinch , so that the last three or four inches of it pointed direct- ly upwards to the sky . Having adjusted his spectacles to his nose , the scholar proceeded to mount ...
... head , at the same time giving his long stiff pigtail an angular pinch , so that the last three or four inches of it pointed direct- ly upwards to the sky . Having adjusted his spectacles to his nose , the scholar proceeded to mount ...
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... head , and the beast will go as gently as a cracker in the air . " Obeying this insidious advice , which indeed seemed well calculated to give him a firmer seat , the unlucky cavalier grasped the crupper with his right hand , thus ...
... head , and the beast will go as gently as a cracker in the air . " Obeying this insidious advice , which indeed seemed well calculated to give him a firmer seat , the unlucky cavalier grasped the crupper with his right hand , thus ...
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... head , whinnied , and stood perfectly still as if awaiting the arrival of the other horses , a truce of which his rider took advan- tage to adjust himself afresh in the stirrups , take out his pocket - handkerchief , remove his ...
... head , whinnied , and stood perfectly still as if awaiting the arrival of the other horses , a truce of which his rider took advan- tage to adjust himself afresh in the stirrups , take out his pocket - handkerchief , remove his ...
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... head sunk upon Agatha's bo- som , and she burst into an hysterical passion of tears . In order that the other females might uninterruptedly minister towards her recovery , the gentlemen withdrew into an adjoining cham- ber , where the ...
... head sunk upon Agatha's bo- som , and she burst into an hysterical passion of tears . In order that the other females might uninterruptedly minister towards her recovery , the gentlemen withdrew into an adjoining cham- ber , where the ...
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... head , while they were occasionally obliged to pass beneath rude arches of rock , where the obscurity was purposely deepened , in order to heighten the effect of the opening , to which they were gradually winning their way along an ...
... head , while they were occasionally obliged to pass beneath rude arches of rock , where the obscurity was purposely deepened , in order to heighten the effect of the opening , to which they were gradually winning their way along an ...
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