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Veteran men ; men of might and men of war , their faces are as the faces of lions , and their feet are swift as the roes upon the mountains ; —not beautiful to honourable gentlemen at this moment . Snaphances . Rifles .
Veteran men ; men of might and men of war , their faces are as the faces of lions , and their feet are swift as the roes upon the mountains ; —not beautiful to honourable gentlemen at this moment . Snaphances . Rifles .
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... had grenadiers , light infantry , a capital band , and to crown all , a Major who was an undertaker in Piccadilly , and who was a very fat man with a jovial , youthful face ; so that our pretensions were altogether of the biggest ...
... had grenadiers , light infantry , a capital band , and to crown all , a Major who was an undertaker in Piccadilly , and who was a very fat man with a jovial , youthful face ; so that our pretensions were altogether of the biggest ...
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I ran to him with a warmth and eagerness of recognition which no doubt showed themselves in my face and accents as my heart was moved at the sight of him . His own wan face flushed up when he saw me , and his hand shook in mine .
I ran to him with a warmth and eagerness of recognition which no doubt showed themselves in my face and accents as my heart was moved at the sight of him . His own wan face flushed up when he saw me , and his hand shook in mine .
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Contents
ELYOT SIR THOMAS | 8 |
CAMDEN WILLIAM Queen Eleanors Memorial at Charing | 17 |
CAVENDISH G Wolsey in Whitehall | 38 |
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| Title | London in Literature King's treasuries of literature |
| Author | Alfred H. Headley |
| Editor | Alfred H. Headley |
| Compiled by | Alfred H. Headley |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1920 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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