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... stone extra for the Levant ; and then we had the Cup . Young John Day made his re - appearance on the course for this event - riding the Hero a winner , certainly by as fine a specimen of the 6 THE RACING SEASON OF 1847 .
... stone extra for the Levant ; and then we had the Cup . Young John Day made his re - appearance on the course for this event - riding the Hero a winner , certainly by as fine a specimen of the 6 THE RACING SEASON OF 1847 .
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... appearance which established usage has given to Tony Lumpkin , after rattling his mamma over Crackskull Common , down Squash Lane , and then at length safely landing her in the horse - pond at the back of the house . According to our ...
... appearance which established usage has given to Tony Lumpkin , after rattling his mamma over Crackskull Common , down Squash Lane , and then at length safely landing her in the horse - pond at the back of the house . According to our ...
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... appearance , never having seen " bold Reynolds " with such a masqueradish - looking countenance before , he turned back to- wards the hounds , and stopped them , saying to the huntsman , " Master , it's not one of our country foxes ...
... appearance , never having seen " bold Reynolds " with such a masqueradish - looking countenance before , he turned back to- wards the hounds , and stopped them , saying to the huntsman , " Master , it's not one of our country foxes ...
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... appearance of the fox when he rode by his side ; for I very well recollect a circumstance , though not exactly like this case , very similar to it , happening in Yorkshire with the Holderness hounds , about seven years ago . The hounds ...
... appearance of the fox when he rode by his side ; for I very well recollect a circumstance , though not exactly like this case , very similar to it , happening in Yorkshire with the Holderness hounds , about seven years ago . The hounds ...
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... appearance ; and then remembering my basket of provisions , I selected some of the most tempting , and sat down with an empty stomach and half broken heart to my solitary meal . There is an old French saying that “ l'appetit vient en ...
... appearance ; and then remembering my basket of provisions , I selected some of the most tempting , and sat down with an empty stomach and half broken heart to my solitary meal . There is an old French saying that “ l'appetit vient en ...
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Page 65 - Sir, — Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, your letter of the...
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Page 99 - Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray!