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... Boy , Lord Zetland's Helias , and Lord G. Bentinck's Projectile . 2 to 1 against Van Tromp . Won cleverly by a length . At Goodwood , ridden by J. Marson , he won the Lavant Stakes of 50 sov . each , 30 ft . , beating Mr. Payne's ...
... Boy , Lord Zetland's Helias , and Lord G. Bentinck's Projectile . 2 to 1 against Van Tromp . Won cleverly by a length . At Goodwood , ridden by J. Marson , he won the Lavant Stakes of 50 sov . each , 30 ft . , beating Mr. Payne's ...
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... boy running up against me with his tray ( a peculiar trait of theirs ) and asking me what I meant by " blocking up the way here ! " Blocking up the middle of the trottoir of Pall Mall from a butcher's boy at four o'clock in the ...
... boy running up against me with his tray ( a peculiar trait of theirs ) and asking me what I meant by " blocking up the way here ! " Blocking up the middle of the trottoir of Pall Mall from a butcher's boy at four o'clock in the ...
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... boy , how are you ? When did you come down ? What a neat grey horse ! Can he go ? " Spriggs is a swell from the Borough ; his horse has a tail , lots of it , and a whole sadler's shop upon his head , and he ambles and capers while ...
... boy , how are you ? When did you come down ? What a neat grey horse ! Can he go ? " Spriggs is a swell from the Borough ; his horse has a tail , lots of it , and a whole sadler's shop upon his head , and he ambles and capers while ...
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... boy , pray do what you like for two months , and we will pay the piper , " our re- ply would be- " Two months ' leave ; four thorough - bred nags , in tip - top order , and fit to carry twelve stone ; a hack ; an unlimited supply of ...
... boy , pray do what you like for two months , and we will pay the piper , " our re- ply would be- " Two months ' leave ; four thorough - bred nags , in tip - top order , and fit to carry twelve stone ; a hack ; an unlimited supply of ...
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... boys the lane - riding , and themselves ride like sportsmen , turning from nothing practical , but going at it only when hounds are running and circum- stances require it ; but , above all , allowing hounds to hunt the hare solely by ...
... boys the lane - riding , and themselves ride like sportsmen , turning from nothing practical , but going at it only when hounds are running and circum- stances require it ; but , above all , allowing hounds to hunt the hare solely by ...
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Page 65 - Sir, — Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, your letter of the...
Page 97 - LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
Page 245 - The sea of Fortune doth not ever flow, She draws her favours to the lowest ebb; Her tides hath equal times to come and go, Her loom doth weave the fine and coarsest web. No joy so great but runneth to an end, No hap so hard but may in fine amend.
Page 358 - Your scene precariously subsists too long On French translation, and Italian song. Dare to have sense yourselves ; assert the stage, Be justly warm'd with your own native rage ; Such plays alone should win a British ear, As Cato's self had not disdain'd to hear.
Page 97 - And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Page 298 - MAGNIFICENT Creature ! so stately and bright ! , In the pride of thy spirit pursuing thy flight ; For what hath the child of the desert to dread, Wafting...
Page 140 - Would have mourn'd longer, — married with my uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married.
Page 317 - Beholding all, yet of them unespyde. There' he did see that pleased much his sight, That even he...
Page 97 - And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in^ that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
Page 99 - Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray!