Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 236William Blackwood, 1934 - England |
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... sent Pieter . He sent him because Piet was the only one of his sons who could , or would , speak English . The others were wild and shaggy Boers , who'd have shot me as quick as they'd shoot any kind of vermin . But Piet was civilised ...
... sent Pieter . He sent him because Piet was the only one of his sons who could , or would , speak English . The others were wild and shaggy Boers , who'd have shot me as quick as they'd shoot any kind of vermin . But Piet was civilised ...
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... sent by His Imperial High- ness to Safee . It appeared , from his manner of writing , that he was anxious for my preservation , as he entreated my friend to be particularly attentive to the most effectual measures to secure my safety ...
... sent by His Imperial High- ness to Safee . It appeared , from his manner of writing , that he was anxious for my preservation , as he entreated my friend to be particularly attentive to the most effectual measures to secure my safety ...
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... sent to Gorhambury and he was to look after it . To his complete bewilderment my lady orders him to hang it ! She sent word she would not A few weeks later he wrote another rambling tale . He begins by explaining that Lady Bacon had ...
... sent to Gorhambury and he was to look after it . To his complete bewilderment my lady orders him to hang it ! She sent word she would not A few weeks later he wrote another rambling tale . He begins by explaining that Lady Bacon had ...
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MAGAS LOGcontd | 140 |
A BRUSH WITH MANCHURIAN BANDITS BY CAPTAIN J V | 302 |
A BOTANIST ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN BY SIR ARTHUR W HILL | 649 |
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