Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 241, Issue 1456William Blackwood, 1937 |
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Page 208
... appeared to be anything but pleasing occupation . Jumbo loved the dogs ; he would sit for an hour each day beside them , a specially con- trived pair of small tweezers of his own patent and make , and a cigarette tin full of kerosene ...
... appeared to be anything but pleasing occupation . Jumbo loved the dogs ; he would sit for an hour each day beside them , a specially con- trived pair of small tweezers of his own patent and make , and a cigarette tin full of kerosene ...
Page 254
... appearance of any hostile craft . With the approach of Tate and his rabble , messengers were sent post - haste to Hartland Abbey in search of Colonel Paul Orchard , the officer commanding the North Devon Volunteers . Prompt as the men ...
... appearance of any hostile craft . With the approach of Tate and his rabble , messengers were sent post - haste to Hartland Abbey in search of Colonel Paul Orchard , the officer commanding the North Devon Volunteers . Prompt as the men ...
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... appeared later . Half - way through the morning all pre- tence at work was given up and , having half drawn the steel window blinds , we looked out into the street , in comparative security , to see what was going on . The militiamen ...
... appeared later . Half - way through the morning all pre- tence at work was given up and , having half drawn the steel window blinds , we looked out into the street , in comparative security , to see what was going on . The militiamen ...
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