Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186William Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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... told of foreign prepara- tions he declares ( a ) that they are untrue and the fictions of scaremongers , ( b ) that they are exaggerated , ( c ) that they are quite natural and legitimate and mean no offence to any- body . In his own ...
... told of foreign prepara- tions he declares ( a ) that they are untrue and the fictions of scaremongers , ( b ) that they are exaggerated , ( c ) that they are quite natural and legitimate and mean no offence to any- body . In his own ...
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... told by his nephew , Sir N. F. F. Chamberlain : - " As he was riding up the very stony path [ in pursuit of the retreat- ing enemy ] one of the Afghans jumped off the rocks on to his horse , and then stabbed him in the thigh . They both ...
... told by his nephew , Sir N. F. F. Chamberlain : - " As he was riding up the very stony path [ in pursuit of the retreat- ing enemy ] one of the Afghans jumped off the rocks on to his horse , and then stabbed him in the thigh . They both ...
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... told to present himself at a certain place at a certain time ; he will then be examined by a sub - committee appointed by the County Association , and consisting of a civil officer , a military officer , and a medical man . The civil ...
... told to present himself at a certain place at a certain time ; he will then be examined by a sub - committee appointed by the County Association , and consisting of a civil officer , a military officer , and a medical man . The civil ...
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... told that the case was not one for favour , and advised to go back to his own home . For the next ten days , however , he took up his stand morning and evening outside my gate , and greeted me , whenever I ap- peared , with his cry ...
... told that the case was not one for favour , and advised to go back to his own home . For the next ten days , however , he took up his stand morning and evening outside my gate , and greeted me , whenever I ap- peared , with his cry ...
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... told him that the drink was very well for Rajputs , but was far too strong for Englishmen ; and certainly it came nearer to the Irish member's descrip- tion of the House of Commons whisky , that it went down your throat like a ...
... told him that the drink was very well for Rajputs , but was far too strong for Englishmen ; and certainly it came nearer to the Irish member's descrip- tion of the House of Commons whisky , that it went down your throat like a ...
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