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... cries the master , as three or four over - eager horsemen press forward in the direction from whence come the opening notes . ' Don't spoil your own sport ! You , sir , on the chestnut , you'll head the fox to a certainty ! ' Hark ! a ...
... cries the master , as three or four over - eager horsemen press forward in the direction from whence come the opening notes . ' Don't spoil your own sport ! You , sir , on the chestnut , you'll head the fox to a certainty ! ' Hark ! a ...
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... cried my cousin ; ' there's an easier way out over yonder , to the left ; now , gently does it , old fellow don't pump your horse over this heavy land . ' The hounds were now running across the open ground away to our right front , and ...
... cried my cousin ; ' there's an easier way out over yonder , to the left ; now , gently does it , old fellow don't pump your horse over this heavy land . ' The hounds were now running across the open ground away to our right front , and ...
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... cried one of them , a loutish , heavy fellow , with bleared eyes and a fat , unwholesome face ; halloa ! ' said he , stopping short , here's an unhappy - looking " John . " What's the matter with you ? ' he added , with a coarse oath ...
... cried one of them , a loutish , heavy fellow , with bleared eyes and a fat , unwholesome face ; halloa ! ' said he , stopping short , here's an unhappy - looking " John . " What's the matter with you ? ' he added , with a coarse oath ...
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... cried Buckley . Now , O'Leary , that's a fair offer ! Pocket your dignity and let us be off to " Squinx's Folly ; " you can have it out quietly there . ' ' Hear , hear ! ' said the other two fellows , who did not seem to have much ...
... cried Buckley . Now , O'Leary , that's a fair offer ! Pocket your dignity and let us be off to " Squinx's Folly ; " you can have it out quietly there . ' ' Hear , hear ! ' said the other two fellows , who did not seem to have much ...
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... if you show me any more insolence , I'll teach you a lesson that will last your lifetime . ' ' Well said , " Johnnie , " cried Buckley . You're a good B chap , and I for one am heartily ashamed of Corporal O'Leary . 17.
... if you show me any more insolence , I'll teach you a lesson that will last your lifetime . ' ' Well said , " Johnnie , " cried Buckley . You're a good B chap , and I for one am heartily ashamed of Corporal O'Leary . 17.
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Page 27 - THE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD. 6. Life Underground; OR, DICK THE COLLIERY BOY. 7. Life on the Coast ; OR, THE LITTLE FISHER GIRL. 8. Adventures of Two Orphans in London. 9. Early Days on Board a Man-of-War. 10. Walter, the Foundling : A TALE OF OLDEN TIMES. 11. The Tenants of Sunnyside Farm. 12. Holmwood: OR, THE NEW ZEALAND SETTLER.
Page 13 - Lee (Mrs.) Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals. „ Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes. „ Adventures in Australia, or THE WANDERINGS OF CAPTAIN SPENCER IN THE BUSH AND THE WILDS.
Page 10 - Stories from the Old and New Testaments. By the Rev. BH DRAPER. With 48 Engravings. Trimmer's History of the Robins. Written for the Instruction of Children on their treatment of Animals. With 24 Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR.
Page 220 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame; nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 10 - Extraordinary Nursery Rhymes ; New, yet Old. Translated from the Original Jingle into Comic Verse by One who was once a Child. 60 Illustrations. Small 4to. Favourite Picture Book (The) and Nursery Companion. Compiled anew by UNCLE CHARLIE. With 450 Illustrations by ABSOLON, ANELAY, BENNETT, BROWNE (Pniz), Sm JOHN GILBERT, T.
Page 15 - Mamma's Lessons. For her Little Boys and Girls. Thirteenth Edition, with eight Engravings. Price 2s. 6rf. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges. The Mine; Or, Subterranean Wonders. An Account of the Operations of the Miner and the Products of his Labours; with a Description of the most important in all parts of the World.
Page 18 - Nautilus. The Log of the Voyage by Captain WILLIAM A. ANDREWS, with Introduction and Notes by Dr. MACAULAY, Editor of the Boy's Own Paper. Hilda and Her Doll. By EC PHILLIPS, Author of "Bunchy,
Page 133 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Page 24 - MEANWELL IN RHYME. Fully Illustrated, cloth. Hand Shadows, to be thrown upon the Wall. Novel and amusing figures formed by the hand. By HENRY BURSILL.
Page 25 - The Young Vocalist : a Collection of Twelve Songs, each with an Accompaniment for the Pianoforte, selected from Mozart, Weber, Mendelssohn, Spohr, etc.