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... town . in Daleshire , there is a plainly written re- cord , setting forth in most intelligible terms that I , Francis Warrington , the humble hero of this narrative , came into existence on the 15th day of June 185- . My father ...
... town . in Daleshire , there is a plainly written re- cord , setting forth in most intelligible terms that I , Francis Warrington , the humble hero of this narrative , came into existence on the 15th day of June 185- . My father ...
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... town , and returned laden with a variety of articles sufficient to outfit a dozen gentleman - cadets . The days flew by , and it only wanted a week to my departure from home , when an event occurred that nearly 1 pass for Sandhurst . 5.
... town , and returned laden with a variety of articles sufficient to outfit a dozen gentleman - cadets . The days flew by , and it only wanted a week to my departure from home , when an event occurred that nearly 1 pass for Sandhurst . 5.
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... which leads from York Town past the lake and across. I JOIN THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE - CORPORAL MY COMRADES - A DAY'S FISHING - PAT HUGHES '. 11 CHAPTER II join the Royal Military College-Corporal O'Leary-A Friend in Need, II.
... which leads from York Town past the lake and across. I JOIN THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE - CORPORAL MY COMRADES - A DAY'S FISHING - PAT HUGHES '. 11 CHAPTER II join the Royal Military College-Corporal O'Leary-A Friend in Need, II.
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John Percy Groves. which leads from York Town past the lake and across the parade - ground up to the College . The grand entrance is crowded with cadets , some in uniform , but the majority still wearing plain clothes . Old cadets greet ...
John Percy Groves. which leads from York Town past the lake and across the parade - ground up to the College . The grand entrance is crowded with cadets , some in uniform , but the majority still wearing plain clothes . Old cadets greet ...
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... Town and the neighbourhood , but I fear the landlords owed no small portion of their respective incomes to their College customers . The quietest and nicest fellows were those who passed in direct from school ; they were mostly devoted ...
... Town and the neighbourhood , but I fear the landlords owed no small portion of their respective incomes to their College customers . The quietest and nicest fellows were those who passed in direct from school ; they were mostly devoted ...
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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.
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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.