St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls, Volume 55, Issues 8-121928 - Children's literature |
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Page 589
... hand my friends of the Force , who were wearing out old uniforms , had a touch of semi - military smartness . So during the rest of that day , whenever one of them called me convict , the other corrected him by saying , " No , Eric ...
... hand my friends of the Force , who were wearing out old uniforms , had a touch of semi - military smartness . So during the rest of that day , whenever one of them called me convict , the other corrected him by saying , " No , Eric ...
Page 600
... hand , eyes shut ; apparently even breathing ceased . The children stared absorbedly . A blink , a kick , and Bufo had leaped with the wild recklessness of utter terror , falling in a sprawl among the deep grasses by the well . Fear ...
... hand , eyes shut ; apparently even breathing ceased . The children stared absorbedly . A blink , a kick , and Bufo had leaped with the wild recklessness of utter terror , falling in a sprawl among the deep grasses by the well . Fear ...
Page 603
... hands " ; that he tried to conquer the colt by brute strength and failed ; that younger Alexander , unafraid , came along , mounted , " gave the colt his head , " and had little trouble . In those days the horse was used chiefly in war ...
... hands " ; that he tried to conquer the colt by brute strength and failed ; that younger Alexander , unafraid , came along , mounted , " gave the colt his head , " and had little trouble . In those days the horse was used chiefly in war ...
Page 606
... hands , and a good seat can never be acquired without mastering balance . If we have con- fidence in ourselves and in the horse don't imagine him a raging lion ready to devour us - it doesn't require an extraordinary amount of practice ...
... hands , and a good seat can never be acquired without mastering balance . If we have con- fidence in ourselves and in the horse don't imagine him a raging lion ready to devour us - it doesn't require an extraordinary amount of practice ...
Page 607
... hands the gun she has lowered from her shoulder . It is long and backward , balancing herself against its weight . Her feet are firmly planted . Let the foe come ! She will no more yield an inch than the bastion on which she stands ...
... hands the gun she has lowered from her shoulder . It is long and backward , balancing herself against its weight . Her feet are firmly planted . Let the foe come ! She will no more yield an inch than the bastion on which she stands ...
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