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Page vii
... horse- thief . " The sketch of this Trans - atlantic Autoly- cus , whose feats rival those of the celebrated Cahir . na - Cappul , the Irish Rapparee , and whose vivacity is only equalled by his agility , appears to me per- fect in its ...
... horse- thief . " The sketch of this Trans - atlantic Autoly- cus , whose feats rival those of the celebrated Cahir . na - Cappul , the Irish Rapparee , and whose vivacity is only equalled by his agility , appears to me per- fect in its ...
Page 120
... thief ! no , sir , thar's no standing a horse - thief ! " The only evil consequence of this acci- dent which was apprehended , was that the march of the exiles must be delayed until the soldier's horse was recovered , or Ro- land ...
... thief ! no , sir , thar's no standing a horse - thief ! " The only evil consequence of this acci- dent which was apprehended , was that the march of the exiles must be delayed until the soldier's horse was recovered , or Ro- land ...
Page 124
... horse - thief had been followed through the woods ; and it was soon seen , from it's irregularity , that he had made an unlucky selection of beasts , both being so restive and rebellious 124 NICK OF THE WOODS .
... horse - thief had been followed through the woods ; and it was soon seen , from it's irregularity , that he had made an unlucky selection of beasts , both being so restive and rebellious 124 NICK OF THE WOODS .
Page 167
... horse , round whose body his legs were wrapped with the convulsive energy of des- pair , had brought him to the very ... thief of the pinfold , the robber of Brown Briareus , -in a word , the NICK OF THE WOODS . 167.
... horse , round whose body his legs were wrapped with the convulsive energy of des- pair , had brought him to the very ... thief of the pinfold , the robber of Brown Briareus , -in a word , the NICK OF THE WOODS . 167.
Page 168
... horse , and left him to swing , as soon as the animal should be tired of supporting him . There was a kind of dreadful poetical justice in thus making the stolen horse the thief's executioner : it gave the animal himself an opportunity ...
... horse , and left him to swing , as soon as the animal should be tired of supporting him . There was a kind of dreadful poetical justice in thus making the stolen horse the thief's executioner : it gave the animal himself an opportunity ...
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