Eight Months in an Ox-waggon: Reminiscences of Boer Life |
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... living in a hot climate . After a continued residence in a country infested by mosquitoes , a man's whole system gets so innoculated with the poison that their sting has no painful effect whatsoever , and scarcely leaves any mark . The ...
... living in a hot climate . After a continued residence in a country infested by mosquitoes , a man's whole system gets so innoculated with the poison that their sting has no painful effect whatsoever , and scarcely leaves any mark . The ...
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... living in , the best of everything was in abundance , and every one had plenty of money to pay for it . for it . He takes every opportunity of airing his views on politics and affairs in general , and has no hesitation in keeping the ...
... living in , the best of everything was in abundance , and every one had plenty of money to pay for it . for it . He takes every opportunity of airing his views on politics and affairs in general , and has no hesitation in keeping the ...
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... living . My friend A. was smitten with the same indefinite sort of longing , and by degrees we began to talk it all over between ourselves , as more and more within the range of possibilities that we too might manage some sort of ...
... living . My friend A. was smitten with the same indefinite sort of longing , and by degrees we began to talk it all over between ourselves , as more and more within the range of possibilities that we too might manage some sort of ...
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... living will ever see this happy state accom- plished , for the population must be increased tenfold , and many millions of pounds be expended on internal improvements , before the land can be brought under cultivation sufficiently , for ...
... living will ever see this happy state accom- plished , for the population must be increased tenfold , and many millions of pounds be expended on internal improvements , before the land can be brought under cultivation sufficiently , for ...
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... living in the reputed neighbourhood of an Inchloukgla . They had enjoyed an excellent dinner , and had numerous bibulous fare- wells before he at last made up his mind that it was time to say good - night and leave . Going to the stable ...
... living in the reputed neighbourhood of an Inchloukgla . They had enjoyed an excellent dinner , and had numerous bibulous fare- wells before he at last made up his mind that it was time to say good - night and leave . Going to the stable ...
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