The Saturday Magazine, Volume 8J. W. Parker, 1836 |
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... kind of trot , which , after a few minutes , increases , in a great proportion , and takes in a great distance . It is not true that on a plain he beats the horse in swiftness . I have passed him with ease , and seen many more mounted ...
... kind of trot , which , after a few minutes , increases , in a great proportion , and takes in a great distance . It is not true that on a plain he beats the horse in swiftness . I have passed him with ease , and seen many more mounted ...
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... kind formerly raised in Egypt and Syria , and is often mentioned in the Bible under the name of corn , which meant then any sort of grain of which bread was made . What the Americans call corn , that is , Indian corn , was not known ex ...
... kind formerly raised in Egypt and Syria , and is often mentioned in the Bible under the name of corn , which meant then any sort of grain of which bread was made . What the Americans call corn , that is , Indian corn , was not known ex ...
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... kind of gaiters ,. THE SKATING - SOLDIERS OF NORWAY . BURNING THE CHARCOAL HEAP . Saturday HERAL No 226 . JANUARY Magazine . ERATURE & EDUCATION 9TH , 1836 . PRICE ONE PENNY . od - svad bol NORWAY , during a considerable part of the year ...
... kind of gaiters ,. THE SKATING - SOLDIERS OF NORWAY . BURNING THE CHARCOAL HEAP . Saturday HERAL No 226 . JANUARY Magazine . ERATURE & EDUCATION 9TH , 1836 . PRICE ONE PENNY . od - svad bol NORWAY , during a considerable part of the year ...
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are likewise provided with a poculiar kind of gaiters , | monarch , Charles the Twelfth , was shot during the in order to protect their feet the more effectually from the snow . MANUFACTURE OF CHARCOAL . II . The arms of the skielober ...
are likewise provided with a poculiar kind of gaiters , | monarch , Charles the Twelfth , was shot during the in order to protect their feet the more effectually from the snow . MANUFACTURE OF CHARCOAL . II . The arms of the skielober ...
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... kind , In a state of nature the Sheep sheds its superfluous wool on the approach of warm weather . The time for shearing , or for cutting off the fleece , varies accordingly with the temperature of the season ; but it should always take ...
... kind , In a state of nature the Sheep sheds its superfluous wool on the approach of warm weather . The time for shearing , or for cutting off the fleece , varies accordingly with the temperature of the season ; but it should always take ...
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