The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 71A. Constable, 1840 |
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Page 103
... gun against a rock when aiding the boys in their descent , and could not now reach it . Without ap- prising the lads below of their imminent peril , the stout hunter kept firm grip of the wolf's tail , which he wound round his left arm ...
... gun against a rock when aiding the boys in their descent , and could not now reach it . Without ap- prising the lads below of their imminent peril , the stout hunter kept firm grip of the wolf's tail , which he wound round his left arm ...
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... gun was heard faintly in the din of the waterfall - the ball passed through the back of the deer's head , and down he dropped on the spot without a struggle . The dogs now rushed forward and seized him by the throat ; -so firm and ...
... gun was heard faintly in the din of the waterfall - the ball passed through the back of the deer's head , and down he dropped on the spot without a struggle . The dogs now rushed forward and seized him by the throat ; -so firm and ...
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... gun , and was in such a position that he could not change the charge without danger of disturbing the stag . He crept , however , so close to him , that when he sprung on his legs he fell to the shot . Not a little surprised , the ...
... gun , and was in such a position that he could not change the charge without danger of disturbing the stag . He crept , however , so close to him , that when he sprung on his legs he fell to the shot . Not a little surprised , the ...
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... guns and men , which , in cases of importance , he illustrates by a tabular statement , and concludes the whole with his remarks on the action . His narratives of the encounters of fleets are , as far as circumstances will allow , upon ...
... guns and men , which , in cases of importance , he illustrates by a tabular statement , and concludes the whole with his remarks on the action . His narratives of the encounters of fleets are , as far as circumstances will allow , upon ...
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... guns . This vessel was chased by a British frigate of forty- two guns , and finding it impossible , from the situation of the land , to make her escape , surrendered without making any re- sistance . We shall not pause to enquire ...
... guns . This vessel was chased by a British frigate of forty- two guns , and finding it impossible , from the situation of the land , to make her escape , surrendered without making any re- sistance . We shall not pause to enquire ...
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