Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 28W. Blackwood., 1830 - England |
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... object - a wolf , for example , a lynx , a capercailzie , or a salmon . But we defy any man to cherish a permanent pas- sion for a wolf . " Tis a dirty , din- gy - coloured , lean , hungry , cruel , cowardly brute , whom ' twould be ...
... object - a wolf , for example , a lynx , a capercailzie , or a salmon . But we defy any man to cherish a permanent pas- sion for a wolf . " Tis a dirty , din- gy - coloured , lean , hungry , cruel , cowardly brute , whom ' twould be ...
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another ring , and thus he continues until he succeeds in accomplishing his object . The size of a ring depends alto- gether upon circumstances , the season of the year , the state of the snow , the localities , & c .; and in con ...
another ring , and thus he continues until he succeeds in accomplishing his object . The size of a ring depends alto- gether upon circumstances , the season of the year , the state of the snow , the localities , & c .; and in con ...
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... object of attack . " I now lost no time in slipping my double gun out of its case , when , as the fellow was slowly retreating among the bushes , I discharged both my barrels at him almost at the same instant . On re- ceiving my fire ...
... object of attack . " I now lost no time in slipping my double gun out of its case , when , as the fellow was slowly retreating among the bushes , I discharged both my barrels at him almost at the same instant . On re- ceiving my fire ...
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... object , which he presently made out to be a bear , coiled up like a dog , at the foot of a large pine , and apparently fast asleep . He lost not a moment , but running up close alongside of the monster , shot him through the head ...
... object , which he presently made out to be a bear , coiled up like a dog , at the foot of a large pine , and apparently fast asleep . He lost not a moment , but running up close alongside of the monster , shot him through the head ...
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... object with them ; and the Kalifah , ( or Patriarch , ) who de- clares that he can tell the true from false as easily as you would do a sweet from a water melon , is always trying to persuade thoughtless fel- lows , both Mussulmans and ...
... object with them ; and the Kalifah , ( or Patriarch , ) who de- clares that he can tell the true from false as easily as you would do a sweet from a water melon , is always trying to persuade thoughtless fel- lows , both Mussulmans and ...
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