Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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Page 144
... horses , but they are of " ethereal race " : Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race , With necks in thunder cloath'd , and long resounding pace . Ode on the ...
... horses , but they are of " ethereal race " : Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car , Wide o'er the fields of glory bear Two coursers of ethereal race , With necks in thunder cloath'd , and long resounding pace . Ode on the ...
Page 268
... horse light grey ; martingale . She galloped . - We then went to the apartments , and admired them . - Then wan- dered ... horses not much commended . - The stables cool ; the kennel filthy . 1His tender affection for his departed wife ...
... horse light grey ; martingale . She galloped . - We then went to the apartments , and admired them . - Then wan- dered ... horses not much commended . - The stables cool ; the kennel filthy . 1His tender affection for his departed wife ...
Page 523
... horses gives me more perplexity . I know not well what advice to give you . I can only recommend a rule which you do ... horse , and then kill him the easiest way , that he may have the means of another horse , or food for cows and sheep ...
... horses gives me more perplexity . I know not well what advice to give you . I can only recommend a rule which you do ... horse , and then kill him the easiest way , that he may have the means of another horse , or food for cows and sheep ...
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