Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4G. Bell and Sons, 1724 |
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Page 359
... army . I remember I was very fond of riding this horse , for a reason which would have prevented any other of my sex venturing upon him ; I mean his mettle ; for he was so fiery , that not one of the troop durst mount him . You will ...
... army . I remember I was very fond of riding this horse , for a reason which would have prevented any other of my sex venturing upon him ; I mean his mettle ; for he was so fiery , that not one of the troop durst mount him . You will ...
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... army was there defeated , and he , with the rest of the shattered troops , trusted their safety to the swiftness of their horses ' heels , rather than to the strength of their own arms . My father , in company with a very handsome young ...
... army was there defeated , and he , with the rest of the shattered troops , trusted their safety to the swiftness of their horses ' heels , rather than to the strength of their own arms . My father , in company with a very handsome young ...
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... army . This villanous ingratitude from a man whom he had always treated with great humanity , had such an effect on my father , that he was seized with a fever , which carried him off in a short time . After the battle , in which the ...
... army . This villanous ingratitude from a man whom he had always treated with great humanity , had such an effect on my father , that he was seized with a fever , which carried him off in a short time . After the battle , in which the ...
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... army , which was in expectation of a general battle , the enemy being very near within cannon- shot . Having been accustomed to soldiers , when a girl , and delighted with seeing them exercise , I very soon was perfect , and applauded ...
... army , which was in expectation of a general battle , the enemy being very near within cannon- shot . Having been accustomed to soldiers , when a girl , and delighted with seeing them exercise , I very soon was perfect , and applauded ...
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... army . Luxemburg , who had just carried Huy , laid hold on so favourable an opportunity , and drawing together all his forces , as if he had a design upon Liege , on the 28th , about four in the afternoon presented himself before the ...
... army . Luxemburg , who had just carried Huy , laid hold on so favourable an opportunity , and drawing together all his forces , as if he had a design upon Liege , on the 28th , about four in the afternoon presented himself before the ...
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