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... Wood Engravings . Ariosto's Orlando Furioso . In Eng- lish Verse . By W. S. ROSE . Twelve fine Engravings . In 2 vols . Bechstein's Cage and Chamber Birds . Including Sweet's Warblers . Enlarged edition . Numerous plates . ** All other ...
... Wood Engravings . Ariosto's Orlando Furioso . In Eng- lish Verse . By W. S. ROSE . Twelve fine Engravings . In 2 vols . Bechstein's Cage and Chamber Birds . Including Sweet's Warblers . Enlarged edition . Numerous plates . ** All other ...
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... woods of the north- west of America , which he had been traversing with a large party , he missed the traces of his companions . The weather being very hot he had left nearly all his clothes with his horse when he rambled from his ...
... woods of the north- west of America , which he had been traversing with a large party , he missed the traces of his companions . The weather being very hot he had left nearly all his clothes with his horse when he rambled from his ...
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... woods by the sight of two apples , which the man who found him displayed . He did not like bread , but he eagerly peeled green sticks and chewed the rind . He had , doubt- less , subsisted in this way in the woods . He would not at ...
... woods by the sight of two apples , which the man who found him displayed . He did not like bread , but he eagerly peeled green sticks and chewed the rind . He had , doubt- less , subsisted in this way in the woods . He would not at ...
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... woods hunting for goats when Captain Watlin drew off his men , and the ship was under sail before he came back to shore . He had with him his gun , and a knife , with a small horn of powder , and a few shot ; which being spent , he ...
... woods hunting for goats when Captain Watlin drew off his men , and the ship was under sail before he came back to shore . He had with him his gun , and a knife , with a small horn of powder , and a few shot ; which being spent , he ...
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... woods and the beavers of the lakes , whose skins they generally exchanged with the white traders of Europe for articles of urgent necessity , such as ammunition and guns , traps , axes , and woollen blankets ; but too often for ardent ...
... woods and the beavers of the lakes , whose skins they generally exchanged with the white traders of Europe for articles of urgent necessity , such as ammunition and guns , traps , axes , and woollen blankets ; but too often for ardent ...
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