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Page 20
... rest of the arms to the shoul- ders ; gauntlets , or iron gloves for the hands , and a helmet for the head . There are , besides , a dag- ger , a short sword , a cloak worn over the armour , a bacinet , a long sword , a pennoncel , held ...
... rest of the arms to the shoul- ders ; gauntlets , or iron gloves for the hands , and a helmet for the head . There are , besides , a dag- ger , a short sword , a cloak worn over the armour , a bacinet , a long sword , a pennoncel , held ...
Page 37
... rest which Christians have taken on this day , there is a tumultuous hurrying upon the spirits of those that sat still , and had only the notice of the ear of the quick and strange spreading of the fire . " Now fearfulness and terror ...
... rest which Christians have taken on this day , there is a tumultuous hurrying upon the spirits of those that sat still , and had only the notice of the ear of the quick and strange spreading of the fire . " Now fearfulness and terror ...
Page 57
... half - a - dozen rosy , laughing children , and their mammas . Happy boys ! How they come , eagerly pressing before the rest ; and these smiling girls are their sisters : one can hardly toddle along the THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 57.
... half - a - dozen rosy , laughing children , and their mammas . Happy boys ! How they come , eagerly pressing before the rest ; and these smiling girls are their sisters : one can hardly toddle along the THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 57.
Page 63
... brambles and thorny trees . " Possessed of the giraffe , it was necessary to rest for three or four days , in order to render it sufficiently tame . During this period an Arab constantly holds THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 63.
... brambles and thorny trees . " Possessed of the giraffe , it was necessary to rest for three or four days , in order to render it sufficiently tame . During this period an Arab constantly holds THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 63.
Page 78
... rest , by their more civilized , courteous , and respectful demeanour , to follow their example ; but no , it will not do . It is only striving against an irre- sistible stream . The manners of the poorer and the middle classes of ...
... rest , by their more civilized , courteous , and respectful demeanour , to follow their example ; but no , it will not do . It is only striving against an irre- sistible stream . The manners of the poorer and the middle classes of ...
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