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... Bear . The Brown Bear . The Rhinoceros . The Elephant . The Camel and Dromedary . The Hippopotamus . The Bison . The Hyæna . The Leopards . The Puma and the Jaguar . The Zebus . The Nylghaie . The Elk . The Zebra . The Reindeer . The ...
... Bear . The Brown Bear . The Rhinoceros . The Elephant . The Camel and Dromedary . The Hippopotamus . The Bison . The Hyæna . The Leopards . The Puma and the Jaguar . The Zebus . The Nylghaie . The Elk . The Zebra . The Reindeer . The ...
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... bear while hunting ; or , as the story is differently told , and with great probability , in rescuing a soldier , who was pursued by the hungry and enraged beast . In their perils from the enemy , his personal valour had sustained and ...
... bear while hunting ; or , as the story is differently told , and with great probability , in rescuing a soldier , who was pursued by the hungry and enraged beast . In their perils from the enemy , his personal valour had sustained and ...
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... bear upon the fortifications was destroyed by fire thrown by the besieged . Godfrey's was more successful . The archers contained in it drove the enemy from their ramparts ; a bridge was thrown out from the tower to the walls for the ...
... bear upon the fortifications was destroyed by fire thrown by the besieged . Godfrey's was more successful . The archers contained in it drove the enemy from their ramparts ; a bridge was thrown out from the tower to the walls for the ...
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... bear its dangers and fatigues , he professed his desire to live and die with the pilgrims . His resolution met with a joyful assent ; and , kneeling before the altar , the cross was affixed to his ducal cap . The arms of the united ...
... bear its dangers and fatigues , he professed his desire to live and die with the pilgrims . His resolution met with a joyful assent ; and , kneeling before the altar , the cross was affixed to his ducal cap . The arms of the united ...
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... bear his part in the French war . Edward had with him an army of about 30,000 men , consisting of archers , men - at - arms , and his less trained Welsh and Irish subjects . With this comparatively small force he ravaged the north ...
... bear his part in the French war . Edward had with him an army of about 30,000 men , consisting of archers , men - at - arms , and his less trained Welsh and Irish subjects . With this comparatively small force he ravaged the north ...
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