Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 300
... killed two families of Boers . So the veld - cornets called up the com- mandos , and we fought them . They got down into the caves The old man laughed . " Not with money , " he said . " When I was a boy you could not have got change for ...
... killed two families of Boers . So the veld - cornets called up the com- mandos , and we fought them . They got down into the caves The old man laughed . " Not with money , " he said . " When I was a boy you could not have got change for ...
Page 545
... killed among others a 62 - pounder and a 44 - pounder , and as befalls every fisherman at some time in his life , lost the father and mother of all fish . I can still feel the anguish of that day . I had him ; great hump , fin and tail ...
... killed among others a 62 - pounder and a 44 - pounder , and as befalls every fisherman at some time in his life , lost the father and mother of all fish . I can still feel the anguish of that day . I had him ; great hump , fin and tail ...
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... killed and wounded and the remainder are seen flying in confusion . paigning season might be con- the open spaces ... killed to wounded on either side . The Russians left on the field more than 5000 dead ; and their wounded were prob ...
... killed and wounded and the remainder are seen flying in confusion . paigning season might be con- the open spaces ... killed to wounded on either side . The Russians left on the field more than 5000 dead ; and their wounded were prob ...
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BLACKWOODS | 1 |
FoxStrangways | 34 |
A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
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