Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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... village , but our shooting was rotten , for the men were puffed and wildly excited . A few Turks dropped . I marked where my bird had fallen , but most of them covered the three or four hundred yards to shelter in remarkably good time ...
... village , but our shooting was rotten , for the men were puffed and wildly excited . A few Turks dropped . I marked where my bird had fallen , but most of them covered the three or four hundred yards to shelter in remarkably good time ...
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... village . The Parish Councillor , who is a Major - General , said , " My good sir , this village can't be im- proved . What's more , it won't be . And if any damned fellow comes here and thinks he's going to improve it , we'll fight him ...
... village . The Parish Councillor , who is a Major - General , said , " My good sir , this village can't be im- proved . What's more , it won't be . And if any damned fellow comes here and thinks he's going to improve it , we'll fight him ...
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... village loved him . For when I left my English village home and went to live for a time abroad , I must needs find a home in England for the General . Through the medium of adver- tisement a lady resident in London acquired him ; then ...
... village loved him . For when I left my English village home and went to live for a time abroad , I must needs find a home in England for the General . Through the medium of adver- tisement a lady resident in London acquired him ; then ...
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BLACKWOODS | 1 |
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A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
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