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... ground by patient slow - moving oxen . No car- riage on wheels could possibly bear the shock and strain of these rough roads , if roads they can be called , which rather resemble the rock- strewn ways worn by mountain - torrents . So ...
... ground by patient slow - moving oxen . No car- riage on wheels could possibly bear the shock and strain of these rough roads , if roads they can be called , which rather resemble the rock- strewn ways worn by mountain - torrents . So ...
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... ground game ; and as it would not be possible to hunt them with hounds over this wild and rugged country , they are here merely a pest , and hateful to sportsmen . Were it not for them and poach- ers ( who , indeed , are comparatively ...
... ground game ; and as it would not be possible to hunt them with hounds over this wild and rugged country , they are here merely a pest , and hateful to sportsmen . Were it not for them and poach- ers ( who , indeed , are comparatively ...
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... ground behind . The front is pierced with slits for outlook ; and within , the sportsmen , if they are to be honoured by such a name , hide themselves . It is placed generally on open ground , with a square open space before it , so as ...
... ground behind . The front is pierced with slits for outlook ; and within , the sportsmen , if they are to be honoured by such a name , hide themselves . It is placed generally on open ground , with a square open space before it , so as ...
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... ground - curious , apparently , to investi- gate the meaning of this strange construction , and to make inquiries . When a sufficient number are thus inveigled , the cords are sud- denly drawn , and the nets shut instantly together over ...
... ground - curious , apparently , to investi- gate the meaning of this strange construction , and to make inquiries . When a sufficient number are thus inveigled , the cords are sud- denly drawn , and the nets shut instantly together over ...
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... ground ; and watch the tongues of darting , passionate fire leap up the black throat of the chimney , to join the stormy rout ; and every now and then stop in our talk to listen , half in awe . The Spirit of the Apennines is then worth ...
... ground ; and watch the tongues of darting , passionate fire leap up the black throat of the chimney , to join the stormy rout ; and every now and then stop in our talk to listen , half in awe . The Spirit of the Apennines is then worth ...
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