At School with an Old DragoonHenry S. King & Company, 1874 - 418 páginas |
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... native place for fear of arrest as a deserter . " " By Jove ! it's too bad of us all - I don't mean you , Blunt - and I've a great mind to make a clean breast of the whole job . " " For goodness ' sake , do make a clean 36 At School ...
... native place for fear of arrest as a deserter . " " By Jove ! it's too bad of us all - I don't mean you , Blunt - and I've a great mind to make a clean breast of the whole job . " " For goodness ' sake , do make a clean 36 At School ...
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... native shore , having gained nothing whatever from his Spanish campaign but two wounds , and the honour of having received his Baptism of Fire . ' A BAPTISM OF FROST . " ANOTHER CHAPTER I. A 104 At School with an Old Dragoon .
... native shore , having gained nothing whatever from his Spanish campaign but two wounds , and the honour of having received his Baptism of Fire . ' A BAPTISM OF FROST . " ANOTHER CHAPTER I. A 104 At School with an Old Dragoon .
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... . In his tent , too , they found the faithful Nanoo , who had travelled day and night until * Tulwar , i.e. , native sword , of excellent temper and edge . he overtook the army , and told the father all The Twins of Ghuznee . 169.
... . In his tent , too , they found the faithful Nanoo , who had travelled day and night until * Tulwar , i.e. , native sword , of excellent temper and edge . he overtook the army , and told the father all The Twins of Ghuznee . 169.
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... native calvary are so awfully jealous of the honour of one another's regiments , that they will do any mortal thing to make the black fellows under their command fight better than those of any other corps ; and this Parkhurst has so few ...
... native calvary are so awfully jealous of the honour of one another's regiments , that they will do any mortal thing to make the black fellows under their command fight better than those of any other corps ; and this Parkhurst has so few ...
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... native cavalry to ride with the long straight leg of the British dragoon , and it was determined to try the experiment on a small scale in one or two of the crack regiments . Hoskins and Blunt , the two best riders far and away that the ...
... native cavalry to ride with the long straight leg of the British dragoon , and it was determined to try the experiment on a small scale in one or two of the crack regiments . Hoskins and Blunt , the two best riders far and away that the ...
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