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... tion with his schoolfellow , Mr. Henry Mayhew , he started several comic periodical works , of which ' Figaro in London , ' begun about 1830 , was undoubtedly the precursor of ' Punch . ' When that work had swallowed up its rivals , Mr ...
... tion with his schoolfellow , Mr. Henry Mayhew , he started several comic periodical works , of which ' Figaro in London , ' begun about 1830 , was undoubtedly the precursor of ' Punch . ' When that work had swallowed up its rivals , Mr ...
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... tion , in which he hopes to ascend the Tchadda to a still higher point . He had ascended the Quorra to some distance above Rabba , when his steamer was wrecked by striking on a sunken rock in the bed of the river . All the persons ...
... tion , in which he hopes to ascend the Tchadda to a still higher point . He had ascended the Quorra to some distance above Rabba , when his steamer was wrecked by striking on a sunken rock in the bed of the river . All the persons ...
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... tion , and open up the interior by a path to either the east or West coast . When he reached Kuruman , on his return , he learnt by a letter from the chief Sechele that the natives had been attacked at Kolobeng by the Boers of the ...
... tion , and open up the interior by a path to either the east or West coast . When he reached Kuruman , on his return , he learnt by a letter from the chief Sechele that the natives had been attacked at Kolobeng by the Boers of the ...
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... tion , which it does so effectually that when the left ventricle of the heart propels a fresh current of blood into the aorta little or no dilatation of the vessel is perceptible . The characteristic property of the fibrous coat is ...
... tion , which it does so effectually that when the left ventricle of the heart propels a fresh current of blood into the aorta little or no dilatation of the vessel is perceptible . The characteristic property of the fibrous coat is ...
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... tion of his illustrations of American water - birds . In 1834 he again went to Florida , and thence to Texas . The scientific fruits of Audubon's romantic rambles had procured him many tokens of respect . He became a Fellow of the ...
... tion of his illustrations of American water - birds . In 1834 he again went to Florida , and thence to Texas . The scientific fruits of Audubon's romantic rambles had procured him many tokens of respect . He became a Fellow of the ...
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