The autobiography of Thomas Allen, by the author of Post mortem, Volume 2W. Blackwood and Sons, 1882 |
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... late in his career and from an unexpected source , a very handsome fortune ; but he was never tired of telling me that when he had entered the Guards as an ensign and lieutenant he had been allowed only £ 150 a - year . He never ...
... late in his career and from an unexpected source , a very handsome fortune ; but he was never tired of telling me that when he had entered the Guards as an ensign and lieutenant he had been allowed only £ 150 a - year . He never ...
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... late been driven in harness . Perhaps the reader will now expect to hear of an accident ; nor shall he be disappointed , for one of the most extraordinary accidents of which any one ever heard did take place , and I am about to relate ...
... late been driven in harness . Perhaps the reader will now expect to hear of an accident ; nor shall he be disappointed , for one of the most extraordinary accidents of which any one ever heard did take place , and I am about to relate ...
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... late hour awaiting the return of his wife and Mr Garbold , at length decided that the wet weather had furnished them with a reason , or pretext , for remaining wherever they might be ; and he retired to rest , resolving , I have little ...
... late hour awaiting the return of his wife and Mr Garbold , at length decided that the wet weather had furnished them with a reason , or pretext , for remaining wherever they might be ; and he retired to rest , resolving , I have little ...
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... late hour before the horses were all watered , groomed , fed , and bedded down in some sheds assigned to them . As soon as the men had been dismissed from their work , Captain Ponds , with my- self and a cornet named Stoneyman , re ...
... late hour before the horses were all watered , groomed , fed , and bedded down in some sheds assigned to them . As soon as the men had been dismissed from their work , Captain Ponds , with my- self and a cornet named Stoneyman , re ...
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... to die . I'd best tell you all I've got to say , before it's too late . " I begged him to tell me anything that 1 A covered bier , used for carrying the sick and wounded . weighed on his mind , but on no account to 188 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF.
... to die . I'd best tell you all I've got to say , before it's too late . " I begged him to tell me anything that 1 A covered bier , used for carrying the sick and wounded . weighed on his mind , but on no account to 188 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF.
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