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This he had no sooner accomplished than the Squire , having preyiously
fastened up the back of his broad brimmed hat into a spout , placed it upon
Mapletoft's head , at the same time giving his long stiff pigtail an angular pinch ,
so that the ...
This he had no sooner accomplished than the Squire , having preyiously
fastened up the back of his broad brimmed hat into a spout , placed it upon
Mapletoft's head , at the same time giving his long stiff pigtail an angular pinch ,
so that the ...
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cried Kit “ seize the crupper , Sir , with the other hand , give him his head , and the
beast will go as gently as a cracker in the air . " Obeying this insidious advice ,
which indeed seemed well calculated to give him a firmer seat , the unlucky ...
cried Kit “ seize the crupper , Sir , with the other hand , give him his head , and the
beast will go as gently as a cracker in the air . " Obeying this insidious advice ,
which indeed seemed well calculated to give him a firmer seat , the unlucky ...
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... who was no sooner freed from the cause of all his irritation than he presently
drew up , shook himself all over , turned round his head , whinnied , and stood
perfectly still as if awaiting the arrival of the other horses , a truce of which his
rider ...
... who was no sooner freed from the cause of all his irritation than he presently
drew up , shook himself all over , turned round his head , whinnied , and stood
perfectly still as if awaiting the arrival of the other horses , a truce of which his
rider ...
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friend with extended arms in order to welcome her return , she was suddenly
overpowered by her emotions , her head sunk upon Agatha's bosom , and she
burst into an hysterical passion of tears . In order that the other females might ...
friend with extended arms in order to welcome her return , she was suddenly
overpowered by her emotions , her head sunk upon Agatha's bosom , and she
burst into an hysterical passion of tears . In order that the other females might ...
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She started up , and they proceeded along the same path , which now became
narrower and darker , from the umbrageous canopy over - head , while they were
occasionally obliged to pass beneath rude arches of rock , where the obscurity ...
She started up , and they proceeded along the same path , which now became
narrower and darker , from the umbrageous canopy over - head , while they were
occasionally obliged to pass beneath rude arches of rock , where the obscurity ...
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