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... a bad equestrian , and disliked that mode of conveyance , there was no reason
to conclude that he would hesitate about mounting Dumpling , a remarkably quiet
horse who had derived his name from his sleekness and rotundity of form .
... a bad equestrian , and disliked that mode of conveyance , there was no reason
to conclude that he would hesitate about mounting Dumpling , a remarkably quiet
horse who had derived his name from his sleekness and rotundity of form .
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horses of the sun , had such an animal been offered to him , so that he was not
likely to have any misgiving with reference to Dumpling , whose back he had
already crossed . He was not aware , however , that the horse in question ,
though ...
horses of the sun , had such an animal been offered to him , so that he was not
likely to have any misgiving with reference to Dumpling , whose back he had
already crossed . He was not aware , however , that the horse in question ,
though ...
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Verily now , brother , I like not horse - play , seeing it is an animal to which we
entrust our necks , and which cannot therefore be too sedate and serious . Soho ,
poor fellow ! Dumpling is not at all like himself to - day , is he ? " No , indeed ; he
is ...
Verily now , brother , I like not horse - play , seeing it is an animal to which we
entrust our necks , and which cannot therefore be too sedate and serious . Soho ,
poor fellow ! Dumpling is not at all like himself to - day , is he ? " No , indeed ; he
is ...
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Stare loco nescit , like the horse whom Virgil describes in his third Georgic . Soho
, poor fellow , Soho ! " Paul , Paul ! take care how you use that expression , ” cried
the Squire ; " it was the word of battle at Sedgemoor , chosen by the Duke of ...
Stare loco nescit , like the horse whom Virgil describes in his third Georgic . Soho
, poor fellow , Soho ! " Paul , Paul ! take care how you use that expression , ” cried
the Squire ; " it was the word of battle at Sedgemoor , chosen by the Duke of ...
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... the arrival of the other horses , a truce of which his rider took advantage to
adjust himself afresh in the stirrups , take out his pocket - handkerchief , remove
his spectacles , and wipe the profuse perspiration from his reddeņed face and
brow .
... the arrival of the other horses , a truce of which his rider took advantage to
adjust himself afresh in the stirrups , take out his pocket - handkerchief , remove
his spectacles , and wipe the profuse perspiration from his reddeņed face and
brow .
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| Title | Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Volume 2 Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Horace Smith |
| Author | Horace Smith |
| Publisher | H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
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