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It infuriated me - that is to say , it helped me keep my temper on the boil - to think of some Roman fatty sleeping his head off in an elegant suburb at the expense of customers who paid good money to undergo torment in the city of ...
It infuriated me - that is to say , it helped me keep my temper on the boil - to think of some Roman fatty sleeping his head off in an elegant suburb at the expense of customers who paid good money to undergo torment in the city of ...
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We keep a tally of all the rare birds we see and they're safe . This is a real Charing Cross for birds on migration from all over Europe . Yet they're going to wipe it all out . And they yap at us about Conservation Year . What humbug !
We keep a tally of all the rare birds we see and they're safe . This is a real Charing Cross for birds on migration from all over Europe . Yet they're going to wipe it all out . And they yap at us about Conservation Year . What humbug !
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A horse will caper round when cold and keep up his circulation ; so a well - fed horse that is loose will never freeze . On that second day we had , as on every other day , a constant fight to keep from freezing .
A horse will caper round when cold and keep up his circulation ; so a well - fed horse that is loose will never freeze . On that second day we had , as on every other day , a constant fight to keep from freezing .
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A DAY ON THE LOCH BY A J MCGEOCH | 134 |
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE MURDER OF PORTEOUS BY | 212 |
SOME LESSER CAPTAINS | 237 |
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