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This was generally acknowledged ; and no less than two petitions signed by large numbers of Noblemen and gentlemen of Scotland ' to save the prisoner from death were sent to Queen Caroline ; so it was only right that the prisoner should ...
This was generally acknowledged ; and no less than two petitions signed by large numbers of Noblemen and gentlemen of Scotland ' to save the prisoner from death were sent to Queen Caroline ; so it was only right that the prisoner should ...
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looking shield behind which they are still sheltering and more or less prospering is a painted sham , barely concealing the ravages of dry - rot , wood - worm and death - watch beetle . Meanwhile , the attractions of a transatlantic ...
looking shield behind which they are still sheltering and more or less prospering is a painted sham , barely concealing the ravages of dry - rot , wood - worm and death - watch beetle . Meanwhile , the attractions of a transatlantic ...
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But in this new country , hairy though it be , there is much less wire , for a score of horses do much less damage than four score . It looks as though hunting will be slower , with less galloping but far more and more varied jumping .
But in this new country , hairy though it be , there is much less wire , for a score of horses do much less damage than four score . It looks as though hunting will be slower , with less galloping but far more and more varied jumping .
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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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