The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune : a Tale of Real Life, Volume 1Cochrane and Pickersgill, 1831 - 957 pages |
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Page 25
... arms , and shortly after retired to bed with only half a supper - for me , but one which a boy of less gastronomic vigour would have considered a very fair meal . I have often had occasion to observe with dis- gust how prone the English ...
... arms , and shortly after retired to bed with only half a supper - for me , but one which a boy of less gastronomic vigour would have considered a very fair meal . I have often had occasion to observe with dis- gust how prone the English ...
Page 28
... arms and hugged him with the fondness of a child , while he , sometimes holding me from him as if to contemplate my growth and improved ap- pearance since we last met , pressed me to his heart with all the warmth of an affectionate ...
... arms and hugged him with the fondness of a child , while he , sometimes holding me from him as if to contemplate my growth and improved ap- pearance since we last met , pressed me to his heart with all the warmth of an affectionate ...
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... arms , who then , for the first time , discovered how deeply the fate of his lovely daughter was interwoven with that of the erring debutant . Struggling against nature's claims , he deter mined to watch the first efforts of his pupil ...
... arms , who then , for the first time , discovered how deeply the fate of his lovely daughter was interwoven with that of the erring debutant . Struggling against nature's claims , he deter mined to watch the first efforts of his pupil ...
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... and un- natural trio of legs which represent the arms of Man ! Even fat Polly Twentyman of the Sun , ( who would have been a beauty had vaccination been in vogue in her days , ) in whose OR , THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE . 61.
... and un- natural trio of legs which represent the arms of Man ! Even fat Polly Twentyman of the Sun , ( who would have been a beauty had vaccination been in vogue in her days , ) in whose OR , THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE . 61.
Page 85
... arms . Not having seen me for nearly two years , I had grown out of his recollection , but my features were still familiar to him . He would not suffer me to touch my smoking chop , but hurry- ing me up stairs introduced me to his ...
... arms . Not having seen me for nearly two years , I had grown out of his recollection , but my features were still familiar to him . He would not suffer me to touch my smoking chop , but hurry- ing me up stairs introduced me to his ...
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