The North British Review, Tomy 40-41Leonard Scott & Company, 1864 |
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... whole N - 1 VOL . XL . sentences grammatically - accomplishments which fall only to the favoured few in Eng- land . On the other hand , the English pub- lic - school boy , if not taught like the ancient Persians " to ride , and shoot ...
... whole N - 1 VOL . XL . sentences grammatically - accomplishments which fall only to the favoured few in Eng- land . On the other hand , the English pub- lic - school boy , if not taught like the ancient Persians " to ride , and shoot ...
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... whole brood , eight in number , took refuge in the new nest . They also roosted in it every night for a short time . " Some habits of birds are interesting from our interest in the birds themselves , and more so from their being ...
... whole brood , eight in number , took refuge in the new nest . They also roosted in it every night for a short time . " Some habits of birds are interesting from our interest in the birds themselves , and more so from their being ...
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... whole repertory it returns to one of its favourite strains , and again rehearses personal observation . Sir Alexander Cum- other previously heard passages , but observing ming of Altyre , a careful observer , says , no regular order ...
... whole repertory it returns to one of its favourite strains , and again rehearses personal observation . Sir Alexander Cum- other previously heard passages , but observing ming of Altyre , a careful observer , says , no regular order ...
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... whole cycle of its sports is , we fear , beyond foreign comprehension . We would gladly lay aside our editorial inepersonality for a page , to make our readers a little ac- quainted with a real living sportsman , in company with whom we ...
... whole cycle of its sports is , we fear , beyond foreign comprehension . We would gladly lay aside our editorial inepersonality for a page , to make our readers a little ac- quainted with a real living sportsman , in company with whom we ...
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... whole , the work done by the steam exceeds that done upon it , since evidently the temperature of the contents , for any position of the piston in its ascent , was greater than for the same position in the descent , except at the ...
... whole , the work done by the steam exceeds that done upon it , since evidently the temperature of the contents , for any position of the piston in its ascent , was greater than for the same position in the descent , except at the ...
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