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He had set up in the county as a sort of knight- errant against landlords ; and , in the spirit of a barbarous chivalry , proffered his gratuitous services wherever what he conceived to be a wrong was to be redressed .
He had set up in the county as a sort of knight- errant against landlords ; and , in the spirit of a barbarous chivalry , proffered his gratuitous services wherever what he conceived to be a wrong was to be redressed .
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He was a sort of Front - de - Boeuf of the Desert . The marks of years and hard service were breaking in upon his features ; yet they had a soldier - like ala- crity about them , which was precisely the ...
He was a sort of Front - de - Boeuf of the Desert . The marks of years and hard service were breaking in upon his features ; yet they had a soldier - like ala- crity about them , which was precisely the ...
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Then came the performance itself ; it was a grand equestrian war - and - love sort of business , where turbans and mustachios , Rugantino voices , and seven - league boots and strides , made up the entire interest .
Then came the performance itself ; it was a grand equestrian war - and - love sort of business , where turbans and mustachios , Rugantino voices , and seven - league boots and strides , made up the entire interest .
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Flowers | 16 |
Letters to the Students of Glasgow by T Campbell Letter VI 1 VII | 97 |
Landors Imaginary Conversations | 143 |
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