Beauchamp: Or The Error, Volumen 2Smith, Elder and Company, 1848 |
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... horse's back and galloping away . Ned Hayward stopped , and followed him with his eyes , marking the course he took , as far as the light would permit . He then listened , and heard the noise of the horse's feet dis- tinctly beating the ...
... horse's back and galloping away . Ned Hayward stopped , and followed him with his eyes , marking the course he took , as far as the light would permit . He then listened , and heard the noise of the horse's feet dis- tinctly beating the ...
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... horse was a strong , well - built cob , of about fourteen hands three , which had been accustomed to bear the great bulk and heavy riding of Sir John Slingsby to cover ; and it sprang out under the lighter weight and better balance of ...
... horse was a strong , well - built cob , of about fourteen hands three , which had been accustomed to bear the great bulk and heavy riding of Sir John Slingsby to cover ; and it sprang out under the lighter weight and better balance of ...
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... horse was good : he really rode for life . It was as even a race as ever was seen . The wide moor extended for miles , every tree and bush was visible , and even the distant belts of planting , where the common ended on the right ...
... horse was good : he really rode for life . It was as even a race as ever was seen . The wide moor extended for miles , every tree and bush was visible , and even the distant belts of planting , where the common ended on the right ...
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... horse suddenly upon the very edge of a deep pit , while the other rode on unobstructed on the further side . the Not ... horses ' speed , and on they went , helter skelter , over the moor , as if the great enemy were behind them . In a ...
... horse suddenly upon the very edge of a deep pit , while the other rode on unobstructed on the further side . the Not ... horses ' speed , and on they went , helter skelter , over the moor , as if the great enemy were behind them . In a ...
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... horse uneasy , the ground seemed to quiver and shake under his rapid footfalls , and a plashy sound was heard , as if the hoofs sank into a wet and marshy soil . " A shaking bog , upon my life , " said Ned Hayward , " but as he has gone ...
... horse uneasy , the ground seemed to quiver and shake under his rapid footfalls , and a plashy sound was heard , as if the hoofs sank into a wet and marshy soil . " A shaking bog , upon my life , " said Ned Hayward , " but as he has gone ...
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