The Wild Sports of India: With Remarks on the Breeding and Rearing of Horses, and the Formation of Light Irregular CavalrySmith, Elder and Company, 1860 - 307 páginas |
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... passing his leisure time , to the boy who , freed for the first time from the trammels of school , can rarely sit down and amuse himself with books , and , in consequence , is likely to fall into idleness - the root of all evil . To ...
... passing his leisure time , to the boy who , freed for the first time from the trammels of school , can rarely sit down and amuse himself with books , and , in consequence , is likely to fall into idleness - the root of all evil . To ...
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... passed over my shoulder instead of round my waist , so as to keep the point clear of the ground . The sword is the queen of weapons . I had almost omitted to mention that the breech- sights of a rifle should always be made to fold down ...
... passed over my shoulder instead of round my waist , so as to keep the point clear of the ground . The sword is the queen of weapons . I had almost omitted to mention that the breech- sights of a rifle should always be made to fold down ...
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... passed many happy hours of my life , and hope to pass many more . This is not the time for soliloquizing . Up come some of the beaters , a sapling tree is cut down , the bagdoor , or horse's leading rope , is brought into requisition ...
... passed many happy hours of my life , and hope to pass many more . This is not the time for soliloquizing . Up come some of the beaters , a sapling tree is cut down , the bagdoor , or horse's leading rope , is brought into requisition ...
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... passed through his vitals , until he buries his tusk in the body of the horse , or , it may be , in the leg of the rider . The native shikaree affirms that the wild boar will quench his thirst at the river between two tigers , and I ...
... passed through his vitals , until he buries his tusk in the body of the horse , or , it may be , in the leg of the rider . The native shikaree affirms that the wild boar will quench his thirst at the river between two tigers , and I ...
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... passed it twice through the hog , before she was touched with a spear . I have never heard of any party attempting to ride and kill a hog with a sabre or sword , but I proved the practicability of it on this occasion . The run was after ...
... passed it twice through the hog , before she was touched with a spear . I have never heard of any party attempting to ride and kill a hog with a sabre or sword , but I proved the practicability of it on this occasion . The run was after ...
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