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... believe actually - West Australian is a horse that men see but once in their lives Olympic . The on dit was that the condi- tions of the race - mad and merciless heavens - were all in favour of the Australian , while Sittingbourne " was ...
... believe actually - West Australian is a horse that men see but once in their lives Olympic . The on dit was that the condi- tions of the race - mad and merciless heavens - were all in favour of the Australian , while Sittingbourne " was ...
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... believe that a horse like West Australian , which had twice defeated nine - tenths of his opponents , should again repeat his previous performances ; but , with the exception of the immediate adherents and followers of the horse's ...
... believe that a horse like West Australian , which had twice defeated nine - tenths of his opponents , should again repeat his previous performances ; but , with the exception of the immediate adherents and followers of the horse's ...
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... believe , the only speculative pursuits in which our Royal Family have ever embarked . To investigate the origin , arrangements , and condition of the Royal stud from an early period , would entail a labour of considerable research ...
... believe , the only speculative pursuits in which our Royal Family have ever embarked . To investigate the origin , arrangements , and condition of the Royal stud from an early period , would entail a labour of considerable research ...
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... believe , are to be confined to the mares at Hampton Court . The care of the stud is deputed to John Ransom , who was many years in the service of Lord Jersey , and after the death of Edwards , his Lordship's trainer , took charge of ...
... believe , are to be confined to the mares at Hampton Court . The care of the stud is deputed to John Ransom , who was many years in the service of Lord Jersey , and after the death of Edwards , his Lordship's trainer , took charge of ...
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... believe both extremes should be avoided . It may be remarked that some of our best horses were first foals : Doctor Syntax , Filho da Puta , Touchstone , and Sir Hercules . Several others might be enumerated , but they do not occur to ...
... believe both extremes should be avoided . It may be remarked that some of our best horses were first foals : Doctor Syntax , Filho da Puta , Touchstone , and Sir Hercules . Several others might be enumerated , but they do not occur to ...
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Seite 159 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Seite 2 - ... or other race, fight, game, sport, or exercise, or as or for the consideration for securing the paying or giving by some other person of any money or valuable thing on any such event or contingency as aforesaid...
Seite 153 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man.
Seite 80 - ... the common gaol or house of correction (with or without hard labour), as to the justice or justices shall seem meet, for any term not exceeding two calendar months...
Seite 117 - And from the deep-mouthed thunder flies: She starts, she stops, she pants for breath; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles, to mislead the hound, And measures back her mazy round: Till, fainting in the public way, Half dead with fear she gasping lay. What transport in her bosom grew, When first the Horse appeared in view! "Let me," says she, "your back ascend, And owe my safety to a friend.
Seite 156 - No house, office, room, or other place shall be opened, kept, or used for the purpose of the owner, occupier, or keeper thereof, or any person using the same...
Seite 72 - Because authority, though it err like others, • Hath yet a kind of medicine in itself, That skins the vice o...
Seite 153 - Together let us beat this ample field, Try what the open, what the covert yield!
Seite 2 - ... as or for the consideration for any assurance, undertaking, promise, or agreement, express or implied, to pay or give thereafter any money or valuable thing on any event or contingency of or relating to any horse- race...
Seite 116 - As when th' impatient greyhound slipt from far, Bounds o'er the glebe, to course the fearful hare, She in her speed does all her safety lay; And he with double speed pursues the prey...