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... river together , and we there found that a ferry - boat was taking across four horses and their riders . We watched them , intending to await the return of the boat , and then to cross ; but in mid- stream , two of the horses jumped ...
... river together , and we there found that a ferry - boat was taking across four horses and their riders . We watched them , intending to await the return of the boat , and then to cross ; but in mid- stream , two of the horses jumped ...
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... river was in flood , the water rush- ing - a furious torrent - under the plank , but safely I led my horse on to it , and by encourage- ment had got him half - way across , when he hesitated , then halted , and in a moment had slipped ...
... river was in flood , the water rush- ing - a furious torrent - under the plank , but safely I led my horse on to it , and by encourage- ment had got him half - way across , when he hesitated , then halted , and in a moment had slipped ...
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... river , I should have thought was his . And it was his ! for in a few seconds he was by my side , ridden by a man who was wet through , and who had followed him by the side of the river , wading at times up to his waist through the ...
... river , I should have thought was his . And it was his ! for in a few seconds he was by my side , ridden by a man who was wet through , and who had followed him by the side of the river , wading at times up to his waist through the ...
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Vernon Heath. Hounds . I remember quite well seeing your horse plunge into the river , and to this day believed he was drowned . " Fourth story . At Ardington there is a lake in front of the house . One August evening I went on to the ...
Vernon Heath. Hounds . I remember quite well seeing your horse plunge into the river , and to this day believed he was drowned . " Fourth story . At Ardington there is a lake in front of the house . One August evening I went on to the ...
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... river Tamar dividing the two counties - on each side tree - clothed hills , the rapid river coursing its way between them , there can.
... river Tamar dividing the two counties - on each side tree - clothed hills , the rapid river coursing its way between them , there can.
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