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... fires of the American prairie . It was not till May 1857 , after the Meerut mutiny and the massacre at Delhi , that the Europeans at Arrah discovered that they too were standing on the brink of a volcano ; and even for some time ...
... fires of the American prairie . It was not till May 1857 , after the Meerut mutiny and the massacre at Delhi , that the Europeans at Arrah discovered that they too were standing on the brink of a volcano ; and even for some time ...
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... fire ; that the unpractised cavaliers might do them or themselves a mischief with their own swords ; or that if , during the anti- cipated flight or skirmish , an unfortunate fell from his horse , there would be considerable difficulty ...
... fire ; that the unpractised cavaliers might do them or themselves a mischief with their own swords ; or that if , during the anti- cipated flight or skirmish , an unfortunate fell from his horse , there would be considerable difficulty ...
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... fire all day , and occasionally throughout the night . The first rush of the vast force was certainly the most fearful ; and , judging of the feelings of others by my own , I suspect few of us had much hope beyond that of selling our ...
... fire all day , and occasionally throughout the night . The first rush of the vast force was certainly the most fearful ; and , judging of the feelings of others by my own , I suspect few of us had much hope beyond that of selling our ...
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... fire eaters on our side claim nearly that number as their individual share of the slaughter . " Wake , the magistrate of Arrah , was , from the buoyancy of his spirits , the life and soul of our party , and a great favourite with the ...
... fire eaters on our side claim nearly that number as their individual share of the slaughter . " Wake , the magistrate of Arrah , was , from the buoyancy of his spirits , the life and soul of our party , and a great favourite with the ...
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... the walls . If the fire from the cannon had proved very serious , there would have been a sally to spike them , if possible , though a large ascites trocar was the only spike procurable , and such a use of TWO MONTHS IN ARRAH . 45.
... the walls . If the fire from the cannon had proved very serious , there would have been a sally to spike them , if possible , though a large ascites trocar was the only spike procurable , and such a use of TWO MONTHS IN ARRAH . 45.
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