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... close by the water's edge , lead- ing a powerful horse by the bridle . I could not well make out what he was by the starlight . It had a suspicious look to be lurking among the ruins of a tower in that wild solitary place . He might be ...
... close by the water's edge , lead- ing a powerful horse by the bridle . I could not well make out what he was by the starlight . It had a suspicious look to be lurking among the ruins of a tower in that wild solitary place . He might be ...
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... close to the boundaries the Archangel ponies moved stiffly . They did not care to go headlong at a wall of men and carriages , though if the ground had been open they could have turned on a sixpence . " Wriggle her up the sides , " said ...
... close to the boundaries the Archangel ponies moved stiffly . They did not care to go headlong at a wall of men and carriages , though if the ground had been open they could have turned on a sixpence . " Wriggle her up the sides , " said ...
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... close it was the old story : " First flew Eumelus on Pheretian steeds ; With those of Tros bold Diomed succeeds ; Close on Eumelus ' back they puff the wind , And seem just mounting on his car behind ; Full on his neck he feels the ...
... close it was the old story : " First flew Eumelus on Pheretian steeds ; With those of Tros bold Diomed succeeds ; Close on Eumelus ' back they puff the wind , And seem just mounting on his car behind ; Full on his neck he feels the ...
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In the Beginning | 5 |
The Country of the Houyhnhnms | 13 |
Baron Munchausen Acquires A Horse | 29 |
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