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... Touchstone in the Antipodes ) the colt broke down . At Newmarket he had a fair share of the two great things at the First Spring with Pitsford , Hermit , and Promised Land , as well as Kate and The Flea ; but he never won a Goodwood Cup ...
... Touchstone in the Antipodes ) the colt broke down . At Newmarket he had a fair share of the two great things at the First Spring with Pitsford , Hermit , and Promised Land , as well as Kate and The Flea ; but he never won a Goodwood Cup ...
Página 86
... Touchstone ( 550 gs . ) , and Auricula , a daughter of Pocahontas ( 550 gs . ) Viridis ( 3,000 gs . ) was the biggest race - horse price ; Nutbush's young Trumpeter colt 400 gs . ) the king of the foals ; Mr. Milward's top pony - lots ...
... Touchstone ( 550 gs . ) , and Auricula , a daughter of Pocahontas ( 550 gs . ) Viridis ( 3,000 gs . ) was the biggest race - horse price ; Nutbush's young Trumpeter colt 400 gs . ) the king of the foals ; Mr. Milward's top pony - lots ...
Página 87
... Touchstone .... Flying Dutchman Orlando Fandango West Australian . Kingston Saunterer . ............... Lambton ... Touchstone .... Lord Portsmouth .... 600 Mr. Padwick Mr. Jackson .. ...... 720 500 780 1150 620 600 60 900 Mr. W. Morris ...
... Touchstone .... Flying Dutchman Orlando Fandango West Australian . Kingston Saunterer . ............... Lambton ... Touchstone .... Lord Portsmouth .... 600 Mr. Padwick Mr. Jackson .. ...... 720 500 780 1150 620 600 60 900 Mr. W. Morris ...
Página 228
... Touchstone out of Boarding School Miss , by Plenipotentiary ; served by King of Trumps and Kettledrum ( Mr. Blenkiron ) Princess Royal ( dam of Crown Prince ) , by Slane , dam by Bay Middleton out of Ap- polonia , by Whisker ; served by ...
... Touchstone out of Boarding School Miss , by Plenipotentiary ; served by King of Trumps and Kettledrum ( Mr. Blenkiron ) Princess Royal ( dam of Crown Prince ) , by Slane , dam by Bay Middleton out of Ap- polonia , by Whisker ; served by ...
Página 245
... Touchstone out of Vulture by Langar . Equally famous on the turf and at the stud , Orlando long ranked as the most fashionable horse of his time . Him self a winner of the Derby , he is the sire of Teddington , a winner of the Derby ...
... Touchstone out of Vulture by Langar . Equally famous on the turf and at the stud , Orlando long ranked as the most fashionable horse of his time . Him self a winner of the Derby , he is the sire of Teddington , a winner of the Derby ...
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Página 401 - The life of these men is finely described in holy writ by "the path of an arrow," which is immediately closed up and lost. Upon my going into the church, I entertained myself with the digging of a grave; and saw in every...
Página 95 - In my' time my poor father was as diligent to teach me to shoot, as: to learn me any other thing ; and so I think other men did their children : he taught me how to draw, how to lay my body in my bow, and not to draw with strength of arms, as other nations do, but with strength of the body : I had my bows bought me, according to my age and strength ; as I increased in them, so my bows were made bigger and bigger ; for men shall never shoot well, except they be brought up in it : it is a goodly art,...
Página 401 - Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person but that he was born upon one day and died upon another; the whole history of his life being comprehended in those two circumstances that are common to all mankind. I could not but look upon these registers of existence, whether of brass or marble, as a kind of satire upon the departed persons, who had left no other memorial of them but that they were born, and that they died.
Página 401 - I met with in those several regions of the dead. Most of them recorded nothing else of the buried person, but that he was born upon one day, and died upon another: the whole history of his life being comprehended in those two circumstances, that are common to all mankind.
Página 415 - A fierce yell greeted my evolution, and the wolves, slipping upon their haunches, sailed onward, presenting a perfect picture of helplessness and baffled rage. Thus I gained nearly a hundred yards at each turning. This was repeated two or three times...
Página 208 - ... former Act of Parliament, shall afterwards steal any dog, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
Página 430 - The search after food is an instinct belonging to our nature ; and from the savage, in his rudest and most primitive state, who destroys a piece of game, or a fish, with a club or spear, to man in the most cultivated state of society, who employs artifice, machinery, and the resources of various other animals, to secure his object, the origin of the pleasure is similar, and its object the same : but that kind of it requiring most art, may be said to characterize man in his highest or intellectual...
Página 356 - Smith, in his History of Kerry, relates, that a poor man in that country got a comfortable subsistence for his family, during a summer of famine, out of an eagle's nest, by robbing the eaglets of food, which was plentifully supplied by the old ones. He protracted their assiduity beyond the usual time by clipping the wings, and retarding the flight of the young...
Página 172 - Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence But health consists with temperance alone ; And peace, oh virtue ! peace is all thy own.
Página 369 - ... and lemons. That done, cover your pot and set it on a quick fire till it be sufficiently boiled. Then take out the Carp ; and lay it, with the broth, into the dish ; and pour upon it a quarter of a pound of the best fresh butter, melted, and beaten with half a dozen spoonfuls of the broth, the yolks of two or three eggs, and some of the herbs shred : garnish your dish with lemons, and so serve it up. And much good do you ! Dr.