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... sound , Bul- wana's square head became wreathed with snowy smoke , away to the west the growling became louder and a semitone higher . " Attack re- newed , enemy reinforced , " winked the agitated helio from Convent Hill . The thousands ...
... sound , Bul- wana's square head became wreathed with snowy smoke , away to the west the growling became louder and a semitone higher . " Attack re- newed , enemy reinforced , " winked the agitated helio from Convent Hill . The thousands ...
Side 33
... most desperate hour of all was standing within sight and sound of it , idle amongst 20,000 unwilling idlers . On January 10 camp was broken , and a с move made westwards to Pretorius Farm , on the road AFTER COLENSO . 33.
... most desperate hour of all was standing within sight and sound of it , idle amongst 20,000 unwilling idlers . On January 10 camp was broken , and a с move made westwards to Pretorius Farm , on the road AFTER COLENSO . 33.
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... sounds very unlikely and grotesque , but we assure the unbattled reader that it is true . The emotions that speed along a fighting - line come sometimes almost as a shock to oneself they are so resistless , often so inex- plicable and ...
... sounds very unlikely and grotesque , but we assure the unbattled reader that it is true . The emotions that speed along a fighting - line come sometimes almost as a shock to oneself they are so resistless , often so inex- plicable and ...
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... sound of rending calico , and the ridge , the barbican of the main work behind , is British property . Why Hart and Hildyard were allowed to win these outworks so easily is not , I think , So much of a mystery as it is made out to be ...
... sound of rending calico , and the ridge , the barbican of the main work behind , is British property . Why Hart and Hildyard were allowed to win these outworks so easily is not , I think , So much of a mystery as it is made out to be ...
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... sound , but not a comforting one to us , who had hoped that the Boers were asleep , and not every man " armed , keeping his place . " For a quarter of an hour the roll of fire pealed out in the silence , and the shooting flame danced ...
... sound , but not a comforting one to us , who had hoped that the Boers were asleep , and not every man " armed , keeping his place . " For a quarter of an hour the roll of fire pealed out in the silence , and the shooting flame danced ...
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