Words by an Eyewitness: The Struggle in NatalW. Blackwood, 1901 - 343 sider |
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... tion of " cultchaw , " know him well , and , know- ing him , love him and say so . In Parliament Demosthenes waxes fulsome over him ; even Thersites is silent in his presence , or at least contents himself with a verbal lash at the ...
... tion of " cultchaw , " know him well , and , know- ing him , love him and say so . In Parliament Demosthenes waxes fulsome over him ; even Thersites is silent in his presence , or at least contents himself with a verbal lash at the ...
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... tion with the " tea - fight " upon Vaal - Krantz , I would be afraid to say how many of the debaters attempted to assume that ascendancy which an upright position was bound to afford over a prone opposition ; and Mr Gully had never more ...
... tion with the " tea - fight " upon Vaal - Krantz , I would be afraid to say how many of the debaters attempted to assume that ascendancy which an upright position was bound to afford over a prone opposition ; and Mr Gully had never more ...
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... tion than is the case in any other ? For our generals are gentlemen , not pedants or poli- ticians , as the cross - sworded fraternity of the Continent seem to be . Their officers , down to the very youngest , have danced with their ...
... tion than is the case in any other ? For our generals are gentlemen , not pedants or poli- ticians , as the cross - sworded fraternity of the Continent seem to be . Their officers , down to the very youngest , have danced with their ...
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... cattle ( December 22 ) ; and innumerable little prods at the Boer posi- tion by the cavalry , the pop - pop of musketry being heard daily from invisible hollows to right , front , and left . Daily , too AFTER COLENSO . 29.
... cattle ( December 22 ) ; and innumerable little prods at the Boer posi- tion by the cavalry , the pop - pop of musketry being heard daily from invisible hollows to right , front , and left . Daily , too AFTER COLENSO . 29.
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... tion this amphitheatre because , though it has little to do with the coming struggle , a portion of the overflow of the great combat found its way into it , and two battalions of General Lyttel- ton's brigade at Potgeiter's Drift had to ...
... tion this amphitheatre because , though it has little to do with the coming struggle , a portion of the overflow of the great combat found its way into it , and two battalions of General Lyttel- ton's brigade at Potgeiter's Drift had to ...
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