The Sporting Magazine, Volume 46Rogerson & Tuxford, 1815 From July 1846 also issued, with different title pages, as the New sporting magazine, the Sportsman, and the Sporting review. |
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... turning , and it would be absurd to ascribe the chief of this to a small axletree.- To the motion of boats there is also a great impediment when great velocity is wanted , which is caused by the resistance that the water makes to them ...
... turning , and it would be absurd to ascribe the chief of this to a small axletree.- To the motion of boats there is also a great impediment when great velocity is wanted , which is caused by the resistance that the water makes to them ...
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... turned upside down , and a dish of good , christian souchong , fit for a body to drink . I would dwell a good deal upon this point of time , but I have already , I fear , ran out your limits for a correspondent ; and shall only admonish ...
... turned upside down , and a dish of good , christian souchong , fit for a body to drink . I would dwell a good deal upon this point of time , but I have already , I fear , ran out your limits for a correspondent ; and shall only admonish ...
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... turned against him at even . Shelton got him down with a slight hit . 15th . Harmer went down with a slight hit , and all seemed to be in favour of Shelton , who was backed at 6 to 4 . 6th . Harmer endeavoured in vain to get best , and ...
... turned against him at even . Shelton got him down with a slight hit . 15th . Harmer went down with a slight hit , and all seemed to be in favour of Shelton , who was backed at 6 to 4 . 6th . Harmer endeavoured in vain to get best , and ...
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... turned and pursued him with an angry snorting noise . This ass , which the Persians call Khur , is consider ably longer than in its tame state : the body is of an ash colour , which gradually fading , becomes a dirty white under the ...
... turned and pursued him with an angry snorting noise . This ass , which the Persians call Khur , is consider ably longer than in its tame state : the body is of an ash colour , which gradually fading , becomes a dirty white under the ...
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... than any other circum- stance whatever . Another neces- sary caution is , uot to suffer any hens different in breed to be turned down down with any set of sisters ; for notwithstanding every 26 THE SPORTING MAGAZINE .
... than any other circum- stance whatever . Another neces- sary caution is , uot to suffer any hens different in breed to be turned down down with any set of sisters ; for notwithstanding every 26 THE SPORTING MAGAZINE .
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