The National Review, Volume 117W.H. Allen, 1941 - English literature |
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Page 172
... side as on the other collapsed despairingly into a blood bath . In the first three months of actual fighting in 1914 the French lost in killed and wounded and prisoners 854,000 men , while Sir John French's little army lost 85,000 men ...
... side as on the other collapsed despairingly into a blood bath . In the first three months of actual fighting in 1914 the French lost in killed and wounded and prisoners 854,000 men , while Sir John French's little army lost 85,000 men ...
Page 444
... side to side - that sign of sexual excitement or anger evident in so many birds ( and mammals ) . Finally , at my too close approach , he suddenly quitted his perch , with an unexpected throaty gobble of alarm , or annoyance , and a ...
... side to side - that sign of sexual excitement or anger evident in so many birds ( and mammals ) . Finally , at my too close approach , he suddenly quitted his perch , with an unexpected throaty gobble of alarm , or annoyance , and a ...
Page 445
... side . From July on into the autumn the stream and its green banks were a migratory way for young wheatears , pipits ... side to side . They nosed their way up at high water and backed down again a few days or weeks later . Maude , Enid ...
... side . From July on into the autumn the stream and its green banks were a migratory way for young wheatears , pipits ... side to side . They nosed their way up at high water and backed down again a few days or weeks later . Maude , Enid ...
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