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... leg of a horse with a kick . Such was his development that his wife's bracelet served him for a ring . He adopted a vege- table dietary , but , according to one authority , would some- times , to recompense himself for his abstinence ...
... leg of a horse with a kick . Such was his development that his wife's bracelet served him for a ring . He adopted a vege- table dietary , but , according to one authority , would some- times , to recompense himself for his abstinence ...
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... legs like himself " who rolled in the mud , and wallowed there like hogs . " Further on , in the uncovered part of the court , he perceived others in a ditch full of sand , for the bodies of the wrestlers , covered with an oily coat ...
... legs like himself " who rolled in the mud , and wallowed there like hogs . " Further on , in the uncovered part of the court , he perceived others in a ditch full of sand , for the bodies of the wrestlers , covered with an oily coat ...
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... legs , as they do in the gymnasiums , throws him to the earth , casts himself upon him , prevents him from rising , and drives him into the ground ; squeezes his stomach with his legs , sinks his thumbs into his gullet , and soon chokes ...
... legs , as they do in the gymnasiums , throws him to the earth , casts himself upon him , prevents him from rising , and drives him into the ground ; squeezes his stomach with his legs , sinks his thumbs into his gullet , and soon chokes ...
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... leg under that of the other in order to throw him over it , and give him the fall ; but this manoeuvre is met by one not less ingenious , for the other slides his left hand under the right 34 WONDERS OF BODILY STRENGTH AND SKILL ...
... leg under that of the other in order to throw him over it , and give him the fall ; but this manoeuvre is met by one not less ingenious , for the other slides his left hand under the right 34 WONDERS OF BODILY STRENGTH AND SKILL ...
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... legs he lifts him in the air with all the strength of his wrists , and throws him upon his back , per- haps even on his head . At other times it is the blow of heel against heel that determines the fall . The pancrace - that is to say ...
... legs he lifts him in the air with all the strength of his wrists , and throws him upon his back , per- haps even on his head . At other times it is the blow of heel against heel that determines the fall . The pancrace - that is to say ...
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Seite 272 - Sith it be no better," said Locksley, " I am content to try my fortune ; on condition that when I have shot two shafts at yonder mark of Hubert's,- he shall be bound to shoot one at that which I shall propose." "That is but fair," answered Prince John, "and it shall not be refused thee.
Seite 339 - Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: also, a Descriptive Notice of Modern Weapons. Translated from the French of MP Lacombe, and with a Preface, Notes, and one additional Chapter on Arms and Armour in England. By CHAS. BOUTELL, MA, author of "English Heraldry,
Seite 339 - The Young Man in the Battle of Life. By the Rev. DR. LANDELS, Author of " Woman : her Position and Power,
Seite 274 - Hubert resumed his place, and not neglecting the caution which he had received from his adversary, he made the necessary allowance for a very light air of wind, which had just arisen, and shot so successfully that his arrow alighted in the very centre of the target. " A Hubert! a Hubert!" shouted the populace, more interested in a known person than in a stranger. " In the clout! — in the clout! — a Hubert forever!" " Thou canst not mend that shot, Locksley," said the Prince, with an insulting...
Seite 274 - Locksley. And letting fly his arrow with a little more precaution than before, it lighted right upon that of his competitor, which it split to shivers. The people who stood around were so astonished at his wonderful dexterity, that they could not even give vent to their surprise in their usual clamour. * This must be the devil, and no man of flesh and blood,' whispered the yeomen to each other ; ' such archery was never seen since a bow was first bent in Britain.
Seite 193 - For me, degenerate modern wretch, Though in the genial month of May, My dripping limbs I faintly stretch, And think I've done a feat today. But since he...