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... horses were in demand , the purlieus and the adja- cent plain were like the vicinity of a Tartar encampment ; horses were put through all their paces , and horsemen were careering about with that dexterity and grace for which the ...
... horses were in demand , the purlieus and the adja- cent plain were like the vicinity of a Tartar encampment ; horses were put through all their paces , and horsemen were careering about with that dexterity and grace for which the ...
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... horses are suffered to remain in every respect the superb and beautiful animals which nature formed them . The wealth of an Indian of the far west consists prin- cipally in his horses , of which each chief and warrior possesses a great ...
... horses are suffered to remain in every respect the superb and beautiful animals which nature formed them . The wealth of an Indian of the far west consists prin- cipally in his horses , of which each chief and warrior possesses a great ...
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... horses for his journey ; all his bargaining being ineffec- tual in obtaining a sufficient supply from the Arickaras . Indeed , nothing could prevail upon the latter to part with their prime horses , which had been trained to buffalo ...
... horses for his journey ; all his bargaining being ineffec- tual in obtaining a sufficient supply from the Arickaras . Indeed , nothing could prevail upon the latter to part with their prime horses , which had been trained to buffalo ...
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