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A young lady, who lived near him, was riding quietly along a clofe lane, when a gun went oflT, on the other fide of the hedge, clofe to her horfe's ear.
Three dialogues on the amusements of clergymen [signed Jos. Frampton]. 1797
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He will inftantly perceive, by the horfe's wincing, whether there is any defea from which a warble may fpeedily enfue -, if fo, upon the firft appearance, or eariieft difcovery, bathe
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The vane, on the tower of the church, is alfo in the figure of a horfe's head.
Sporting Magazine 1796
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Marie Antoinette of Auftria, Queen of France, is conveyed in a cart to the place of execution, her hands tied behind her back, and with her back to the horfe's tail.
Historical epochs of the French Revolution, Goudemetz, H 1796
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As foon as we had defcended to the plain, every man crofTed himfelf, difcharged his mufket, then loaded his piece afrefh, and flung it by his horfe's fide.
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The highwaymen had, it feenw, after having done with me, gone to him, knocked him off his horfe, taken the horfe's bridle off, then turned him loofc on the common, then gone to the man for his money.
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On comparing the reiitUnce ot a horfe's, with that of a man's body, the number of men that the fame Oiot vrould pafs through may be ealily calculated.
A Treatise on Gun-powder ; A Treatise on Fire-arms ; and A Treatise on the Service of Artillery ... 1789
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What a duft do 1 raife? — the fame fly on the horfe's buttock, At what a rate do I go?
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of Gorges Edmond Howard. .. 1782
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Juft fuch a confeflbr, as he that, by forbiddding a filly hosier to greafe the horfe's teeth, taught him to do*t.
Bell's British Theatre, Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays... 1780
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Strong tufks might in the horfe's mouth have grown.
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