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Now they were simply helpless, disheveled human beings, their short boots and green uniforms whitened by chalk dust. Hunger had weakened the stamina of many of them in the days when the preliminary British bombardment had shut them off from supplies; but none looked as if he were really underfed.
Spaniels and terriers deteriorate less, and spaniels of eight or nine generations, and without a cross from Europe, are not only as good as, but far more beautiful than, their ancestors. The climate is too severe for mastiffs, and they do not possess sufficient stamina; but, crossed by the East Indian greyhound, they are invaluable in hunting the hog .
His respect for the toughness and durability of artists' models was now solid. How they acquired the stamina to go through this sort of thing all day and then bound off to Bohemian revels at night was more than he could understand. "Don't wobble, confound you!" snorted Mr. Wheeler.
That fireplace those big stones I was soft, then, a little, anemic, alcoholic degenerate, with the spunk of a rabbit and about one per cent as much stamina, and some of those big stones nearly broke my back and my heart.
GENERAL APPEARANCE A compactly-built hound, without coarseness, conveying the impression of great stamina and vivacity. It has never been made quite clear in history why the Spaniards had a dog that was very remarkable for pointing all kinds of game.
On the 9th of April, while sailing, he was overtaken by the rain, and got very wet: on his return home, he changed the whole of his dress; but he had been too long in his wet clothes, and the stamina of his constitution being shaken could not withstand the effects. In little more than two hours he was seized with rigors, fever, and rheumatic pains.
This has been the case of others, who, as we read in many authors, have lived a sober life, and, of course, were born with this perfect constitution; and had it been my lot to enjoy such a constitution, I should make no doubt of attaining the same age. But, as I was born with feeble stamina, I am afraid I shall not outlive an hundred.
"I've dreamed of the day when I could say this!" he cried. "Congratulations, Gregory!" That touched off another bedlam, of joy, this time, instead of despair. Benson hid his amusement at the facility with which all of them were discovering in one another the courage, vision and stamina of true patriots and pioneers. He let it go on for a few moments, hoping to glean some clue.
When at the outbreak of the war the sale of intoxicants became totally prohibited the measure was received with willing submission and hailed with general approval, which speaks volumes for the burgher population and without doubt also tends to preserve their efficiency and stamina. Stephanus Johannes Paulus Krüger is about the most accessible President on record.
'Why don't you try that tip? 'Hardly. My reputation hasn't quite the stamina for the test. Vaughan left the room. At the foot of the stairs he was met by the matron. 'Will you unlock the door, please, Vaughan, she said, handing him a bunch of keys. 'The boys will be coming in in a minute. 'Unlock the door? repeated Vaughan. 'I thought it was unlocked. All right.
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