English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century: How They Illustrated and Interpreted Their Times, Volumes 1-2S. Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey, 1893 - 427 pages |
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Page 185 - ... answer, raised the house, when Dougal was found lying dead within twa steps of the bed where his master's coffin was placed. As for the whistle, it was...
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