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1. White Feathers found that the head of one of those families, Melvin Pierce, a nice fellow with a pair of roan geldings stabled at the livery, had a real knack for husbandry and a serviceable business sense
2. A pretty roan stallion sidles behind him, but he doesn’t move to quiet it
3. A roan or hoy would, indeed, be
4. Would a roan proudly tell of having consumed only five
5. A roan picked her up, drove her to
6. "That stallion has never been away from its owner, who I am told beats it mercilessly," a roan mare interjected
7. the great castle, Hillary and Rupert mounted the majestic roan steed
8. tall and majestic roan coloured stallion emerged from within the green hedge
9. Everyone follow me!” Hillary and Wallace rapidly mounted the roan steed as
10. The loyal roan steed continued on his furious pace
11. chariot), and the corresponding horses represent physical energy (red roan) and spiritual energy (blue roan) (Nichols 141)
12. It was three hours later before Monsignor Leoceonne noticed the roan mare tethered beneath the lean-to, outside the church
13. He then grabbed her to her feet and then lifted her, with a roan, over his shoulder
14. Is it not THAT THE VERY OBJECT OF THE INCARNATION IS TO IMMORTALISE MANKIND; that roan can live forever only by spiritual union with the Incarnate Deity; that apart from such union span will 'die, perish, and be destroyed
15. You must know I felt so interested in the splendid roan horse, with his elegant little rider, so tastefully dressed in a pink satin jacket and cap, that I could not help praying for their success with as much earnestness as though the half of my fortune were at stake; and when I saw them outstrip all the others, and come to the winning-post in such gallant style, I actually clapped my hands with joy
16. ‘Mind you’re not late!’ was Yashvin’s only comment; and to change the conversation: ‘How’s my roan? is he doing all right?’ he inquired, looking out of the window at
17. I never heard but one worse roarer in my life, and that was a roan: it belonged to Pegwell, the corn-factor; he used to drive him in his gig seven years ago, and he wanted me to take him, but I said, 'Thank you, Peg, I don't deal in wind-instruments
18. "Not but what the roan was a better trotter than yours
19. Roan Selection Trust’s cash also was worth a premium to Amax in 1970
20. Now thousands of feet and bayonets moved and halted at the officers’ command, turned with banners flying, formed up at intervals, and wheeled round other similar masses of infantry in different uniforms; now was heard the rhythmic beat of hoofs and the jingling of showy cavalry in blue, red, and green braided uniforms, with smartly dressed bandsmen in front mounted on black, roan, or gray horses; then again, spreading out with the brazen clatter of the polished shining cannon that quivered on the gun carriages and with the smell of linstocks, came the artillery which crawled between the infantry and cavalry and took up its appointed position
21. When he saw the first hussar with the unbuttoned uniform of his regiment, when he recognized red-haired Dementyev and saw the picket ropes of the roan horses, when Lavrushka gleefully shouted to his master, ‘The count has come!’ and Denisov, who had been asleep on his bed, ran all disheveled out of the mud hut to embrace him, and the officers collected round to greet the new arrival, Rostov experienced the same feeling his mother, his father, and his sister had embraced him, and tears of joy choked him so that he could not speak
22. "Mind you're not late!" was Yashvin's only comment; and to change the conversation: "How's my roan? is he doing all right?" he inquired, looking out of the window at the middle one of the three horses, which he had sold Vronsky
23. He ploughs with a proper plough, harnessed to a big roan horse, and is a well-built young lad, well clad, and wearing good boots; and he answers my greeting of "God aid you!" pleasantly
24. When he saw the first hussar with the unbuttoned uniform of his regiment, when he recognized red-haired Deméntyev and saw the picket ropes of the roan horses, when Lavrúshka gleefully shouted to his master, “The count has come!” and Denísov, who had been asleep on his bed, ran all disheveled out of the mud hut to embrace him, and the officers collected round to greet the new arrival, Rostóv experienced the same feeling as when his mother, his father, and his sister had embraced him, and tears of joy choked him so that he could not speak
25. "Come to your senses, young roan, before it's too late
26. —, heights of several mountains in, with remarks on their features, (Table Mountain, Roan, Black, Grandfather, Yeates's Knob, Pilot,) E
