horse guard

Example Sentences

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You had best make your way round by Nether Stowey and the Bristol Channel, for we have heard that the enemy's horse guard the roads on the far side of Wells.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

I will give it into the charge of the horse guard.

From Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

We thought the horse guard would get them over there, but I guess they didn't; anyhow there was no firing.

From My Lady of Doubt by Kimball, Alonzo

After the trapper had finished his story, we wrapped ourselves in our blankets, and were with the exception of the horse guard, soon in a deep slumber.

From Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography by Johnson, Clark, M.D.

"So they wouldn't give up even when they was burnt out," the horse guard commented.

From The Settling of the Sage by Evarts, Hal G. (Hal George)