Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and Wit

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SOME MEMORIES OF A FAMOUS SPORTSMAN, SOLDIER AND WIT
“FIGHTING BILL”
Reproduced by permission from “Vanity Fair”
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD, V.C. SOME MEMORIES OF A FAMOUS SPORTSMAN, SOLDIER AND WIT
MRS. STUART MENZIES
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There are days when we are under the spell of the past, when lovely times, lovely things, and delightful people that have lapsed into “have beens” are again with us, in a mist of memories and dreams, but memories and dreams that have been true and real—to be treasured always.