Boxiana (1821) [ Practices ]
… and tactics the pugilist's NOB soon becomes a mere dummy in the hands of his opponent. A boxer without a HEART is an impostor indeed! But such things cannot be; a fighting man without the above pendulum , which moves or is at the bottom … a most respectable magistrate, and much admired for his urbanity and upright conduct. … "A boxer without a HEART is an impostor indeed! But such things cannot be; a fighting man without the above pendulum , which moves or is at the bottom …
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