Edinburgh Journal, No. 458, by Various

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Title: Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852

Author: Various

Editor: William Chambers Robert Chambers

Release Date: December 31, 2007 [EBook #24084]

Language: English

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CHAMBERS' EDINBURGH JOURNAL

CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS, EDITORS OF 'CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE,' 'CHAMBERS'S EDUCATIONAL COURSE,' &c.

No. 458. NEW SERIES. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1852. PRICE 1-1/2d.

A SWIM EXTRAORDINARY.

I have been all my life a sort of amphibious animal, having, like many an old Roman, learned to swim long before I had learned to read. The bounding backs of the billows were my only rocking-horse when I was a child, and dearly I loved to ride them when a fresh breeze was blowing. I rarely tired in the water, where I often amused myself for hours together. I grew up with such a liking for the exercise, that I have never been able to forego the opportunity for a swim when it offered; and a daily bath has been for a long course of year

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