Word: byroads
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Dates: during 1939-1939
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...ability to paint. His father idolized him, earmarked him for fame, then spoiled him and his chances. The darling of the family, Branwell enjoyed his tantrums unchecked; he grew to be an irresolute exhibitionist. When he began to realize that he was only a frustrated artist, he took the byroad to ruin via liquor and laudanum, while his helpless family stood by and watched...
...Hyde, a veteran of many years of chasing, a gentleman jockey turned pro. He was following the plan the illustrious George Stevens used to bring in his record five winners, before he was tossed to ignominious death in 1871 by a cob he was riding home over a rocky byroad. Stevens used to hang back until most of the field had harried each other into the ditches and hedges, then he would ride triumphantly in over the carnage. Wily Tim Hyde guided Workman that way until Becher's and the Canal Turn had taken their toll on the second...
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