Stories from over the sea [tr. from various authors].William P. Nimmo, 1873 - 332 pages |
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... never spared or feared an enemy . He bent low before the great chief , and replied : " Oh , my lord , you appear to be in error about me ; I am a poor traveller , and not the pacha whom you believe me to be . " All those who were in the ...
... never spared or feared an enemy . He bent low before the great chief , and replied : " Oh , my lord , you appear to be in error about me ; I am a poor traveller , and not the pacha whom you believe me to be . " All those who were in the ...
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... never consult any other . Mustapha had promised him a hundred years of life , and a few more into the bargain , if he would only follow his prescriptions . " But , first of all , Chadakibadaba , " said Thuli , who could not retain in ...
... never consult any other . Mustapha had promised him a hundred years of life , and a few more into the bargain , if he would only follow his prescriptions . " But , first of all , Chadakibadaba , " said Thuli , who could not retain in ...
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... never paid so much before ! I shall never see her like again ! Ah ! ah ! ” And so the old fellow went on , crying with one eye for Fatma's youth and beauty , and with the other for the money he had thrown away upon her . In spite of all ...
... never paid so much before ! I shall never see her like again ! Ah ! ah ! ” And so the old fellow went on , crying with one eye for Fatma's youth and beauty , and with the other for the money he had thrown away upon her . In spite of all ...
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... never contained more than four , and as it was set in the roof , there was an extensive view of the sky . As for furniture , there was nothing but a wooden bed , a lame stool , and a shaky table ; but the gaps that were between the ...
... never contained more than four , and as it was set in the roof , there was an extensive view of the sky . As for furniture , there was nothing but a wooden bed , a lame stool , and a shaky table ; but the gaps that were between the ...
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... never speak again . " Don José staggered as if a thunderbolt had struck him . All this had been his doing while standing in the lawyer's room . First he had wished for Don Henriquez a severer hurt , which might prevent him from enjoying ...
... never speak again . " Don José staggered as if a thunderbolt had struck him . All this had been his doing while standing in the lawyer's room . First he had wished for Don Henriquez a severer hurt , which might prevent him from enjoying ...
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