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... felt there was little chance of holding up that evening , and if it did , some of the mountain paths we had to traverse would be rendered too slippery by the torrent to be pleasant , not to say safe , for our lowland - bred feet . It ...
... felt there was little chance of holding up that evening , and if it did , some of the mountain paths we had to traverse would be rendered too slippery by the torrent to be pleasant , not to say safe , for our lowland - bred feet . It ...
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... felt inclined to set her down as 66 an old hag ; " but as she talked I saw intelligent benevolence in her dark eye , and traced remnants of early beauty in her shrivelled countenance . We were soon friends . She was travelling from ...
... felt inclined to set her down as 66 an old hag ; " but as she talked I saw intelligent benevolence in her dark eye , and traced remnants of early beauty in her shrivelled countenance . We were soon friends . She was travelling from ...
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... felt his best defence lay in hectoring and boasting , and thereby frightening the Christian hero from attempting to fight him . With a terrible voice , therefore , which made the rocks resound , he asked his opponent , on whom he ...
... felt his best defence lay in hectoring and boasting , and thereby frightening the Christian hero from attempting to fight him . With a terrible voice , therefore , which made the rocks resound , he asked his opponent , on whom he ...
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... felt all confidence in his valour , that he would find means to make his way to her . At last , one day , when the king had been persuading her very urgently to follow his counsel , she brought out a drawing she had made in secret of ...
... felt all confidence in his valour , that he would find means to make his way to her . At last , one day , when the king had been persuading her very urgently to follow his counsel , she brought out a drawing she had made in secret of ...
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... felt the force of the reproach , but lacked the strength of character to command himself . Hurried on by his uncontrolled desire , he bid the old man remember that the command to fulfil his orders was quite unconditional , and there was ...
... felt the force of the reproach , but lacked the strength of character to command himself . Hurried on by his uncontrolled desire , he bid the old man remember that the command to fulfil his orders was quite unconditional , and there was ...
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Patrañas; Or, Spanish Stories, Legendary and Traditional Rachel Harriette Busk No preview available - 2023 |
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