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... turned with what courage remained to see after a shelter for the night . Time forbids me to describe the only venta , or inn , the place boasted , it will suffice to say it wanted for every comfort . It only expected to have hardy ...
... turned with what courage remained to see after a shelter for the night . Time forbids me to describe the only venta , or inn , the place boasted , it will suffice to say it wanted for every comfort . It only expected to have hardy ...
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... turned pale when they saw him ; and the king regretted that his invitations to all comers had . been so unlimited that he could find no courteous excuse for excluding him ; to prefer an unfair one would have been dangerous , as his ire ...
... turned pale when they saw him ; and the king regretted that his invitations to all comers had . been so unlimited that he could find no courteous excuse for excluding him ; to prefer an unfair one would have been dangerous , as his ire ...
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... turned the tide of affairs : the enemy had been completely repulsed , and the victorious army was returning in triumph to the city . The news spread like wildfire ; every one hasted to deck their houses festively , and put on their best ...
... turned the tide of affairs : the enemy had been completely repulsed , and the victorious army was returning in triumph to the city . The news spread like wildfire ; every one hasted to deck their houses festively , and put on their best ...
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... . " Here we go , then , " added the second ; and they turned their horses ' heads round , like chicken- hearted men , and galloped back by the way they had come . They had not gone far when they met their younger 26 Simple Fohnny.
... . " Here we go , then , " added the second ; and they turned their horses ' heads round , like chicken- hearted men , and galloped back by the way they had come . They had not gone far when they met their younger 26 Simple Fohnny.
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... turned their horses ' heads again , and followed behind the cart ; telling their younger brother they had come to see if they could not be of any service in case his temerity led him into danger . The younger had overheard their ...
... turned their horses ' heads again , and followed behind the cart ; telling their younger brother they had come to see if they could not be of any service in case his temerity led him into danger . The younger had overheard their ...
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Patrañas; Or, Spanish Stories, Legendary and Traditional Rachel Harriette Busk No preview available - 2023 |
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