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... poor beasts of burden , overcame me . Next I encountered an enormous negress - a perfect moun- tain of black flesh , in a blue cotton robe , with a red and yellow cotton handkerchief round her head , garnished with large - headed gilt ...
... poor beasts of burden , overcame me . Next I encountered an enormous negress - a perfect moun- tain of black flesh , in a blue cotton robe , with a red and yellow cotton handkerchief round her head , garnished with large - headed gilt ...
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... poor Paginton injustice . One morning , when I was busy in the dairy skimming cream , and planning how , when I had a dairy of my own , whiter and smaller fingers than mine should pat the butter , a series of cracks from stock - whips ...
... poor Paginton injustice . One morning , when I was busy in the dairy skimming cream , and planning how , when I had a dairy of my own , whiter and smaller fingers than mine should pat the butter , a series of cracks from stock - whips ...
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... poor wife , " -and I , too , I knew not why , also wept . Then we rode on in silence for some time ; from a confused reverie I was awakened by my companion saying in a hoarse voice , " Master , I am ready - I can tell you my story now ...
... poor wife , " -and I , too , I knew not why , also wept . Then we rode on in silence for some time ; from a confused reverie I was awakened by my companion saying in a hoarse voice , " Master , I am ready - I can tell you my story now ...
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... that went next morning to take up their night - lines , stone dead - drowned . " There was poor Lucy left all alone in the world , for her father , who had been a dragoon farrier , and married one of Parson Calton's maid - servants , had.
... that went next morning to take up their night - lines , stone dead - drowned . " There was poor Lucy left all alone in the world , for her father , who had been a dragoon farrier , and married one of Parson Calton's maid - servants , had.
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... poor people out of work . The people in England , sir , were not as we are here , sir ; a very few words , and one or two desperate fellows could always lead them ; they are so ignorant , they are ready for anything when they are badly ...
... poor people out of work . The people in England , sir , were not as we are here , sir ; a very few words , and one or two desperate fellows could always lead them ; they are so ignorant , they are ready for anything when they are badly ...
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