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... that of another of the party who had read that the Sinhalese savages used to decoy mariners to destruction by means of such nymphs . The young noblemen and the artists appeared quite satisfied to incur THE INVISIBLE QUEEN . 7.
... that of another of the party who had read that the Sinhalese savages used to decoy mariners to destruction by means of such nymphs . The young noblemen and the artists appeared quite satisfied to incur THE INVISIBLE QUEEN . 7.
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... and may show our gratitude for their having been the means , even when our fathers slew them , of leaving with us a priceless benefit which we still enjoy . ” This last reply completely puzzled the Euro- peans , and THE INVISIBLE QUEEN .
... and may show our gratitude for their having been the means , even when our fathers slew them , of leaving with us a priceless benefit which we still enjoy . ” This last reply completely puzzled the Euro- peans , and THE INVISIBLE QUEEN .
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... means equal prolongation of our misery ? Surely , if our tribal traditions be true , she would rather die than destroy her country . As for ' the white fiends , ' what could they do worse than these demons of discord , which have torn ...
... means equal prolongation of our misery ? Surely , if our tribal traditions be true , she would rather die than destroy her country . As for ' the white fiends , ' what could they do worse than these demons of discord , which have torn ...
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... forward . There was a desperate struggle , the whites sent forth fire from their arms , that same fire of which the tradition remained vivid across two centuries . Some of the Indian braves fell , wounded by means 28 A NECKLACE OF STORIES .
... forward . There was a desperate struggle , the whites sent forth fire from their arms , that same fire of which the tradition remained vivid across two centuries . Some of the Indian braves fell , wounded by means 28 A NECKLACE OF STORIES .
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Moncure Daniel Conway. Some of the Indian braves fell , wounded by means that they could not understand , but the rest ad- vanced and overpowered the white demons . They found them , when stripped of armour , only men , and liable to die ...
Moncure Daniel Conway. Some of the Indian braves fell , wounded by means that they could not understand , but the rest ad- vanced and overpowered the white demons . They found them , when stripped of armour , only men , and liable to die ...
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