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... less diffi- culties to him . I think you would be amused with our little ad- ventures by the way through a country in which every outline of foreground or horizon , every tree and plant , every beast or fowl , every implement of ...
... less diffi- culties to him . I think you would be amused with our little ad- ventures by the way through a country in which every outline of foreground or horizon , every tree and plant , every beast or fowl , every implement of ...
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... less fraught with danger to himself . Coming down from the alcázar , he went on to the neighbouring sovereign , and treacherously gave him a description of all he had seen at the court where he had just been staying ; told him the ...
... less fraught with danger to himself . Coming down from the alcázar , he went on to the neighbouring sovereign , and treacherously gave him a description of all he had seen at the court where he had just been staying ; told him the ...
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... less did she dream of his con- tinually nearing approach ! Enough she had to excite her anxiety without this . And she sat crying over her father's danger till her face became quite pale and her eyes worn with tears . At last a day came ...
... less did she dream of his con- tinually nearing approach ! Enough she had to excite her anxiety without this . And she sat crying over her father's danger till her face became quite pale and her eyes worn with tears . At last a day came ...
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... less concern than on former occasions , and only plotted how they should cajole him this time , Nor had they advanced many leagues when they met him coming back at full speed on his brave steed , and the bottle of lioness ' milk in a ...
... less concern than on former occasions , and only plotted how they should cajole him this time , Nor had they advanced many leagues when they met him coming back at full speed on his brave steed , and the bottle of lioness ' milk in a ...
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... less injury than might have befallen them in the deserts of Albania if they had pursued the journey , or from the anger of the king and the populace if they had remained at home . So they combed the hair over their ears to conceal the ...
... less injury than might have befallen them in the deserts of Albania if they had pursued the journey , or from the anger of the king and the populace if they had remained at home . So they combed the hair over their ears to conceal the ...
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Patraņas; Or, Spanish Stories, Legendary and Traditional Rachel Harriette Busk No preview available - 2023 |
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alcázar Alonso answered Araucanians armour arms asked BARBARA HUTTON beautiful Blanca brother called castle Christian cloth coloured Conde Corregidor count courage Coveņa cried Don Ercilla Don Froilan Don Leonardo Don Pablo Doņa Josefa Engravings exclaimed eyes father Fcap fear Floreta gave gilt edges give hair hand HARRISON WEIR heard heart hermit honour horse Illustrations Juan Juan de Herrera Juanita king kingdom knew knight lady little princess live Lolita looked maravedis Marmolejo Moorish Moors Munuza never noble passed Pedro Jimenez Perrico plain poor Post 8vo prince princess Pura Raguel Ramon replied rope round Royal 16mo Second Edition seemed sent shepherd sight Spain Spanish sprites stood Stories sword Tagus tell thee thing THOMAS DARNELL thought Tia Trinidad told Toledo TOM HOOD took Turian turned Valencia Vamba wife woodman words young Zaragoza
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