The Story of My LifeBlackwood, 1882 - 382 pages |
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... force and flexibility of style , which brings the native of India , with his peculiar forms of language , his superstitions , his virtues , and his crimes , within the range of the Eng- lish reader , as no other work has done . The ...
... force and flexibility of style , which brings the native of India , with his peculiar forms of language , his superstitions , his virtues , and his crimes , within the range of the Eng- lish reader , as no other work has done . The ...
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... force altogether . He had heard the same , but bid me not despair . He thought things would improve , and there was always " Shotton's House , " then flour- ishing , to fall back upon . No I remained with Mr Newnham for three months , and.
... force altogether . He had heard the same , but bid me not despair . He thought things would improve , and there was always " Shotton's House , " then flour- ishing , to fall back upon . No I remained with Mr Newnham for three months , and.
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... force , and if the Resident had any instructions to give , they were to be sent to meet him at Owsa . I was inexpressibly shocked at this sad occurrence : not only had Stirling been very 1825-29 . ] A DAZZLING PROSPECT . 37 dear to 36 ...
... force , and if the Resident had any instructions to give , they were to be sent to meet him at Owsa . I was inexpressibly shocked at this sad occurrence : not only had Stirling been very 1825-29 . ] A DAZZLING PROSPECT . 37 dear to 36 ...
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... force . I went to Mr Martin and entreated permission to go ; and I prevailed . Before leaving him , he said very ... forces and ride on with them another twenty coss , or forty miles . Of course Major Sutherland was surprised to see me ...
... force . I went to Mr Martin and entreated permission to go ; and I prevailed . Before leaving him , he said very ... forces and ride on with them another twenty coss , or forty miles . Of course Major Sutherland was surprised to see me ...
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... force the gate of the town with only twelve men against more than a hundred Arabs . As soon as the gate was opened , he fell dead , riddled by four balls which pierced his chest . In a few days the inquiry ended , and there being ...
... force the gate of the town with only twelve men against more than a hundred Arabs . As soon as the gate was opened , he fell dead , riddled by four balls which pierced his chest . In a few days the inquiry ended , and there being ...
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