The exile. The owl. The German knight. The Florentine kinsmen. The carrier's wife. The two faithful lovers of Sicily. The Venetan countess. A tale of the harem. The chestnut tree. The fair maid of Ludgate. The three brothersWilliam H. Ainsworth, 1827 - 1827 |
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Page 148
... they conceive any jealousy or disgust of their mistresses , to tie them up in sacks and cast them into the water ; the sea , which is the object of marriage with the Venetian Doges , being to the 148 A TALE OF THE HAREM .
... they conceive any jealousy or disgust of their mistresses , to tie them up in sacks and cast them into the water ; the sea , which is the object of marriage with the Venetian Doges , being to the 148 A TALE OF THE HAREM .
Page 149
... sack wide open , whilst the other with his rude profane hands endeavoured by force to bind her delicate limbs . The terrified Benetto , who comprehended this scene at the first peep , felt such a shock as a sleeper who oversteps a ...
... sack wide open , whilst the other with his rude profane hands endeavoured by force to bind her delicate limbs . The terrified Benetto , who comprehended this scene at the first peep , felt such a shock as a sleeper who oversteps a ...
Page 152
... sack , proceeded with their burthen , as they were directed , towards a lonely place on the banks of the Bosphorus , in order to be- stow her in her last bath with the greater pri- vacy . Now it happened , through the goodness of God ...
... sack , proceeded with their burthen , as they were directed , towards a lonely place on the banks of the Bosphorus , in order to be- stow her in her last bath with the greater pri- vacy . Now it happened , through the goodness of God ...
Page 153
... sack as violently as she could . The sailor who stood nearest , observing this motion , did not fail to notice it to his comrades , and they became speedily as curious as himself to ascer- tain what it was that struggled so in the sack ...
... sack as violently as she could . The sailor who stood nearest , observing this motion , did not fail to notice it to his comrades , and they became speedily as curious as himself to ascer- tain what it was that struggled so in the sack ...
Page 156
... sack ; after which , going to the pigsty of the Frank , they secured his sow in the sack , with a little difficulty . Then taking up the burthen between them , which was full as lively as the other had been , they trotted gaily down to ...
... sack ; after which , going to the pigsty of the Frank , they secured his sow in the sack , with a little difficulty . Then taking up the burthen between them , which was full as lively as the other had been , they trotted gaily down to ...
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