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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... defer his plot for another night . On the following day , about noon , when the superintendent as usual came into the gardens , he was amazed to see Benetto working at a parterre with an extraordinary kind of hoe , 142 A TALE OF THE HAREM .
... defer his plot for another night . On the following day , about noon , when the superintendent as usual came into the gardens , he was amazed to see Benetto working at a parterre with an extraordinary kind of hoe , 142 A TALE OF THE HAREM .
Page 143
Thomas Hood. at a parterre with an extraordinary kind of hoe , the handle of which , rudely fashioned and rough , could not be less than a dozen feet long . The jolly Turk , tucking his hands in his sash , fell to laughing immoderately ...
Thomas Hood. at a parterre with an extraordinary kind of hoe , the handle of which , rudely fashioned and rough , could not be less than a dozen feet long . The jolly Turk , tucking his hands in his sash , fell to laughing immoderately ...
Page 144
... parterre without trampling amongst the plants . " There is some reason in what you say , " re- turned the superintendent ; and taking the tool out of the hand of Benetto , he made aim at certain weeds in the middle of the bed ; but at ...
... parterre without trampling amongst the plants . " There is some reason in what you say , " re- turned the superintendent ; and taking the tool out of the hand of Benetto , he made aim at certain weeds in the middle of the bed ; but at ...
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