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Page 14
... Give the THE TURKS . THE Turks , says Mr. Turner , one of the most recent travellers in the East , allow that their emperor may kill every day , fourteen of his subjects with impunity , and without impeachment of tyranny , because , say ...
... Give the THE TURKS . THE Turks , says Mr. Turner , one of the most recent travellers in the East , allow that their emperor may kill every day , fourteen of his subjects with impunity , and without impeachment of tyranny , because , say ...
Page 21
... give vent to that violent anger to which his situation seems prone . His tears are most commonly shed from disappointment in his wishes ; but they sometimes flow from affectionate sor- row . He displays by boisterous laughter his ...
... give vent to that violent anger to which his situation seems prone . His tears are most commonly shed from disappointment in his wishes ; but they sometimes flow from affectionate sor- row . He displays by boisterous laughter his ...
Page 23
... give it to me with rather an odd expression of counte- nance . The men had been obliged to put it upon him , his hat having shared the fate of his clothes in the boat , and he certainly made a most grotesque appearance alto- gether ...
... give it to me with rather an odd expression of counte- nance . The men had been obliged to put it upon him , his hat having shared the fate of his clothes in the boat , and he certainly made a most grotesque appearance alto- gether ...
Page 29
... give a few moments attention to the most humble advocate that ever volunteered in the cause of an afflicted family and as I seek for no reward except the hallowed consolation of success , let your indulgence be propor- tional 29 ...
... give a few moments attention to the most humble advocate that ever volunteered in the cause of an afflicted family and as I seek for no reward except the hallowed consolation of success , let your indulgence be propor- tional 29 ...
Page 35
... give to the poor sufferers of this town , and I beg you will take on yourselves the distribution . " 1 The Chevalier having at another time learnt that the great captain , Gonsalvo de Cordova , who commanded the Spaniards in the kingdom ...
... give to the poor sufferers of this town , and I beg you will take on yourselves the distribution . " 1 The Chevalier having at another time learnt that the great captain , Gonsalvo de Cordova , who commanded the Spaniards in the kingdom ...
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