New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 164Henry Colburn, 1879 |
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... Don't you go give me no peppermint , for I can't a - bear it ; nor yet no salts ; them's what you guv me last time , " shaking his head knowingly . " Ha ha ! " I laugh , rather spasmodically ; " you know too much , Mr. Smith . " " I ...
... Don't you go give me no peppermint , for I can't a - bear it ; nor yet no salts ; them's what you guv me last time , " shaking his head knowingly . " Ha ha ! " I laugh , rather spasmodically ; " you know too much , Mr. Smith . " " I ...
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... don't , " growled the Squire ; " the Scots come into England too fast as it is . " " I see no need of building a bridge over the Tweed . " " Who's to pay for it ? " " I don't know , I'm sure , " replied Hester . " Read , child , read ...
... don't , " growled the Squire ; " the Scots come into England too fast as it is . " " I see no need of building a bridge over the Tweed . " " Who's to pay for it ? " " I don't know , I'm sure , " replied Hester . " Read , child , read ...
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... don't Sahebs stink ? They don't anoint their bodies with mustard - oil or turmeric , as we do , and must smell very offensively . No , I should not like to have a stinking husband . I would prefer a native to a European for a bed ...
... don't Sahebs stink ? They don't anoint their bodies with mustard - oil or turmeric , as we do , and must smell very offensively . No , I should not like to have a stinking husband . I would prefer a native to a European for a bed ...
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... Don't be a goose , good man , " said the wife . " You don't look like a beggar in the least , and no one will give alms to you . " " Not give alms to me , you silly girl ? Why , how can any Sudra refuse alms to a Brahman when he asks ...
... Don't be a goose , good man , " said the wife . " You don't look like a beggar in the least , and no one will give alms to you . " " Not give alms to me , you silly girl ? Why , how can any Sudra refuse alms to a Brahman when he asks ...
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... don't do so . You can't find anyone anywhere to beg from in the night . This is a nice quiet place to rest in . Sleep here in perfect security , and in the morning we shall lead you to the Hindu village we spoke of . " They then made ...
... don't do so . You can't find anyone anywhere to beg from in the night . This is a nice quiet place to rest in . Sleep here in perfect security , and in the morning we shall lead you to the Hindu village we spoke of . " They then made ...
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