Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 192W. Blackwood, 1912 - Scotland |
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... person to be en- couraged . What if the mullahs do rail against him ? At all events he , too , is a " man of the Book " and no idolater , and his medicines , whatever their taste may be , are more efficacious than the mullah's charms ...
... person to be en- couraged . What if the mullahs do rail against him ? At all events he , too , is a " man of the Book " and no idolater , and his medicines , whatever their taste may be , are more efficacious than the mullah's charms ...
Page 55
... Persons of more consequence than Drury had egged Sir Robert on , if he needed egg- ing . It would , in view of what was about to happen , be rash to conclude that his wife had any influence on him , but she appears , from many ...
... Persons of more consequence than Drury had egged Sir Robert on , if he needed egg- ing . It would , in view of what was about to happen , be rash to conclude that his wife had any influence on him , but she appears , from many ...
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... person of Nelson . He was now in just such a situation as he might have prayed for . The day after the Sirius left him he took his frigate into the channel and anchored her behind the islet . On the latter he put Captain Todd of the ...
... person of Nelson . He was now in just such a situation as he might have prayed for . The day after the Sirius left him he took his frigate into the channel and anchored her behind the islet . On the latter he put Captain Todd of the ...
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... person plural : " No , we do not dress for dinner . Our rule is to dine in the middle of the day , as more agreeable to health . " [ A sigh . ] " Sometimes I wish we could persuade ourselves that vegetables look better on the side ...
... person plural : " No , we do not dress for dinner . Our rule is to dine in the middle of the day , as more agreeable to health . " [ A sigh . ] " Sometimes I wish we could persuade ourselves that vegetables look better on the side ...
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... person he was small and rather shriv- elled looking - old for his age unquestionably . A nervous manner and a slight stammer in the presence of his superiors , combined with a shifty eye at all times , served to enhance the unpleasing ...
... person he was small and rather shriv- elled looking - old for his age unquestionably . A nervous manner and a slight stammer in the presence of his superiors , combined with a shifty eye at all times , served to enhance the unpleasing ...
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