The Child of Thirty-six Fathers: A Serious, Comic and Moral Romance, Volume 1Isaac Riley, 1809 - French fiction |
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... my adversary's neck , that he was stunned ; and so heavy was the blow , that it tumbled both him and me against the hedge which bounded the VOL . I. B side of the road . Compelled by the shock to THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 13.
... my adversary's neck , that he was stunned ; and so heavy was the blow , that it tumbled both him and me against the hedge which bounded the VOL . I. B side of the road . Compelled by the shock to THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 13.
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... side a little rest , of which we were really in great want . On the other side of the hill we disco- vered a great road bordered with trees , and ditches filled with water --- but that which most delighted us was the sight of a ...
... side a little rest , of which we were really in great want . On the other side of the hill we disco- vered a great road bordered with trees , and ditches filled with water --- but that which most delighted us was the sight of a ...
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... sides , he has not the honour of being " acquainted with us : so that you are nothing better than cowardly impostors " who abuse the name of the mild , and " merciful , and honest Consul , by assu- ming his authority to save you from ...
... sides , he has not the honour of being " acquainted with us : so that you are nothing better than cowardly impostors " who abuse the name of the mild , and " merciful , and honest Consul , by assu- ming his authority to save you from ...
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... side . He was of uncommon sta- ture , and dressed in the uniform of a private soldier . His appearance at first startled us ; but perceiving the effect which his presence produced upon our feelings , he lost no time to remove our ...
... side . He was of uncommon sta- ture , and dressed in the uniform of a private soldier . His appearance at first startled us ; but perceiving the effect which his presence produced upon our feelings , he lost no time to remove our ...
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... materials . He threw his old clothes into the thorn bushes , and then desired us to follow him , leading us along by the side of the town from which Linval had brought the clothes , and con- ducted us THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 33.
... materials . He threw his old clothes into the thorn bushes , and then desired us to follow him , leading us along by the side of the town from which Linval had brought the clothes , and con- ducted us THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 33.
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