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... role betrays his powers of prophecy . This twisted black beggar performs his pathetic shuffle and plays his tambourine in hopes that sympa- thetic passengers will toss a few coins his way . The crowd willingly enters into the " game of ...
... role betrays his powers of prophecy . This twisted black beggar performs his pathetic shuffle and plays his tambourine in hopes that sympa- thetic passengers will toss a few coins his way . The crowd willingly enters into the " game of ...
Page 64
... role of governor , rather than healer . The translators of the King James Bible were not absolutely clear about the meaning of governments . Other versions of the Bible clarify the mean- ing of the term somewhat by translating it as ...
... role of governor , rather than healer . The translators of the King James Bible were not absolutely clear about the meaning of governments . Other versions of the Bible clarify the mean- ing of the term somewhat by translating it as ...
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... role of a more flamboyant and mysterious swindler . Frank Goodman describes himself as a " citizen of the world " ( 133 ) , claims that life is a " pic - nic en costume " ( 133 ) in which one must " assume a character , " views no man ...
... role of a more flamboyant and mysterious swindler . Frank Goodman describes himself as a " citizen of the world " ( 133 ) , claims that life is a " pic - nic en costume " ( 133 ) in which one must " assume a character , " views no man ...
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