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... brother though he be of different creed . " The one addressed was a Greek merchant , a middle - aged man , handsome and powerful , but very serious . Although he was an unbeliever ( not a Mussulman ) , yet he was liked by his fellow ...
... brother though he be of different creed . " The one addressed was a Greek merchant , a middle - aged man , handsome and powerful , but very serious . Although he was an unbeliever ( not a Mussulman ) , yet he was liked by his fellow ...
Page 32
... brother of the deceased that perhaps a little less deliberate cut might have awakened her without killing her ; therefore I wished to sever the head completely ; but once more the dying woman groaned , stretched herself out in painful ...
... brother of the deceased that perhaps a little less deliberate cut might have awakened her without killing her ; therefore I wished to sever the head completely ; but once more the dying woman groaned , stretched herself out in painful ...
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... brother , as I could tell you . His whole tribe 66 consists of orderly men , and as long as he roams about the desert , no other tribe dares to appear . Besides , he does not rob like others , for he only levies a tax on the cara- vans ...
... brother , as I could tell you . His whole tribe 66 consists of orderly men , and as long as he roams about the desert , no other tribe dares to appear . Besides , he does not rob like others , for he only levies a tax on the cara- vans ...
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... brother . My father was Cadi in Acara . He had three children . I was the eldest , my brother and sister were far younger than myself . When I was twenty years old one of my father's brothers sent for me . He appointed me heir to his ...
... brother . My father was Cadi in Acara . He had three children . I was the eldest , my brother and sister were far younger than myself . When I was twenty years old one of my father's brothers sent for me . He appointed me heir to his ...
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... brother gave an entertainment . He invited all her playmates , served them in my father's garden with the choicest meats , and in the evening , he invited them to a trip on the sea in a boat which he had hired and elegantly adorned ...
... brother gave an entertainment . He invited all her playmates , served them in my father's garden with the choicest meats , and in the evening , he invited them to a trip on the sea in a boat which he had hired and elegantly adorned ...
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