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... called them his brothers and equals , might flog them with rods , while they lay stretched out upon a carpet as a mark of distinction between them and the peasants ; and when he might lock them up in the house - prison , or take ...
... called them his brothers and equals , might flog them with rods , while they lay stretched out upon a carpet as a mark of distinction between them and the peasants ; and when he might lock them up in the house - prison , or take ...
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... called aptetchka , and contains sweets of all sorts , preserves , confections , su- gar , coffee , and a numerous array of spirits and cordials . Besides these servants of honourable station , there lived in the house in all readiness ...
... called aptetchka , and contains sweets of all sorts , preserves , confections , su- gar , coffee , and a numerous array of spirits and cordials . Besides these servants of honourable station , there lived in the house in all readiness ...
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... called " a grey end , " where no dainty dishes or sa- voury wines ever reached , and where in full measure was felt the inconvenience of a disproportion between outlay and income . Mr. Gologordoffsky , as a mark of his Polish extraction ...
... called " a grey end , " where no dainty dishes or sa- voury wines ever reached , and where in full measure was felt the inconvenience of a disproportion between outlay and income . Mr. Gologordoffsky , as a mark of his Polish extraction ...
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... called upstarts , and declared them unworthy to be connected with him , or received on a friendly footing . He had a particu- lar prejudice and dislike towards those who had made their own fortunes in an honest way , and had not ...
... called upstarts , and declared them unworthy to be connected with him , or received on a friendly footing . He had a particu- lar prejudice and dislike towards those who had made their own fortunes in an honest way , and had not ...
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... called Gubernias , or governments , and that in the chief town of each province , there is a governor , police - master , procureur , and courts of law . These governments again are subdivided into districts , or ooyezds , which have ...
... called Gubernias , or governments , and that in the chief town of each province , there is a governor , police - master , procureur , and courts of law . These governments again are subdivided into districts , or ooyezds , which have ...
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Page 192 - But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.