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The wild beasts seemed to grow tame with these men , so courageous and yet so gentle , listening to their devotional chauntings , though occasionally they exhibited their carnivorous propensities , by tearing open the tombs containing ...
The wild beasts seemed to grow tame with these men , so courageous and yet so gentle , listening to their devotional chauntings , though occasionally they exhibited their carnivorous propensities , by tearing open the tombs containing ...
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I found , however , she was not very ill ; for curiosity seemed the prevailing motive for requiring my attendance . They were both , indeed , gay , lively lasses , not at all diffident , and did not by any means , like some of the ...
I found , however , she was not very ill ; for curiosity seemed the prevailing motive for requiring my attendance . They were both , indeed , gay , lively lasses , not at all diffident , and did not by any means , like some of the ...
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Their dispositions seemed to be peaceable and not ill inclined : they never attempted to purloin any thing from us , notwithstanding that the sight of our instruments , utensils , and tools , must have created in them a vehement desire ...
Their dispositions seemed to be peaceable and not ill inclined : they never attempted to purloin any thing from us , notwithstanding that the sight of our instruments , utensils , and tools , must have created in them a vehement desire ...
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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