The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].1804 |
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... human , he plunged a knife into his heart ; and whilst his blood spouted on the pavement , dropped dead upon the body of Don Juan , and expired without a groan . AT TACITURNITY . AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE . From the French 6 DON JUAN .
... human , he plunged a knife into his heart ; and whilst his blood spouted on the pavement , dropped dead upon the body of Don Juan , and expired without a groan . AT TACITURNITY . AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE . From the French 6 DON JUAN .
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... dead of the night . This they effected so secretly and suddenly , that the cottage , which was built with wood and thatch , was in flames before any of the family perceived it , except one woman , who endeavouring to make her escape by ...
... dead of the night . This they effected so secretly and suddenly , that the cottage , which was built with wood and thatch , was in flames before any of the family perceived it , except one woman , who endeavouring to make her escape by ...
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... dead ; while he was only waiting for an opportunity to fall upon them , and to exterminate as many of their race as possible .-- At length his robberies and massacres became insupportable to the Otto- mans , and occasioned great ...
... dead ; while he was only waiting for an opportunity to fall upon them , and to exterminate as many of their race as possible .-- At length his robberies and massacres became insupportable to the Otto- mans , and occasioned great ...
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... dead ; but when it was least expected , he sud- denly appeared at the head of a formidable banditti , consisting of twenty- five stout young men , with whom he marched to attack a very consider- able caravan that was going from Ragusa ...
... dead ; but when it was least expected , he sud- denly appeared at the head of a formidable banditti , consisting of twenty- five stout young men , with whom he marched to attack a very consider- able caravan that was going from Ragusa ...
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... dead , or had taken refuge in some very remote part of the world . However , he was not quite idle all this time , for under the name and disguise of a chief of another banditti who died , he assisted in some attacks on small caravans ...
... dead , or had taken refuge in some very remote part of the world . However , he was not quite idle all this time , for under the name and disguise of a chief of another banditti who died , he assisted in some attacks on small caravans ...
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