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... court retired , and I was left with a strong guard , to prevent the impertinence , and probably the malice of the rabble , who were very impatient to croud about me as near as they durst ; and some of them had the imprudence to shoot ...
... court retired , and I was left with a strong guard , to prevent the impertinence , and probably the malice of the rabble , who were very impatient to croud about me as near as they durst ; and some of them had the imprudence to shoot ...
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... court of Lilliput described . The author hath his liberty granted him upon certain conditions . MY GENTLENESS and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court , and indeed upon the army and people in general , that I ...
... court of Lilliput described . The author hath his liberty granted him upon certain conditions . MY GENTLENESS and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court , and indeed upon the army and people in general , that I ...
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... court , I stood upon one stool , and took the other in my hand : this I lifted over the roof , and gently set it down on the space between the first and second court , which was eight foot wide . I then stept over the buildings very ...
... court , I stood upon one stool , and took the other in my hand : this I lifted over the roof , and gently set it down on the space between the first and second court , which was eight foot wide . I then stept over the buildings very ...
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The Emperor of Lilliput attended by several of the nobility come | 9 |
The author diverts the emperor and his nobility of both sexes in a very | 15 |
The author by an extraordinary stratagem prevents an invasion A high | 23 |
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