The Living Age, Volume 242Living Age Company, 1904 |
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Page 16
... Tell the Sultan of Morocco to rule as we rule , to gather his taxes peaceably and without force , to open his ports , to feed his prisoners , to follow the wisdom of the West . If he will do this , assuredly his kingdom shall never be ...
... Tell the Sultan of Morocco to rule as we rule , to gather his taxes peaceably and without force , to open his ports , to feed his prisoners , to follow the wisdom of the West . If he will do this , assuredly his kingdom shall never be ...
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... Tell him , " he said , " that you did not men- tion the matter to me . That is the easiest way to get out of it ; besides , I am busy painting my little girl . " His dealings with possible clients did not always pass off so smoothly as ...
... Tell him , " he said , " that you did not men- tion the matter to me . That is the easiest way to get out of it ; besides , I am busy painting my little girl . " His dealings with possible clients did not always pass off so smoothly as ...
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... tell of the humor which sparkled from his lips and found a lasting record in hundreds of vivacious anecdotes ; how , whilst disdaining the arts of an orator , he yet succeeded in swaying an audi- ence as few trained rhetoricians could ...
... tell of the humor which sparkled from his lips and found a lasting record in hundreds of vivacious anecdotes ; how , whilst disdaining the arts of an orator , he yet succeeded in swaying an audi- ence as few trained rhetoricians could ...
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... tell her the history of that identical piece of bread , which I had been fol- lowing with some interest for several days . It was always turning up , and I recognized it by a black , burnt mark resembling a letter S. It had first ap ...
... tell her the history of that identical piece of bread , which I had been fol- lowing with some interest for several days . It was always turning up , and I recognized it by a black , burnt mark resembling a letter S. It had first ap ...
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... , that he could not tell a cabbage from a lettuce . On one occasion the Duke asked Arbuth- not how turnips were propagated , ―by culties which he had to meet when in office . 48 Reminiscences of the Duke of Wellington .
... , that he could not tell a cabbage from a lettuce . On one occasion the Duke asked Arbuth- not how turnips were propagated , ―by culties which he had to meet when in office . 48 Reminiscences of the Duke of Wellington .
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