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An eastern night is truly glorious ; and I am strongly of opinion that the pictures of this part of the world which I have seen , have all been taken under the influence of its mellowing witchery . Anxious to press on , we did not halt ...
An eastern night is truly glorious ; and I am strongly of opinion that the pictures of this part of the world which I have seen , have all been taken under the influence of its mellowing witchery . Anxious to press on , we did not halt ...
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To see the silly play of my Lady Newcastle's , called The Humorous Lovers ; the most silly thing that ever came upon a stage . I was sick to see it , but yet would not have but seen it , that I might the better under- stand her .
To see the silly play of my Lady Newcastle's , called The Humorous Lovers ; the most silly thing that ever came upon a stage . I was sick to see it , but yet would not have but seen it , that I might the better under- stand her .
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Of all the men on the face of the globe , ( and I have sojourned among several nations in my life , ) I have never seen any equal to the Chinese in the love of money . It is said this people have many idols , and so they have ...
Of all the men on the face of the globe , ( and I have sojourned among several nations in my life , ) I have never seen any equal to the Chinese in the love of money . It is said this people have many idols , and so they have ...
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