Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope: As Related by Herself in Conversations with Her Physician; Comprising Her Opinions and Anecdotes of Some of the Most Remarkable Persons of Her Time, Том 1H. Colburn, 1845 |
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... morning of Sunday broke , the schooner was still in view . Our fears were again revived , when we saw the enemy's boat manned , and soon after coming towards us . But it was only a complimentary visit from the lieutenant , who , with ...
... morning of Sunday broke , the schooner was still in view . Our fears were again revived , when we saw the enemy's boat manned , and soon after coming towards us . But it was only a complimentary visit from the lieutenant , who , with ...
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... plot to run away in the night to Sayda , which they executed . I had rung my bell several times , and , as nobody an- swered it , I went out to look , thinking they were all asleep , for it was two in the morning . 108 MEMOIRS OF.
... plot to run away in the night to Sayda , which they executed . I had rung my bell several times , and , as nobody an- swered it , I went out to look , thinking they were all asleep , for it was two in the morning . 108 MEMOIRS OF.
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... morning . Not a soul was to be found , except the little black boy . I awoke Seyd Ahmed , called Miss Williams ; and , although Seyd Ahmed was in a terrible fury , and wanted to set off in search of them in the middle of the night , I ...
... morning . Not a soul was to be found , except the little black boy . I awoke Seyd Ahmed , called Miss Williams ; and , although Seyd Ahmed was in a terrible fury , and wanted to set off in search of them in the middle of the night , I ...
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... morning . The day's business never could be said to have well begun until sunset . But it must not be supposed that the servants were suffered to remain idle during daylight . On the contrary , they generally had their work assigned ...
... morning . The day's business never could be said to have well begun until sunset . But it must not be supposed that the servants were suffered to remain idle during daylight . On the contrary , they generally had their work assigned ...
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... morning , before breakfast . On the floor , which was of cement , the common flooring of Syria , lay , upon an Egyptian mat , a large oblong bit of drab felt , of the size of a bedside carpet , called in Arabic libàd , and a G 2 LADY ...
... morning , before breakfast . On the floor , which was of cement , the common flooring of Syria , lay , upon an Egyptian mat , a large oblong bit of drab felt , of the size of a bedside carpet , called in Arabic libàd , and a G 2 LADY ...
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