The Persian and Turkish Tales, Compleat, Volume 2Richard Ware, at the Bible and Sun in Amen-Corner, 1739 - Persian literature |
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... told him of the ill Ufage of Danifche- mende , and humbly intreated him to interpofe his Authority to oblige the Doctor to pay what he owed her Husband . That is nothing but juft , faid the Cady , interrupting her , and who found ...
... told him of the ill Ufage of Danifche- mende , and humbly intreated him to interpofe his Authority to oblige the Doctor to pay what he owed her Husband . That is nothing but juft , faid the Cady , interrupting her , and who found ...
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... told me he ow'd nothing to my Husband ; but that he would give me two thoufand Sequins , if I would gratify his Defires . I went to complain to the Cady of the Doctor's ill Ufage . That Judge declared to me , that he would do me no ...
... told me he ow'd nothing to my Husband ; but that he would give me two thoufand Sequins , if I would gratify his Defires . I went to complain to the Cady of the Doctor's ill Ufage . That Judge declared to me , that he would do me no ...
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... told her all I had offer'd , my dear Arouya , fince you have charm'd the King , make Ufe of your good For- tune ; go live with that young Monarch , he is love- ly , and more worthy to poffefs you than I. In mak- ing him happy , you will ...
... told her all I had offer'd , my dear Arouya , fince you have charm'd the King , make Ufe of your good For- tune ; go live with that young Monarch , he is love- ly , and more worthy to poffefs you than I. In mak- ing him happy , you will ...
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... told them to , would have believ'd them , if I had not been known for a Man that was an Enemy to Falfhood . Aboulfaouaris gave fo fair an Opportunity to the King of Damafcus and Seyf el Mulouk to excite their Curiofity , that they ...
... told them to , would have believ'd them , if I had not been known for a Man that was an Enemy to Falfhood . Aboulfaouaris gave fo fair an Opportunity to the King of Damafcus and Seyf el Mulouk to excite their Curiofity , that they ...
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... told you ; it will be difficult for you to believe a good Part of what I fhall tell you . The fingular Adventures of Aboulfaouaris , furnamed , The Great Traveller . I VOYAGE I. AM the Son of a Master of a Ship of Bafra , and my Name is ...
... told you ; it will be difficult for you to believe a good Part of what I fhall tell you . The fingular Adventures of Aboulfaouaris , furnamed , The Great Traveller . I VOYAGE I. AM the Son of a Master of a Ship of Bafra , and my Name is ...
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Page 363 - For my part, I value very much the dervise's advice. I will always bear it in my mind, and command it to be written in letters of gold on every door of my palace, on the walls, and on the goods ; and that it be engraved on all my plate ;' which was done accordingly. " In a short time after this, a great lord of the court, urged on by ambition rather than any cause he had to complain of that prince, resolved to deprive him both of his crown and life.
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Page 263 - After thefe reflections, he afTembled his vifiers, the nobles, and the people : ' I have,' faid he to them, ' one foot on the throne, and the other in the grave; but...