Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 134William Blackwood, 1883 - England |
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Page 11
... called to his dog , I took it as an indication that the conversation was at an end , and transferred my attentions to that ancient river of Ethiopia , on the banks of which I found Toothpik sitting in his palace and smoking a nargileh ...
... called to his dog , I took it as an indication that the conversation was at an end , and transferred my attentions to that ancient river of Ethiopia , on the banks of which I found Toothpik sitting in his palace and smoking a nargileh ...
Page 12
... called reforms in the end ; or it goes , in which case your Highness would have to go too . The fact is , we have all been caught in a trap , and I see no way out of it . We must just sit down patiently , and trust in Allah . I now ...
... called reforms in the end ; or it goes , in which case your Highness would have to go too . The fact is , we have all been caught in a trap , and I see no way out of it . We must just sit down patiently , and trust in Allah . I now ...
Page 13
... called institutions , or introduce any of these so - called reforms ? ” " I have , your Majesty ; and he is much encouraged by the signal honour which your Majesty has already conferred upon him . I am not without hope of discov- ering ...
... called institutions , or introduce any of these so - called reforms ? ” " I have , your Majesty ; and he is much encouraged by the signal honour which your Majesty has already conferred upon him . I am not without hope of discov- ering ...
Page 17
... called upon to take a part . " I shall be sorry for Margrave and his daughter , " said he , " al- though they have not been over civil to us . I believe he was poor when he returned to England , and no one could be expected to save much ...
... called upon to take a part . " I shall be sorry for Margrave and his daughter , " said he , " al- though they have not been over civil to us . I believe he was poor when he returned to England , and no one could be expected to save much ...
Page 23
... called a rich man since his return his in- come had never exceeded five thou- sand pounds a - year . But this had been ample , and now the whole of it was to be swept away . Yet it was of his daughter that he thought almost exclusively ...
... called a rich man since his return his in- come had never exceeded five thou- sand pounds a - year . But this had been ample , and now the whole of it was to be swept away . Yet it was of his daughter that he thought almost exclusively ...
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