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... whose acquaintance he may be proud , whose goodness he may imitate , and whose purity and simplicity he will find it difficult to surpass . ABDALLAH . TX I. T Djiddah the rich , on INTRODUCTORY ESSAY . xi The Gardens of Irem.
... whose acquaintance he may be proud , whose goodness he may imitate , and whose purity and simplicity he will find it difficult to surpass . ABDALLAH . TX I. T Djiddah the rich , on INTRODUCTORY ESSAY . xi The Gardens of Irem.
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Édouard René Lefebvre Laboulaye. ABDALLAH . TX I. T Djiddah the rich , on the shores of the Red Sea , there once lived an Egyptian merchant by the name of Hadji Mansour . It was said that he had formerly been a slave of the great Ali Bey ...
Édouard René Lefebvre Laboulaye. ABDALLAH . TX I. T Djiddah the rich , on the shores of the Red Sea , there once lived an Egyptian merchant by the name of Hadji Mansour . It was said that he had formerly been a slave of the great Ali Bey ...
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... rich stuffs , and dug up his diamonds , pearls , and rubies ; then talked to these lifeless things as if they could understand him , and told them of the new master who would watch over and love them in turn . When he went into the city ...
... rich stuffs , and dug up his diamonds , pearls , and rubies ; then talked to these lifeless things as if they could understand him , and told them of the new master who would watch over and love them in turn . When he went into the city ...
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... rich all his life , " mur- mured Mansour . " So be it ! " returned a strange voice , which seemed to come from the other end of the room , though Man- sour had seen the apparition before him . " I wish that my son may always have good ...
... rich all his life , " mur- mured Mansour . " So be it ! " returned a strange voice , which seemed to come from the other end of the room , though Man- sour had seen the apparition before him . " I wish that my son may always have good ...
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... rich , is it not ? For this , what need have you of my aid ? Make him a merchant , and let him steal like old Mansour ; make him a bashaw , and let him pil- lage his brethren ; make him a dervish , and let him flatter and lie : all the ...
... rich , is it not ? For this , what need have you of my aid ? Make him a merchant , and let him steal like old Mansour ; make him a bashaw , and let him pil- lage his brethren ; make him a dervish , and let him flatter and lie : all the ...
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Abdallah Amurs answered arms Arnaut asked Author bastinadoed beautiful Bedouin brave brother burnous cadi Cafour camel-drivers camels caravan casket child cloth extra coloured command cried dallah death dervish desert Djiddah douros earth Edition Egypt Egyptian Elihu Burritt enemy English Language Essays exclaimed eyes face faithful father Fcap fear fell four-leaved shamrock friends garden gazed give gold Halima Hamama hand happy harem head heart heaven honour horse hundred thousand piastres Illustrations jewels Kara Shitan Koran laughing Leila looked Lord Mansour master Mecca merchant Mohammed mother murmured necklace negress never night old Hafiz Omar pacha prayer Prophet replied returned rich robe sabre sand Satan sheik sherif slave Small post 8vo smile son of Mansour son of Yusuf soul story stranger sultana Taif tears tell tent thee thing Thomas à Kempis thou thought turned uncle voice wish woman women words young Yusuf
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