... Savathi, every child knew the name of the exalted Buddha, and every house was prepared to fill the alms-dish of Gotama's disciples, the silently begging ones. Near the town was Gotama's favourite place to stay, the grove of Jetavana ...
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... light as a feather right off . All my troubles was gone . I went to looking out sharp for a light , and sort of singing to myself . By and by one showed . Jim sings out : " We's safe , Huck , we's safe ! Jump up and crack yo ' heels ...
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... me away from my duties ; she would herself incite me to hard honest work , and we would walk hand in hand towards a noble aim . Yes , " he concluded his reflections , " that's all very fine , but the worst of it is that she does not in ...
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... Lead the way ! " They went in from the yard and up to the fourth storey . The staircase got darker and darker as they went up . It was nearly eleven o'clock and although in summer ... sheet . Behind it probably was the bed . There was nothing ...
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... gold and plate with her into the house . The cellars were full of wine ... chords of the guitar , and sing to the music , not always Danish melodies ... house of Borreby , where the splendid forest of oaks still flourished . The young men ...
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Leaves of Grass, Siddhartha, Middlemarch, The Jungle, Macbeth, Moby-Dick, A Study in ... ham with pickle in a few seconds. And yet, in spite of this, there would be ... boneless hams,” which were all the odds and ends of pork stuffed into ...
... Jefferson Hope, speaking in a low but resolute voice, like one who realises the greatness of the peril, but has steeled his heart to meet it. "The front and back entrances are watched, but with caution we may get away through the side ...
... He's my good friend : it'll go down well : Don't begrudge the best of your kitchen . Draw the circle : speak the speech , then Offer him a glass full ! (The Witch draws a circle with fantastic gestures, and places 125.
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... dungeon stair. The bolts screamed as they were withdrawn — the hinges creaked as the wicket opened, and Reginald Front-de-Boeuf, followed by the two Saracen slaves of the Templar, entered the prison. Front-de-Boeuf, a tall and strong ...
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