The Great O'Neill, a Biography of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, 1550-1616 |
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... hands the coffee to the guest before the master , but expects him to refuse precedence , or the emir tears the choic- est morsel from the steaming carcass on its vast dish and hands it to his friend with a phrase as gracious as ...
... hands the coffee to the guest before the master , but expects him to refuse precedence , or the emir tears the choic- est morsel from the steaming carcass on its vast dish and hands it to his friend with a phrase as gracious as ...
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Seán O'Faoláin. greasy hands did not and had not lived so ; but , rather , let us say , lived like that same noble emir who could end a meal with hands greasy to the wrist , rise openly from the group to go to his wife , love best his ...
Seán O'Faoláin. greasy hands did not and had not lived so ; but , rather , let us say , lived like that same noble emir who could end a meal with hands greasy to the wrist , rise openly from the group to go to his wife , love best his ...
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... hands ; but , my honorable good Lord , my love to my dread , the Queen's Majesty , and the love I did bear unto your ... hand I swear what your lordship shall think fit for me to do or undergo I will , and for ever after will be a most ...
... hands ; but , my honorable good Lord , my love to my dread , the Queen's Majesty , and the love I did bear unto your ... hand I swear what your lordship shall think fit for me to do or undergo I will , and for ever after will be a most ...
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