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or shouted at the top of their voices , some such doggerel as this :66 ' Shwe Hla is our brother , the son of a queen , The finest , the fairest , that ever was seen ; With sweetmeats by night , and with stingo by day , Ho !
or shouted at the top of their voices , some such doggerel as this :66 ' Shwe Hla is our brother , the son of a queen , The finest , the fairest , that ever was seen ; With sweetmeats by night , and with stingo by day , Ho !
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In all probability a leopard got him , for he was never chained up at night . This old dog , known in the Hindustani equivalent as ' Yellow , ' fell completely in love with my car , although he never dared enter it .
In all probability a leopard got him , for he was never chained up at night . This old dog , known in the Hindustani equivalent as ' Yellow , ' fell completely in love with my car , although he never dared enter it .
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He rose , went to the window , and looked out into the night . The western side of Ross Island was twinkling with lights from many houses . Above it the sky was bright with stars , though the moon had not yet risen , and against the ...
He rose , went to the window , and looked out into the night . The western side of Ross Island was twinkling with lights from many houses . Above it the sky was bright with stars , though the moon had not yet risen , and against the ...
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