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Page 38
Here , almost touching that monstrous thing , they lit their fire , and the serpent with its cold and slimy coils climbed over their naked legs as they slept . They stretched themselves to sleep upon low branches that made a hammock for ...
Here , almost touching that monstrous thing , they lit their fire , and the serpent with its cold and slimy coils climbed over their naked legs as they slept . They stretched themselves to sleep upon low branches that made a hammock for ...
Page 64
Now , man , wake dem boys up , to go and gether some sticks to light de fire , and to see to where dem hosses and donkeys are . I think I heared some men coming up de road , and driving de things out of de field .
Now , man , wake dem boys up , to go and gether some sticks to light de fire , and to see to where dem hosses and donkeys are . I think I heared some men coming up de road , and driving de things out of de field .
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a a tell the mumping villain that if he comes near my fire , I ' ll serve him out as I will you . Take that- - Tiny Jesus ! ! what have we got here ? Oh , delicate Jesus ! what is the matter with the child ? ' I had made a motion which ...
a a tell the mumping villain that if he comes near my fire , I ' ll serve him out as I will you . Take that- - Tiny Jesus ! ! what have we got here ? Oh , delicate Jesus ! what is the matter with the child ? ' I had made a motion which ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Wind on the Heath: A Gypsy Anthology |
| Editor | John Sampson |
| Compiled by | John Sampson |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus, 1930 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 362 pages |
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