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MYSELF . “ That was strange language from a child to its parent . ' STRANGER . ' It was , -but you know the couplet , which says , “ I do not wish to be a lord — I am by birth a Gypsy ; - I do not wish to ...
MYSELF . “ That was strange language from a child to its parent . ' STRANGER . ' It was , -but you know the couplet , which says , “ I do not wish to be a lord — I am by birth a Gypsy ; - I do not wish to ...
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The — the — I'll not say it ; but I only wish I had something in my hand . ' ' If I have offended , Ursula , I am very sorry for it ; any offence I may have given you was from want of understanding you . Come , pray be seated , I have ...
The — the — I'll not say it ; but I only wish I had something in my hand . ' ' If I have offended , Ursula , I am very sorry for it ; any offence I may have given you was from want of understanding you . Come , pray be seated , I have ...
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Why do you wish me to mount him ? ' said I ; you know he is dangerous . I saw him Aling you off his back only a few days ago . ' Why , that's the very thing , master . I'd rather see anybody on his back than myself ; he does not like me ...
Why do you wish me to mount him ? ' said I ; you know he is dangerous . I saw him Aling you off his back only a few days ago . ' Why , that's the very thing , master . I'd rather see anybody on his back than myself ; he does not like me ...
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| 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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