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He once met an old man driving along several asses laden with water - melons , and , pointing to one of the largest of these fruits , asked its price . The old man put his finger and thumb to his ear - lap , and said , " Cut it , Sir .
He once met an old man driving along several asses laden with water - melons , and , pointing to one of the largest of these fruits , asked its price . The old man put his finger and thumb to his ear - lap , and said , " Cut it , Sir .
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But how , ' he was asked , know that the sultan sent for the duke ? the boy's expression was , • I saw the lips move to the words , and heard them in my ear . ' « On another occasion , after the sweeper , the seven flags , the tents ...
But how , ' he was asked , know that the sultan sent for the duke ? the boy's expression was , • I saw the lips move to the words , and heard them in my ear . ' « On another occasion , after the sweeper , the seven flags , the tents ...
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Two important questions are thus disposed of by Mr. Pitt :' Q. If at dinner or supper I am asked what part of a bird or joint of meat I prefer , is it polite to make choice of any part which is esteemed a delicacy ?
Two important questions are thus disposed of by Mr. Pitt :' Q. If at dinner or supper I am asked what part of a bird or joint of meat I prefer , is it polite to make choice of any part which is esteemed a delicacy ?
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| Title | The Quarterly Review |
| Editors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) |
| Contributor | George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1837 |
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