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" ... marriage. The father of the son said to the father of the daughter in my hearing, ' Brother, I consent to this marriage, provided you will settle upon your daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion. "
Gleanings in England - Sivu 445
tekijä(t) Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1801
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The English instructor; or, Useful and entertaining passages in prose ...

English instructor - 1801 - 272 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion. To which the father of th'o daughter replied, instead of fifty I will give her five hundred , if you please. God grant a long life to Sultan Mtfhmoud ; whilst he reigns over us, we shall never want ruined villages. The story says , the Sultan...

The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 314 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion." To which the father of the daughter replied, " Instead of fifty, I will give her five hundred, if you please....reigns over us, we shall never want ruined villages." ' To fill up my paper, I shall add a most ridiculous piece of natural magic, which was taught by no...

Select British Classics, Nide 17

1803 - 408 sivua
...daughter lifty ruined villages for her portion. To v.'hich the father of the daughter replied, instead of fifty I will give her five hundred if you please....The story says, the Sultan was so touched with the fab)e, that he rebuilt the towns and villages which had been destroyed, and from that time forward...

The British Essayists, Nide 13

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 342 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion." To which the father of the daughter replied, " Instead of fifty, I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long life to sultan Mahmoud t Whilst he reigns over us, we shall never want ruined villages." ' To fill up my paper, I shall add...

The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 318 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined Tillages for her portion. To which the father of tha daughter replied, " Instead of fifty, I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a knag- life to sultan Mahraoud! Whilst he reigns over us, we shall, never want rained villages." ' To...

Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Nide 5

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion.' To, which the father of the daughter replied, ' Instead of fifty I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long life to sultan Malunoud ; whilst he reigns over us, we shall never want ruined villages.' The story says, the sultan...

The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion. • To which the father of the daughter replied, instead of fifty I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long life to Sultan Mahmoud ; while he reigns over us we shall never wan^ ruined villages. The story says, the sultan was so touched...

The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Nide 7

1827 - 412 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion." To which the father of the daughter replied, " Instead of fifty, I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long life to sultan Mahmud ! Whilst he reigns over us, we shall • never want ruined villages." ' The story says, the...

The Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1827 - 412 sivua
...daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion. To which the father of the daughter replied, instead of fifty I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long life to Sultau Mahmoud ; while he reigns over us we shall never want ruined villages. The story says, the sultan...

Cobbett's Political Register, Niteet 67–68

William Cobbett - 1829 - 936 sivua
...give her 500, if you please. GOD irrant a lung life to Sultan Mahiiinuc I ; whilst he reigns over u&, we shall never ,want ruined villages." The story says the Sultan Was so touched with the fable, that be rebuilt the towns and villages which had been destroyed, and from that time focward consulted the...




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