Vulgar words in An Egyptian Princess — Volume 08 (Page 1)
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He had met the Achaemenidae in so frank and winning a manner, had excited so many hopes by the hints he had thrown out of an expected and important war, and had aroused so much merriment by well-told jests, such as the Persians had never heard before, that there were very few who did not welcome his appearance gladly, and when--in company with the king--he separated from the rest in chase of a wild ass, they openly confessed to one another, that they had never before seen so perfect a man.
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An hour before I reached the gates my third horse knocked up under me, so I had to trust to my own legs, and began running as fast as I could.