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Updated: June 12, 2025
How happy and calm I should be if I could now say: 'Lord, have mercy on me!... But to whom should I say that? Either to a Power indefinable, incomprehensible, which I not only cannot address but which I cannot even express in words the Great All or Nothing-" said he to himself, "or to that God who has been sewn into this amulet by Mary!
It came at last, and, breakfast over, the body was sewn up in canvas, and the skipper held a short service compiled from a Bible which belonged to the mate, and what he remembered of the Burial Service proper. Then the corpse went overboard with a splash, and the men, after standing awkwardly together for a few minutes, slowly dispersed to their duties.
When they had brought home the princess to her father, there was great rejoicing; and he said to the four brothers, 'One of you shall marry her, but you must settle amongst yourselves which it is to be. Then there arose a quarrel between them; and the star-gazer said, 'If I had not found the princess out, all your skill would have been of no use; therefore she ought to be mine. 'Your seeing her would have been of no use, said the thief, 'if I had not taken her away from the dragon; therefore she ought to be mine. 'No, she is mine, said the huntsman; 'for if I had not killed the dragon, he would, after all, have torn you and the princess into pieces. 'And if I had not sewn the boat together again, said the tailor, 'you would all have been drowned, therefore she is mine. Then the king put in a word, and said, 'Each of you is right; and as all cannot have the young lady, the best way is for neither of you to have her: for the truth is, there is somebody she likes a great deal better.
Not only are the claws prized by the Arabs, but the mustache of the lion is carefully preserved and sewn in a leather envelope, to be worn as an amulet; such a charm is supposed to protect the wearer from the attacks of wild animals. We were now destined to be deprived of two members of the party.
On examination, a part of the lining of the coat was found to have been cut open and carefully sewn together again. 'Took all that trouble? said the gatekeeper, glancing at him. 'I did not know there was any pocket there, said Douglas, hurriedly; 'I got the coat only this morning. 'Oh, indeed, said the other, with a slight derisive laugh.
He then secures a tub, which is filled with lukewarm water, and, squatting down before it, lathers himself with a vegetable, soapy material, which is sewn up in a small bag.
A number of days were spent in busy preparation for our journey; the cloth, beads, and brass wire, for the trip were sewn up in old canvas, and each package had the bearer's name printed on it.
The horse, guessing what was required, would start again, shaking him up and down until he looked like a rag doll badly sewn together. All this did not upset his temper, for indeed, this was the first time the rider had realized the dearest wish of a lifetime, and he was enjoying himself to the full. Sometimes the quiet but desperate horse would break into a gallop.
What exquisite embroidery, silver and gold thread intermixed with little sparks of garnets sewn in the pattern! It is better than anything of his lordship's. I wish I had a father who dressed well. I'm sure mine must be the shabbiest lord at Whitehall. You have no right to be more modish than monsieur mon pere, Sir Denzil." "Hold that insolent tongue, p'tit drole!" cried the mother.
In this foam it is much used for wrappers for clothes; and they also make jackets of it, sewn neatly together and stained with the juice of another kind of bark, which gives it a dark red colour and renders it nearly waterproof. Here are four very distinct kinds of people who may all be seen any day in and about the town of Batchian.
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