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When they came it was as if the lord of the world had arrived, and had brought all the glories of its kingdoms along; and when they went they left a c...more

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You know that kind of quiver that trembles around through you when you are seeing something so strange and enchanting and wonderful that it is just a ...more

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Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though that was not so hard, for there was always a war, and generally a famine somewhere.

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Ah, Antonio, it IS the noblest sport that ever was. I would give a year of my life to see it. Is the bull always killed?"   "Yes. Sometimes a bull is ...more

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Yes, I am of old family, and not illiterate. I am a fossil."   "A which?"   "Fossil. The first horses were fossils. They date back two million years.