 Osman had not his part by heart, but still Zara covered all deficiencies : and Osman did no worse than other Osmans had done before him, till he came to the long speech, beginning with, " The sultans, my great ancestors, bequeath'd Their empire to me,...  Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces - Seite 95von Maria Edgeworth - 1825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...prompt-ing pulled Osman through most of his speeches till his hearing suddenly failed with his memory. 'I might look down to my sur-rounded feet And bless contending beauties—' muttered Osman for the third time. Then there was a dead stop. In vain the prompter, the scene-shifter... | |
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