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Marchioness of Farintosh was under heaven, and before men, so splendid, that, had he elevated a beggar-maid to that sublime rank, the inferior world was bound to worship her.
The Newcomes 2006
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"Will you sell your glove, beggar-maid?" and he drew a piece of gold from his purse.
The Faery Tales of Weir Anna McClure Sholl
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The skirt was almost torn from the waist, and Peggy felt like a beggar-maid as she crept home.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock Eliza Orne White
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Like the beggar-maid you would entreat to be allowed to go back from queenly glory and pomp to the tatters and contentment of your years.
My New Curate P.A. Sheehan
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"Only, everybody will know I am not a beggar-maid," thought Peggy.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock Eliza Orne White
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"You scorn to touch what a beggar-maid has handled?" she asked.
The Faery Tales of Weir Anna McClure Sholl
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Prince Richard and Prince Hugh, inviting them to dance with the beggar-maid.
The Faery Tales of Weir Anna McClure Sholl
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All the court had assembled for dinner, when she entered the banquet hall behind the shame-faced Dame Caecilia, who made a curtsey to the floor as she explained to the King that the beggar-maid, being lacking in art, refused the silken clothes.
The Faery Tales of Weir Anna McClure Sholl
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"I pray you tell me," said Prince Hugh, "how you, being a beggar-maid, walk as if possessed of wealth?"
The Faery Tales of Weir Anna McClure Sholl
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King said to him: "Wilt thou lead this beggar-maid in the dance?"
The Faery Tales of Weir Anna McClure Sholl
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