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‘You need not be afraid,’ said I, addressing myself to the man, ‘I mean you no harm; I am a wanderer like yourself — come here to seek for shelter — you need not be afraid; I am a Roman chabo by matriculation — one of the right sort, and no mistake — Good-day to ye, brother; I bid ye welcome.’
Lavengro 2004
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And within nine months after his return God shall bless you with a fair chabo, the pledge for which you have sighed so long!
George Borrow The Man and His Books Edward Thomas 1897
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"Give me the solabarri (bridle)," said the hag, "and I will lead your horse in, my chabo of Egypt, yes, and tether him to my little manger."
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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Fetch down your mailia go-cart and live here with your chabo. '
Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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"You need not be afraid," said I, addressing myself to the man, "I mean you no harm; I am a wanderer like yourself -- come here to seek for shelter -- you need not be afraid; I am a Rome chabo by matriculation -- one of the right sort, and no mistake -- Good day to ye, brother; I bids ye welcome."
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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'You need not be afraid,' said I, addressing myself to the man, 'I mean you no harm; I am a wanderer like yourself -- come here to seek for shelter -- you need not be afraid; I am a Roman chabo by matriculation -- one of the right sort, and no mistake -- Good-day to ye, brother; I bid ye welcome.'
Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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"Bring the gras in too, my chabo, bring the gras in too; there is room for the gras in my little stable."
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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"I mean you no harm; I am a wanderer like yourself -- come here to seek for shelter -- you need not be afraid; I am a Roman chabo {283} by matriculation -- one of the right sort, and no mistake -- Good day to ye, brother; I bid ye welcome."
Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 2 (of 2) George Henry Borrow 1842
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“Bring the gras in too, my chabo, bring the gras in too; there is room for the gras in my little stable.”
The Bible in Spain 1712
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‘Do so,’ said I, ‘my chabo, and as soon as may be I will follow you and become a Corahani.’
The Bible in Spain 1712
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