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I said that I was not a slave-woman, and that I would be sold to no man.
THE TEARS OF AH KIM 2010
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Abrizah, daughter of King Hardub, Lord of the Greeks; and I know this slave-woman Marjanah right well.
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While the Bible states that Isaac, the son of Abraham's wife, Sarah, was the one to be sacrificed, most interpretations of the Qur'an, the holy scripture of Islam, say that Ishmael, son of his slave-woman, Hagar, was to be sacrificed.
catpewk Diary Entry catpewk 2005
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They thought that a lindorm would be quite well satisfied with anyone that they might give him, and so they would get some slave-woman to marry the monster.
The Pink Fairy Book 2003
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When the slave-woman entered, Ronica instantly knew why she was there.
The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999
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His patrimony was at Ephesos; a farm let to a tenant, and a city house kept ready for his return by an old Karian slave-woman.
The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978
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There was an old slave-woman who dressed my wounds.
The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972
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He has risen partly by his relationship to Akhirom, and partly by the intrigues of an Ophirean slave-woman named Rufia, whom he won at gaming from Mazdak and then refused to return when the Hyrkanian had sobered up.
Conan the Freebooter Howard, Robert E. 1968
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I looked at Mykale, and saw only an old slave-woman of the Shore Folk, and was sorry to have said so much.
The Bull From The Sea Renault, Mary 1962
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The slave-woman at her tasks will live and grow old and see two or three generations of her mistresses fade and pass away.
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