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Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor

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15 2 Its splendid, defiant shimmering cylinders loomed proudly behind the snowy marble ramparts, its double walls—the first three hundred feet high; the second, separated from the first by twenty yards, four hundred feet high—walls wide enough to drive six tharlarion wagons abreast on their...
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Book 2. (7 results) Outlaw of Gor

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2 10 Far to my left I saw a splendid field of Sa-Tarna, bending beautifully in the wind, that tall yellow grain that forms a staple in the Gorean diet.
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3 83 Indeed, a cringing whelp of a man, who would never think of lifting his eyes from the ground in the presence of a member of one of the high castes, a crushed and spiritless churl, an untrustworthy villain or coward, an avaricious and obsequious peddler often becomes, in the place of his own Home Sto...
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6 147 Her hair was brown and fine, the splendid gray eyes seemed even more clear, and her face, I saw, was beautiful, even more beautiful than I had imagined.
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15 23 I know of few sensations so splendid, so godlike, as sharing the flight of a tarn.
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21 228 They were vital, splendid creatures, many of them undoubtedly exquisitely trained to delight the senses of a master.
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24 130 At the head of that splendid, ragged procession five marched; Kron, chief of the rebels; Andreas, a poet; his woman, Linna of Tharna, unveiled; I, a warrior of a city devastated and cursed of the Priest-Kings; and a girl with golden hair, a girl who wore no mask, who had known both the whip and love...
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26 124 I have learned that it is splendid and fearful and priceless.
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Book 3. (4 results) Priest-Kings of Gor

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9 11 And yet on this world I have seen great numbers of women who were both beautiful and splendid.
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12 113 They seemed splendid specimens of mankind.
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27 362 Then before my horrified eyes the carcass of that ancient she began to shiver and tremble and I stood back as she struggled to my amazement to her feet and reared herself to the height of a Priest-King, her antennae extended to their very lengths as though grasping, clutching, trying to sense someth...
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35 42 I would always remember Sarm, huge and golden, in the last agonizing minute when he had pulled free of the Golden Beetle and had stood upright and splendid in the crumbling, perishing Nest that he was determined must be destroyed.
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Book 4. (3 results) Nomads of Gor

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8 365 There was a cheer from the crowd, which, though largely composed of Tuchuks, relished a splendid performance.
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9 82 I was pleased to see again, though often done in silk, the splendid varieties of caste colors of the typical Gorean city, to hear once more the cries of peddlers that I knew so well, the cake sellers, the hawkers of vegetables, the wine vendor bending under a double verrskin of his vintage.
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13 117 He did not buy the kaiila near the wagon of Yachi of the Leather Workers though it was apparently a splendid beast.
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Book 5. (5 results) Assassin of Gor

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5 177 I lifted my hands over my head, and he, delicately, in the fog splendid with the sun, the smooth texture of his golden body gleaming, gently lowered his body and head, and with the tips of his antennae, covered with their sensitive, glistening golden hair, touched the palms of my hands.
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5 230 He seemed a splendid individual, but very serious and very quiet.
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15 200 She had learned on Gor that women are marvelous, but that they are not men, nor should they be; that they are themselves; that they are independent, magnificent creatures; that it takes two sexes for the human race to be whole; and that each is splendid.
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19 354 Four dances the girls danced while the crowd screamed and roared, and then, at an instant, their dances ended, they stood suddenly motionless, splendid, animal, magnificent, inciting.
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19 455 "You shall! We have many sets of barbarians to present for your consideration and pleasure! Do not be disappointed! There are more! There are many more barbarians to be sold, beautiful and splendid lots, superbly trained!" The crowd trembled with excitement.
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Book 6. (2 results) Raiders of Gor

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3 307 How straight she stood, each inch of her body alive and splendid in her vigor and freedom.
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15 15 The ships, in a splendid, long line, filing behind me, the Dorna first, then the tarn ships, then the round ships, under oars, moved slowly through the city, following the triumphal circuit of the great canal, passing even before the chamber of the Council of Captains.
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Book 7. (8 results) Captive of Gor

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7 463 How splendid and fine! I could no longer meet her eyes.
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8 785 It had been a splendid joke on us, the charge of the animal! What a jolly conclusion to the mountebank's performance.
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15 502 "Splendid!" she cried.
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15 503 "Splendid!" She leaped to her feet and, closely, moving about her, examined the girl as she danced, now slowly, to a barbaric, adagio melody.
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15 504 "Splendid!" cried Verna.
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15 505 "Splendid!" Now the melody became more swift, and it burned like flame in the girl's slave body.
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15 532 "Your secret camp lies within the very realm of Ar itself! Splendid! And in this camp you keep the daughter of your worst enemy, the daughter of the Ubar of great Ar itself, as slave! Magnificent!" I watched the girl dancing, the slave.
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17 40 No scribe it seemed would own Inge, but she would belong to a brutal and powerful huntsman, the handsome Raf of Treve; and Rena's captain of Tyros, he who had contracted for her capture, must now surely be disappointed, and his gold lost, for his lovely prize has been taken by another, at whose feet...
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Book 8. (14 results) Hunters of Gor

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6 313 Who knew to what heights, in time, might be raised the chair of Bosk? Perhaps, in time, it might stand as high, or higher, than the throne of Ar? And might there not come to be, in time, an alliance of Gor's greatest sea power and her greatest land power, and, perhaps, in time, but one throne? We wo...
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7 30 We would make a splendid couple, she and I, the beautiful Talena, daughter of the Ubar of Ar himself, and the great Bosk, Admiral of Port Kar, jewel of gleaming Thassa.
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7 42 We would make a splendid couple, she and I, the beautiful Talena, daughter of the Ubar of Ar himself, and the great Bosk, Admiral of Port Kar, jewel of gleaming Thassa.
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7 92 If he spoke highly of the four paga slaves, they were doubtless splendid specimens of female slaves.
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7 123 We would make a splendid couple.
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8 138 "That is a splendid plan!" said one of Arn's men.
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9 275 "I have heard," I said, "that panther girls, once taken, make splendid slaves".
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9 318 How splendid she would have looked at my side, my beautiful consort in Port Kar.
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9 335 We would have made a splendid couple.
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9 341 And who knew, in time, there might have been but one throne of one Ubar of this unprecedented empire? Who knew to what heights might have been raised the chair of Bosk? We would have made a splendid and powerful couple, the envy of Gor, Bosk, the great Bosk, and Talena, the beautiful Talena, daughte...
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11 935 "But," I said, "it seems to me a delicious name, a splendid, tasty name for a well-curved property-girl, for an attractive slave".
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12 34 My companionship with Talena, opening up a thousand avenues and alliances, conjoined with my riches, would have made me easily among the most splendid and powerful men on Gor.
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15 405 They were a splendid set of slaves.
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17 115 They were a splendid lot.
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Book 9. (6 results) Marauders of Gor

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2 200 The furnishings of the temple were quite splendid, gold hangings, and chains of gold, and lamps of gold, burning the finest of imported tharlarion oils.
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2 228 The cape of white fur was a splendid fur.
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6 303 "Splendid!" cried the Forkbeard.
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7 18 "Splendid!" he cried.
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13 146 Splendid was the quality of the ale at the tables of the Blue Tooth.
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21 27 She now had new tasks to which to address herself, cooking, and churning and carrying water; the improvement of her own carriage, and beauty and attractiveness; and the giving of inordinate pleasure in the furs to her master, Svein Blue Tooth, Jarl of Torvaldsland; if she did not do so, well she kne...
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Book 10. (7 results) Tribesmen of Gor

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1 253 The organization of native Kurii, which would have constituted a splendid intelligence probe, and was doubtless intended primarily as such, yielded them little information".
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2 294 The dancers in the cafes were splendid.
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21 254 They were indeed splendid foes for Priest-Kings and men.
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23 51 It was a splendid sight.
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24 38 What a splendid room for a mere slave, I thought.
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26 251 "A most splendid fellow," said her master.
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26 1281 She had been one then, of a splendid catch.
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Book 11. (4 results) Slave Girl of Gor

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5 193 I hoped that she would have a splendid companionship with Thandar of Ti.
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9 1462 He looked very splendid, proud and strong, a girl's neck rope in his hand, she, proof of his manhood, at his feet.
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12 601 Did they not want me? Was I not suitable for them? Was I to be left free? At the far end of the hall, away from the gates leading to the quarters of slaves, I saw a figure, that of a man, tall, handsome, strong, splendid, with the bearing of one who leads Gorean warriors.
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27 179 I thought this a splendid threat.
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Book 12. (9 results) Beasts of Gor

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4 5 I had had a splendid night's rest.
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4 42 I attained the height of the platform and found the view breathtaking, even more splendid than I had hoped.
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8 108 "Certainly," I said, "both sexes are utterly splendid.
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12 510 "Splendid," he said.
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22 102 "Splendid," said Imnak.
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23 156 There had not been so much meat in the camp for years and the women, even now, were busy preparing a splendid feast.
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23 374 "A splendid purchase," said Ram, congratulating Imnak.
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23 376 "Another splendid purchase," said Ram.
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38 160 She would be a splendid purchase for a competent master.
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Book 13. (5 results) Explorers of Gor

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33 37 Is that not a splendid coincidence?" "Yes, splendid," I smiled.
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6 539 They hung as splendid ornaments, two slave beauties, dangling over the brownish waters, from rings set in the ears of a beast.
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14 253 It is one of the most splendid, and beautiful, and joyful things about her".
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15 328 "Splendid," said the officer.
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18 226 "Oh, that is a splendid aspect of your plan," said he, irritably.
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Book 14. (12 results) Fighting Slave of Gor

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7 906 "Speaking of jokes," I said, "what a splendid jest have we two tonight played upon our jailers".
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7 910 "Yes, Master," she said, "it is a splendid joke".
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12 68 The crowd, enlisted in the sale, was in a splendid mood.
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12 381 "Surely, noble buyers, you will bid more realistically for such a splendid property?" "I will have at least four for you," said the Lady Tima to me.
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12 443 What a splendid joke for the Gorean women.
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18 189 I did not know if she would find fault or not, but, to me, objectively, it seemed the holding was in splendid condition.
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18 259 "He is splendid, Lady Florence," said Kenneth, warmly.
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20 214 "Was it not a splendid performance? Did he not do excellently?" "Double rations, and wine," she said.
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22 74 "A splendid idea!" said the Lady Florence.
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22 75 "A splendid idea!" said the Lady Melpomene.
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24 176 "The collar and brand are splendid on a woman.
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27 267 "It was a splendid fight," said another man, admiringly.
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Book 15. (7 results) Rogue of Gor

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2 124 "Splendid," I said.
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2 125 "Splendid!" She looked at me with horror.
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4 677 "Splendid," laughed one of the men.
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10 112 Should I not have marched her through the streets of Victoria naked, an exhibited slave, for my own joy, that of her master, and that men might rejoice in her beauty and call out to me their congratulations, commending me on the splendid fortune that was mine, that of having such a woman in my total...
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16 42 "Lola was a splendid worker," I said.
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28 130 "You are a fine officer," said Callimachus, "and it is a splendid command".
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29 238 "The cups of Cos," I cried to the man on the wall, "are not the cups of Ar!" "Yet each may be filled with a splendid wine," he called down.
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Book 16. (4 results) Guardsman of Gor

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3 6 "Splendid!" The vessel continued to approach the chain.
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5 103 "It could be splendid," I said.
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20 387 "Excellent," I said, "he is a splendid fellow".
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20 860 "Splendid!" said Glyco.
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Book 17. (10 results) Savages of Gor

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1 805 The gathering of tribes, friends and foes alike, for such a battle is said to be a splendid sight.
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1 1131 This explains some of the eccentricities of tribal warfare; first, actual war parties, though common, are formed less often than parties for stealing kaiila; in this sport the object is to obtain as many kaiila as possible without, if possible, engaging the enemy at all; it is a splendid coup, for e...
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6 28 The number of kailiauk in the Barrens is prodigious, for it affords them a splendid environment with almost no natural enemies.
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8 138 "She will make a fitting conclusion to the auctions of this evening, such a splendid evening at the house of Ram Seibar! Behold her! Is your interest not whetted?" I could see, by glancing around, that the interest of several of the men was indeed whetted.
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8 699 Their raiment is splendid, their station is lofty, their mien is noble, their prestige is boundless.
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8 1113 "Then you will make a splendid profit on her," I said.
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14 441 This would be a splendid way to bring them to camp and display the success of their trading.
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17 320 A splendid lesson for her, I thought.
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17 321 A splendid way for her to learn that her life had changed, that she was now a beast, that she was now no more than an owned, degraded, servile beast, that she was now no more than another white female of red savages.
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19 194 He looked very splendid in his paint and feathers, with the lance, astride the kaiila.
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Book 18. (19 results) Blood Brothers of Gor

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2 224 "Splendid! Splendid!" said Cuwignaka.
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1 67 "It is an awesome and splendid sight," I said.
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1 461 This perhaps somewhat vain but surely splendid sight is not unusual in a camp.
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1 477 Many of them would have been much pleased had Hci, such a splendid warrior, deigned to pay them court.
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2 213 "It is a splendid sight!" said Cuwignaka.
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2 252 "It is simply splendid," said Cuwignaka, happily.
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2 254 Children, too, I noted, those not in cradles, greased, their hair braided, their bodies and clothing ornamented, in splendid finery, like miniature versions of the adults, some riding, some sitting on the skins stretched between travois poles, participated happily and proudly, or bewilderedly, in th...
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9 471 "That was a splendid punishment," she said, "Master".
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13 115 "Splendid," said one of the lads, an older one, striking his thigh.
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13 145 "It was splendid!" said Cuwignaka.
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15 67 It did not occur to me that, in making peace between us, I should not offer you splendid gifts.
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16 43 "Splendid," I said.
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18 21 "That is a splendid thought," I said.
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35 23 How splendid women look in the collars of men! The sky was white with lightning.
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37 323 I am a slave!" Some women can resist, for a time, some masters, but what woman can long resist both herself, turned against herself, by the master's will, and the master, as well? What a splendid ally the woman makes, in her own conquest! Should she not be used more often? Too, when a woman has aide...
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37 447 "Splendid!" I said.
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38 1 A Slave Is Punished "It is a splendid catch," I said.
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38 11 "A splendid catch," I said.
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39 361 "Splendid," said he.
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Book 19. (15 results) Kajira of Gor

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1 439 Splendid!" "Splendid!" said another man.
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1 447 "Splendid," said another man.
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1 452 "Splendid!" said one of the men.
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1 453 "Splendid!" said another.
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3 764 At most you may occasionally become aware that you are now experiencing a condition of splendid vitality and health".
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6 122 "Splendid," he said.
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8 412 "Splendid," said Drusus Rencius.
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17 309 How splendid, too, to have men serving one, obeying one, in this fashion! He had been an itinerant peddler, an obsequious, cringing, ugly, small, vile man with a twisted body.
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18 19 "Splendid!" "I think you have me confused with someone else, Sir," I said.
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18 43 "That is a splendid name for you.
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18 163 "Splendid," said Speusippus.
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19 27 It was sleeveless, scandalously short and its neckline plunged to my belly, but I welcomed it as though it might have been the most splendid gown in the wardrobe of a Tatrix.
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20 182 Would it not be a splendid jest, now, to take Sheila, the Tatrix of Corcyrus, to the shop of a metal worker, to see her writhe and scream under the iron, to have her fitted with a collar and then lock it on her throat, to make her an actual slave? But he did not seem to have any intention of doing s...
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31 515 What a rich joke on the proud Tatrix! What a splendid lesson for the captured sovereign, to be subjected to a mere convenience use in the early morning, and then to be spurned to her place at a slave ring.
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36 74 "Oh, splendid," he said, irritably.
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Book 20. (14 results) Players of Gor

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5 54 "Oh, splendid, Brinlar," she said.
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5 55 "Splendid!" The man was now completing the lighting of the second lamp.
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6 393 Then, if you decide, in your nobility, to deny me even the briefest of peeps, what harm could possibly have been done?" "A splendid suggestion, kind sir," she said, "but where, in this fair meadow, at the side of a public road, will I find suitable privacy?" "Here!" said Boots, lifting up the veil.
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6 487 "Splendid!" said Boots.
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6 1226 "Thank you, noble people, splendid patrons of the arts," called Boots.
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6 1296 "A splendid price on her," I congratulated Boots.
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6 1334 "As I mentioned, I do not think I can help you with your Brigella problem, at least certainly not now, but I think I do know where you might be able to get your hands on a splendid candidate for a 'golden courtesan.
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7 187 She would doubtless make a splendid "golden courtesan" and, after performances, there was little doubt but what she would prove popular in the tents.
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8 142 Sleen, which tend to be fine hunters and splendid trackers, which are swiftly moving, aggressive, serpentine, generally nocturnal animals, particularly in the wild state, are less fastidious about their eating habits.
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12 814 "They make splendid recreations," I said.
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12 825 "That seems a splendid suggestion," he said.
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16 273 "They are also reputed to be splendid liars," said Chino.
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21 181 What an absurd, frail, pathetic, splendid figure he must have cut there, with that silly sword and those fierce mustaches.
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22 75 "Splendid," said Lecchio.
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Book 21. (27 results) Mercenaries of Gor

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2 236 "They are fine roots," I said, "and splendid suls".
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5 12 "Splendid," he said.
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5 40 "Too," he said, "I purchased this splendid sword".
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5 50 "Splendid," he said.
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5 88 "Splendid," he said.
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5 92 "Splendid!" he said, warmly.
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6 59 Still, one could not begrudge dear Mincon some greed in this matter, for he was a fine driver, and a splendid fellow.
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6 218 "A splendid fellow," said Hurtha.
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9 261 "Hurtha is a clever, splendid fellow.
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11 111 "I looked about the yards, and when I found fine-looking, sensitive-looking chaps, splendid-seeming fellows, of apparent refinement and taste, those of a sort I thought might be capable of appreciating my work, I offered them one of my poems, and for no more than a mere token of appreciation, a silv...
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15 461 "It is a splendid coup," I said, "to have stolen the preferred slave of the Polemarkos of Temos".
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16 909 I thought she would, in time, make a splendid slave.
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16 1184 To be sure, not everyone appreciates my splendid sense of humor.
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16 1473 "Splendid!" said Hurtha.
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16 1678 "A splendid suggestion!" cried Hurtha.
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16 1732 The camp was a splendid sight.
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20 98 I did not take my eyes from the city, so splendid before us.
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22 310 "It is splendid," said Hurtha.
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23 72 "He is a splendid fellow," said the man, "though a bit of an avaricious scoundrel".
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24 252 This is a fine house, with luxurious appointments, with a great deal of space and splendid grounds.
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25 99 "It is a splendid joke," I said.
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25 457 And what a splendid prelude it is to their subjugation and ravishment.
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25 750 "It was an agile, wily beast, and it led me a splendid chase.
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25 1298 "There was another reason," she said, "other than the peremptory, splendid dismissal of a slut slave from your presence, why I came to your table".
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25 2038 And I think you will make him a splendid slave".
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26 707 Splendid".
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26 798 This is a splendid avenue, and there are many shops on it.
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Book 22. (5 results) Dancer of Gor

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4 91 I knew that I had found him physically disturbing, and deeply and profoundly so, even on Earth, and had felt helpless and weak before him, but now those feelings, now that I saw him as he was on his own world, so splendid and powerful, so uncompromising, so fierce, so vital, so masculine, masculine ...
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10 466 "And so," he said, "although the price I paid for you might have seemed high it was, from my point of view, in virtue of what you are, and will become, a splendid bargain".
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11 509 This was a splendid joke, I gathered.
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13 184 How I loved his arms about me! "You are a splendid natural slave," he said.
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31 204 Such legs, I knew, were splendid for this form of dance, in which, from time to time, the woman becomes a writhing, cuddly love animal, made for a man's hands and arms.
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Book 23. (8 results) Renegades of Gor

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6 371 "I must find a splendid gentleman, and piteously beg that!" I did not, personally, think she would now be as successful in that sort of thing as she might have been earlier, when fully clothed.
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8 767 I had taken the liberty early this morning, acting through my agent, a sutler, a splendid, if somewhat put-upon and long-suffering, chap, whose name was Ephialtes, to redeem them all, my expenses in the matter, 182 C.
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10 264 Perhaps I should have held out for more, seeing the eagerness of the fellow, but, after all, I was taken by surprise by the splendid offer, and even opportunistic greediness has its limits, particularly when surprised.
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15 33 "Splendid!" said the warder.
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15 974 "How splendid it is!" I cried.
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18 459 "Considering that it was struck with a large piece of building stone with great force at close range, splendid," he said.
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21 845 The rape of a free woman on Gor, however, it must be understood, if one shares a Home Stone with her, can be a very serious offense, even involving exile; in such a case, it is interesting to note that the woman often chooses to follow the man into exile, even though she must then, in law, in most c...
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24 394 The flotilla, entering the harbor, with its flags and streamers, would be a splendid sight.
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Book 24. (4 results) Vagabonds of Gor

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12 292 I thought that they were splendid, and, indeed, would take shackles very nicely.
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37 19 "Splendid," I said.
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42 92 "Splendid," said Marcus.
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47 52 "Splendid!" said a fellow.
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Book 25. (5 results) Magicians of Gor

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2 258 Similarly he would be familiar with them from his military training, which would include matters such as the hunting and capture of women, who count as splendid trophies of the chase, so to speak, and his military life, as officers and men commonly have at their disposal barracks slaves, camp slaves...
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18 92 He was undoubtedly a splendid fellow, and, in any case, I might later wish to do business with him.
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18 546 "Splendid," I said.
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24 187 "Splendid," I said.
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25 359 He had taken a splendid drubbing, to be sure.
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Book 26. (2 results) Witness of Gor

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11 1386 How astonishingly paradoxical seemed my situation! Here on this world, where men seemed so proud, so untamed, so unbroken, so free, so mighty, so hot-blooded, on this world seemingly so primitive, so splendid and barbaric, on this world of leather, and silk and iron, not of plastics and synthetic fi...
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14 1086 There were many other high terraces in this part of the city, but none were as large, as spacious, as splendid, as this.
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Book 27. (7 results) Prize of Gor

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2 136 Both are fine companies, and either, in her view, would have been capable of mounting splendid productions of the work performed.
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8 26 "Splendid!" he said.
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18 712 What a boon, what a privilege it is, to breathe such air, such exuberant air, to see such sights, so striking, so splendid and colorful, to taste fresh, natural foods, not aged and stale, not tasteless, not saturated with alien chemicals! And see how these men love their world and their cities, thei...
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19 231 Splendid! And she recalled how she had been muchly pleased to keep him at a distance, how amused she had been that he might burn with need, writhe with desire.
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22 446 How magnificent he looked, seeing him now, once again, he in rich robes, at ease, rich, prosperous, secure, self-assured, splendid, more so than she had ever dreamed he might be.
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25 1000 The garments of Mirus were ample and splendid, robes which might well betoken his wealth and position.
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30 352 "How dare you love a free man?" "May not even a she-sleen love her master?" "The she-sleen is a splendid animal," he said.
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Book 28. (9 results) Kur of Gor

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73 7 "How splendid he was, how massive and swift, how splendid of visage, so clear of eye, so quick of hand".
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1 40 Are we not the outward form of its inward horror, or essence? Are we not the choice fruits of its inward terrors, the splendid robes of its dark, shrieking soul? In us, it finds its fangs, and talons, its hunger, its indifference, its terribleness, its sublimity, its rage, its glory.
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11 11 "The paga is splendid," said Cabot.
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20 4 Peisistratus, too in splendid robes, stood near him, on a step below the surface of the platform of the witness.
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56 32 "The depression, too," said Cabot, "makes a splendid crossfire possible, from which oppositely situated cohorts would be in little danger".
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56 87 "What a splendid enemy is Agamemnon!" said Lord Grendel, rapturously.
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57 59 "Splendid!" he said, suddenly.
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73 34 "Pray, remain for a time, noble ally," said Lord Arcesilaus, "for I shall decree a mighty festival, with days of rejoicing and feasting, which I would that you and yours, your splendid, numberless adherents and crews, shared with us".
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79 703 "In a way," said Cabot, "one could see all this as a splendid joke".
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Book 29. (3 results) Swordsmen of Gor

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5 148 Let Kurii be denied Earth, with its wealth of water and hydrogen, be denied such a foothold and platform for their projects, so splendid a staging area for an approach to Gor.
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10 491 And, all in all, after considering these women, those listed, and those under consideration for listing, it seemed to me, personally, and to others, as well, that Miss Wentworth was a splendid choice.
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24 223 "Splendid," said Lord Nishida.
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Book 30. (9 results) Mariners of Gor

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3 26 Why had they not left me to drown? Had they been of vengeful Ar, would they not have cut my throat and put me, bleeding, over the side of the galley? What could they want of me? I could not pretend to be of background, a fellow replete with rich connections, for whom a splendid ransom might be paid.
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13 52 Always were they uneasy in the presence of the shipwright, fearing his eccentricities, the strangeness of his mind, the unpredictable and erratic exercises of his power, his officious negligence and scorn of customary precautions and ceremonies, his omission of traditional offerings, placations, and...
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17 103 It is one thing, for example, to welcome attention bestowed on a prize kaiila and even another's envy of one's possession of so splendid an animal, and quite another to suspect that the other may have designs upon the beast.
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21 52 How splendid that the former Lady Flavia of Ar should bear in her thigh, now that of a slave, the most common of Gorean slave marks, the tiny, tasteful, cursive kef, as did many thousands of others.
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27 193 "Splendid," he said.
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28 9 "Splendid," said a fellow.
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28 123 "How wonderful, how splendid," said Alcinoë, "she who was Talena of Ar, now a stripped serving slave!" "Men," I told Adraste, "find it pleasant to be served by naked slaves".
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36 1 The Warehouse; The Encounter with Cineas, the Agent of Tyrtaios; The Gift of Lord Nishida and Tarl Cabot, Tarnsman It was now four days following the docking of the Pani ship, the River Dragon, and the stranger and I, invited by Captain Nakamura and the harbor master, Demetrion, who now seemed on s...
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37 796 "Splendid," he said.
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Book 31. (6 results) Conspirators of Gor

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7 433 The sorority stood as one important step, among several, to a splendid future.
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8 84 At that time, hooded, I did not realize the striking beauty of a Gorean city, how so many of its buildings, the lofty towers and graceful bridges, the spacious porticoes, the splendid colonnades, and such, were bright with color, nor was I aware of the wealth of colors in clothing, both that of men ...
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8 234 How detestable, think the free women, are slaves! How horrifying to want to be owned, to want to belong to a man, wholly, and desire to love and serve him, forever, abjectly, and unquestioningly, to the best of one's ability! And how terrible men are that they should unaccountably prefer a cringing ...
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8 1334 "A splendid buy," the auctioneer assured the buyer.
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10 1009 Such exhibitions I would later learn may, with slight variations, betoken enthusiasm or jubilation, high spirits, the appreciation of a deft witticism, an excellent move in a game, pleasure at unexpectedly glimpsing a friend, a fine shot in archery, a victory in the arena, one's foe slaughtered at o...
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18 632 He had returned from the alcove, after an Ahn or so, in a splendid mood.
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Book 32. (4 results) Smugglers of Gor

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4 132 The usual reason a slave is brought to an auction is merely that their masters enjoy having them at hand, relish them, and do not wish to leave them at home, caged, kenneled, chained to a couch ring, or such; on the other hand, many masters enjoy being seen with slaves whom others might envy, the ow...
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6 135 But to whom, and where? Certainly a lovely female makes a splendid gift, and, in many situations, can be bartered to one's advantage.
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35 204 "We shall have a splendid time," said Tuza, "before we begin the trek".
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37 142 So, I thought, the sorry wallet has been opened, and it contains a coin of gold; the dingy wrapper has been unrolled, and within it we find rare silk; the uninspiring amphora has been unsealed, and within it we find a splendid wine, the sort men might prize, and for which they might bid, and heatedl...
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Book 33. (12 results) Rebels of Gor

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1 273 "The splendid officer, fearful Tyrtaios, so wise in council, so adept with the sword," said Lord Nishida, "has departed the holding, and placed his cunning and skills at the service of great Yamada".
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15 68 "Which is a splendid advantage".
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24 85 His raiment was splendid.
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25 133 So still was the crowd, and so splendid were the acoustics within this cuplike enclosure, that one could, even below, where we waited, mark the scraping of the board on the platform.
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26 28 "We had hoped for a splendid feast," he said.
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31 28 "It serves as a splendid trap".
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31 72 "It is a splendid tribute to the discipline maintained within the ranks of the cohorts of Yamada".
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42 96 "The code of the warrior," I said, "is sometimes easily put on and off, as easily as one of the splendid garments of Lord Akio".
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43 143 "Splendid," I said.
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47 106 "Splendid," said Lord Yamada.
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47 220 "Splendid!" called Lord Yamada.
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61 1198 It would be a splendid gesture, and would mean holiday, indeed".
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Book 34. (18 results) Plunder of Gor

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10 175 Surely then you must recognize that forty copper tarsks is a splendid buy for this lovely beast".
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10 290 "Some, in our markets," said the dealer, "bring prices as splendid as those of other municipalities, Besnit, Ko-ro-ba, Port Kar, Brundisium, even Ar".
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17 48 Here I became acquainted with a splendid civilization, a colorful, intricate, complex civilization, a high, thriving civilization which, as most high civilizations, had a place for slaves, that place in which I found myself.
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17 102 "Forgive me," he said, "but in this wry contretemps your veil slackened, a misfortune for you but a splendid boon to the discerning masculine eye".
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27 40 But, too, my heart ached for the sight of him, his proud, splendid form, his easy carriage, the narrowness of his waist, the strength of his arms, the width of his chest, the breadth of his shoulders, his frank, piercing gaze before which, now, I feared I could not remain standing, even had I desire...
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31 173 The woman sold for a silver tarsk fifty, which, I gather, was a splendid price for such a market.
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33 266 "I am other than the splendid ones," it said.
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33 345 Even amongst the Kurii, whom you call the splendid ones, few can speak Gorean.
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35 151 "That is a splendid price," she said.
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44 139 "Master looks splendid," I said.
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44 144 "Yet, splendid," I insisted.
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46 124 Who could forget your triumphs in the arena? Would you not care to be one of the founders and leaders of a splendid new order? On Gor, on this world, you are known to the bandit and pirate, Tarl Cabot, and doubtless others, and might, in our interest, well exploit and utilize the bonds of friendship...
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50 118 So you would serve my pleasure, would you? Splendid! How generous! But know this, worthless she-urt, and know it well.
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52 47 On the other hand, I had gathered that two silver tarsks might be a good price for me, indeed, a splendid price for me! I suppose I was jealous of Paula.
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52 94 "Splendid," said my master.
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57 225 Such a splendid host, so eager to please his guests! How he would pander to the High Ones! He would pour oil, explosive dust, on fire!" "I do not understand," said Kurik.
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65 85 It would be unusual peddlers, indeed, who could afford so splendid a wagon and such a brace of prime tharlarion".
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65 328 "Surely, splendid lady," said Lucilius.
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Book 35. (4 results) Quarry of Gor

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3 204 "Is she not a splendid catch? Consider her! Regard the beauty of her face, the fineness of her features, her sweet throat, encircled closely with locked metal, the dark, brown hair, too short now, but it will grow, the loveliness of her shoulders, the softness of her bosom, the narrowness of her wai...
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38 64 It had come as a great surprise to me when the hooding and veils of she whom I had taken to be the Lady Dorna of Tharna were torn aside, and her splendid robes drawn down to her shoulders, to discover that the beauty of her lovely neck was much set off and enhanced by the locked, close-fitting circl...
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40 200 "I suspect that a lengthy and splendid lashing would be sufficient," said Florian.
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42 161 "How horrid that the beautiful Talena of Ar, freest of all free women, most noble and most splendid of all free women, rightful Ubara of Ar, should be clad in a mere tunic and that of a slave, that her graceful, regal neck should be encircled so closely, so obdurately, with the shameful, degrading b...
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Book 36. (14 results) Avengers of Gor

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7 163 He is a splendid officer, and a fine scion of Cos.
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11 175 "A splendid, noble name," he said, "one of a sort of which a large, fine fellow like yourself could well be proud".
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19 135 "What a splendid animal," marveled Thurnock.
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22 94 "But," said Sakim, "what if three ships, round ships of Brundisium, splendid ships with rich cargos, leave the harbor unexpectedly early, to elude pirates.
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28 25 "One more," I called to the oarsmen, "another fine, splendid, noble lady.
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29 247 "Do not think that we would be so tragically unfair and grossly remiss as not to permit you some share in our splendid endeavor.
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43 52 "Splendid," I said.
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43 72 "If things are splendid in Mytilene," I asked, "why should we return through the tunnel?" "I do not know," said one of the men.
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46 40 "A splendid feast," said Clitus, helping himself to a handful of tospits, his behavior forcing me, reluctantly, to reconsider my views of tospits and human beings.
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46 47 "Yes," said Thurnock, reaching for a pair of tospits, "a splendid feast, though somewhat plain".
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51 26 "I think we could give our friends a splendid chase".
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59 63 "Splendid," said my interlocutor.
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61 1 Bombastico "I shall render such a performance," said Bombastico, "as will endure through the ages, as will be so memorable and splendid that it will transform the lore of the theater, so awesomely magnificent that others, should they dare to ascend the boards, made aware of it, will be plunged into...
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62 125 "A splendid proposal," I said.
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