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One after another, till the turn came to Pharold, the several gipsies poured forth their acquisitions into this general fund.

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Theirs is an older and purer dialect than that of the English gipsies, and only some of the root-words are alike.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Morrison, Arthur

He gave but one moment to tenderness, however; and the next, turning to the rest of the gipsies, he inquired, "What news of the boy?"

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

I am inclined, indeed, to believe," replied Colonel Manners, "that the gipsies are descendants from some Egyptian tribe, although the fact has been contested strongly, and the French call them Bohemians--unreasonably enough.

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

About the fires in the courtyard were dancing and singing and some romping; for there were women within the walls, and others had come in with the gipsies.

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.