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And never suspected how, across behind the words she spoke, a tyrant torso wheeled and reeled.Und ahnte nichts davon, daß hinter den Worten, die sie sprach, der Torso eines Tyrannen rollte und ratterte.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
And yet the tyrant of Baghdad had one single ace of which the general knew and which he feared: Saddam could simply pull out of Kuwait.Trotzdem besaß der Tyrann von Bagdad noch einen einzigen Trumpf, den der General kannte und fürchtete. Saddam Hussein konnte Kuwait einfach wieder räumen.Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
I had heard those sayings of the public about Antonia's singing often, but I had had no idea that this glorious creature was there, on the spot, held in thraldom by this crack-brained' Krespel, as by some tyrant enchanter.Jene Äußerungen des Publikums über Antoniens Gesang hatte ich selbst schon öfters vernommen, aber ich ahnte nicht, daß die Herrliche am Orte sei, und in den Banden des wahnsinnigen Krespels wie eines tyrannischen Zauberers liege.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
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petty tyrant
kleiner Tyrann
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tyrant
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