Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... never traveled , a kind of prisoner , and pity his case that from his cradle to his old age beholds the same still ; still , still , the same , the same . " It is the purpose of these GLEANINGS to compass such " sweet variety " by ...
... never traveled , a kind of prisoner , and pity his case that from his cradle to his old age beholds the same still ; still , still , the same , the same . " It is the purpose of these GLEANINGS to compass such " sweet variety " by ...
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... never be replaced . The corresponding mistake of Cardinal Wolsey and Sir James Hamilton - The judgment of Solo- mon frequently repeated . - The Brahmanical Beth - Gelert . - Parallels in art stories ; in ballads and legends ; in burial ...
... never be replaced . The corresponding mistake of Cardinal Wolsey and Sir James Hamilton - The judgment of Solo- mon frequently repeated . - The Brahmanical Beth - Gelert . - Parallels in art stories ; in ballads and legends ; in burial ...
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... never perfect ; yet the three brethren Veres were ever esteemed , respected , revered , even when the rest , whether the select few , whether the mere herd , were left neglected . The eldest's vessels seek the deep , stem the element ...
... never perfect ; yet the three brethren Veres were ever esteemed , respected , revered , even when the rest , whether the select few , whether the mere herd , were left neglected . The eldest's vessels seek the deep , stem the element ...
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... never wed ; Ere be green the red cheek , Never wed thee , Eve meek . " The terms perplexed Stephen , yet he jeered the terms ; he resented the senseless credence , " Seers never err . " Then he repented , knelt , wheedled , wept . Eve ...
... never wed ; Ere be green the red cheek , Never wed thee , Eve meek . " The terms perplexed Stephen , yet he jeered the terms ; he resented the senseless credence , " Seers never err . " Then he repented , knelt , wheedled , wept . Eve ...
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... never move , For love and Rome both bar your flight . Dean Swift wrote a letter to Dr. Sheridan , composed of Latin words strung together as mere gibberish but each word , when * Meaning in substance , Purify the mind as well as the ...
... never move , For love and Rome both bar your flight . Dean Swift wrote a letter to Dr. Sheridan , composed of Latin words strung together as mere gibberish but each word , when * Meaning in substance , Purify the mind as well as the ...
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