Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... sound . THE Puzzles . 281 THE utility as well as the entertainment of puzzles ; their solution exercise for the mind as gymnastics are for the body . - Fondness of the French for this species of amusement . - Key to the cipher used by ...
... sound . THE Puzzles . 281 THE utility as well as the entertainment of puzzles ; their solution exercise for the mind as gymnastics are for the body . - Fondness of the French for this species of amusement . - Key to the cipher used by ...
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... Sound . 551 RTICULATE imitation of inarticulate sounds , with examples of difficulty and ease . s or Familiar Quotations from Unfamiliar Sources . 554 VARIETY of quotations traced to their original source in A VARIETY of writings . The ...
... Sound . 551 RTICULATE imitation of inarticulate sounds , with examples of difficulty and ease . s or Familiar Quotations from Unfamiliar Sources . 554 VARIETY of quotations traced to their original source in A VARIETY of writings . The ...
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... sounds . Truce to thee , Turkey - triumph to thy train ! Unjust , unwise , unmerciful Ukraine ! Vanish vain victory , vanish victory vain ! Why wish ye warfare ? Wherefore welcome were Xerxes , Ximenes , Xanthus , Xaviere ? Yield ! ye ...
... sounds . Truce to thee , Turkey - triumph to thy train ! Unjust , unwise , unmerciful Ukraine ! Vanish vain victory , vanish victory vain ! Why wish ye warfare ? Wherefore welcome were Xerxes , Ximenes , Xanthus , Xaviere ? Yield ! ye ...
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... sounds , the din of war's alarms , O'er seas and solid grounds , doth call us all to arms ; Who for King George doth stand , their honors soon shall shine ; Their ruin is at hand , who with the Congress join . The acts of Parliament ...
... sounds , the din of war's alarms , O'er seas and solid grounds , doth call us all to arms ; Who for King George doth stand , their honors soon shall shine ; Their ruin is at hand , who with the Congress join . The acts of Parliament ...
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... sound . Sed si mihi redeas , Then blessed thou shalt be , Et ago tibi gratias Whenever I thee see . THE CAT AND THE RATS . Felis sedit by a hole , Intentus he , cum omni soul , Prendere rats Mice cucurrerunt trans the floor , In numero ...
... sound . Sed si mihi redeas , Then blessed thou shalt be , Et ago tibi gratias Whenever I thee see . THE CAT AND THE RATS . Felis sedit by a hole , Intentus he , cum omni soul , Prendere rats Mice cucurrerunt trans the floor , In numero ...
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