Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... thee ; and when thou hast considered thy purchase , thou wilt call the price of it a charity to thyself . SHIRLEY . In winter you may reade them ad ignem , by the fireside , and in summer ad umbram , under some shadie tree ; and ...
... thee ; and when thou hast considered thy purchase , thou wilt call the price of it a charity to thyself . SHIRLEY . In winter you may reade them ad ignem , by the fireside , and in summer ad umbram , under some shadie tree ; and ...
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... thee study the Talmudists and Cabalists , and get a perfect knowledge of man . In brief , I would have thee a bottomless pit of all knowl- edge . " While this book does not aspire to such Gargantuan compre- hensiveness , it seeks a ...
... thee study the Talmudists and Cabalists , and get a perfect knowledge of man . In brief , I would have thee a bottomless pit of all knowl- edge . " While this book does not aspire to such Gargantuan compre- hensiveness , it seeks a ...
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... thee ; be led where Hester Green , where Ellen Heber , where the brethren Vere dwell . Free cheer greets thee there ; Ellen's glees sweeten the refreshment ; there severer Hester's decent reserve checks heedless jests . Be led there ...
... thee ; be led where Hester Green , where Ellen Heber , where the brethren Vere dwell . Free cheer greets thee there ; Ellen's glees sweeten the refreshment ; there severer Hester's decent reserve checks heedless jests . Be led there ...
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... thee . UNIVOCALIC VERSES . A. THE RUSSO - TURKISH WAR . Wars harm all ranks , all arts , all crafts appall : At Mars ' harsh blast , arch , rampart , altar , fall ! Ah ! hard as adamant , a braggart Czar Arms vassal swarms , and fans a ...
... thee . UNIVOCALIC VERSES . A. THE RUSSO - TURKISH WAR . Wars harm all ranks , all arts , all crafts appall : At Mars ' harsh blast , arch , rampart , altar , fall ! Ah ! hard as adamant , a braggart Czar Arms vassal swarms , and fans a ...
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... 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 youths ! ye yeomen ...
... 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 youths ! ye yeomen ...
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