Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... thing with other things together . " The present volume is an expedient for grouping together a variety which will be found in no other compilation . From the nonsense of literary trifling to the highest expression of intellectual force ...
... thing with other things together . " The present volume is an expedient for grouping together a variety which will be found in no other compilation . From the nonsense of literary trifling to the highest expression of intellectual force ...
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... thing yet ; take away all the letters from every word you have written . " This alphabetical whim has assumed other shapes , sometimes taking the form of a fondness for a particular letter . In the Ecloga de Calvis of Hugbald the Monk ...
... thing yet ; take away all the letters from every word you have written . " This alphabetical whim has assumed other shapes , sometimes taking the form of a fondness for a particular letter . In the Ecloga de Calvis of Hugbald the Monk ...
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... things , teaches how to attain their just Magnitude . Y - Yielding , Ypight ( fixed ) , Yare ( ready ) . Which is explained thus : - To inordinate affections the art of It inspires the soul with true It also teaches us To love each ...
... things , teaches how to attain their just Magnitude . Y - Yielding , Ypight ( fixed ) , Yare ( ready ) . Which is explained thus : - To inordinate affections the art of It inspires the soul with true It also teaches us To love each ...
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... thing named . The anagram is complimentary or satirical ; it may contain some allusion to an event , or describe some per- sonal characteristic . Thus , Sir Thomas Wiat bore his own designation in his name : - Wiat - A Wit . Astronomer ...
... thing named . The anagram is complimentary or satirical ; it may contain some allusion to an event , or describe some per- sonal characteristic . Thus , Sir Thomas Wiat bore his own designation in his name : - Wiat - A Wit . Astronomer ...
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... thing before him , that may either offend or displease him in any sort ; for I may truly say , there is no man I love so much as M. Compigne , none whom I should more regret to see neglected , as no one can be more worthy to be received ...
... thing before him , that may either offend or displease him in any sort ; for I may truly say , there is no man I love so much as M. Compigne , none whom I should more regret to see neglected , as no one can be more worthy to be received ...
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