Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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Page iv
... thought . They who cannot weave a uniform web may at least produce a piece of patchwork ; which may be useful and not without a charm of its own . GUESSES AT TRUTH . —It is a regular omnibus ; there is something in it to every- body's ...
... thought . They who cannot weave a uniform web may at least produce a piece of patchwork ; which may be useful and not without a charm of its own . GUESSES AT TRUTH . —It is a regular omnibus ; there is something in it to every- body's ...
Page vi
... thought , and there , through by - paths neglected and gray with the moss of ages ; now , amid cultivated fields , and then , adown untrodden ways ; at one time , to rescue from oblivion fugitive thoughts which the world should not ...
... thought , and there , through by - paths neglected and gray with the moss of ages ; now , amid cultivated fields , and then , adown untrodden ways ; at one time , to rescue from oblivion fugitive thoughts which the world should not ...
Page xx
... thought , and in the form of expression . - Shaksperean resemblances . - The boldness of Charles Reade's plagiarisms -Histor- ical similitudes : -unwillingness of barbarians to separate from their kindred hereafter ; sacrificing a ...
... thought , and in the form of expression . - Shaksperean resemblances . - The boldness of Charles Reade's plagiarisms -Histor- ical similitudes : -unwillingness of barbarians to separate from their kindred hereafter ; sacrificing a ...
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... thought thy musing mind distils , Day - dreams of poesy thy soul awakes : - Such was thy life - a poet's life , I ... thoughts in words of worth we still may find . IRVING . In easy , natural , graceful charm of style , Resembling ...
... thought thy musing mind distils , Day - dreams of poesy thy soul awakes : - Such was thy life - a poet's life , I ... thoughts in words of worth we still may find . IRVING . In easy , natural , graceful charm of style , Resembling ...
Page 56
... thought it a glee mart ; But they raged at no news from the nation's belligerent , And I said let'm rage , since the air is refrigerant . I then met large numbers , whose drink was not sherbet , Who scarce could look up when their eyes ...
... thought it a glee mart ; But they raged at no news from the nation's belligerent , And I said let'm rage , since the air is refrigerant . I then met large numbers , whose drink was not sherbet , Who scarce could look up when their eyes ...
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