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The existence of the Lord ' s Prayer is thought quite sufficient to justify the use of
forms . ' pp . 19 - 20 . After assigning the reasons for considering what is usually
styled the Lord ' s prayer , rather as a specimen of the simplicity ' and fervour ...
The existence of the Lord ' s Prayer is thought quite sufficient to justify the use of
forms . ' pp . 19 - 20 . After assigning the reasons for considering what is usually
styled the Lord ' s prayer , rather as a specimen of the simplicity ' and fervour ...
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But living , as happily we do , remote from the sphere of Lord Byron ' s self -
sought foes . , " Or friends by himself banished , ' we feel ourselves by no means
called upon either to become his apologists , or to sit as bis censors ; not having
had ...
But living , as happily we do , remote from the sphere of Lord Byron ' s self -
sought foes . , " Or friends by himself banished , ' we feel ourselves by no means
called upon either to become his apologists , or to sit as bis censors ; not having
had ...
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In these extracts there may still be recognised the peculiarity of talent by which
Lord Byron is distinguished . The scenery is at once revealed to our inmost
feelings , not through the medium of description , as a picture , but in its effect
upon the ...
In these extracts there may still be recognised the peculiarity of talent by which
Lord Byron is distinguished . The scenery is at once revealed to our inmost
feelings , not through the medium of description , as a picture , but in its effect
upon the ...
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Lord Byron has taken the trouble to inform the public even of the names of many
friends whose intimacy be professes to prize and to enjoy , and we know that at
any rate all these have not forsaken him . Lord Byron has had many friends , and
...
Lord Byron has taken the trouble to inform the public even of the names of many
friends whose intimacy be professes to prize and to enjoy , and we know that at
any rate all these have not forsaken him . Lord Byron has had many friends , and
...
Page 488
On the morning of April the 2d , Lord Nelson made the signal to weigh and to
engage the Danish line . The van of the British was led by Captain George
Murray , of the Edgar , who set a noble example of intrepidity , which was
followed by ...
On the morning of April the 2d , Lord Nelson made the signal to weigh and to
engage the Danish line . The van of the British was led by Captain George
Murray , of the Edgar , who set a noble example of intrepidity , which was
followed by ...
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