Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of Literature: A Melange of ExcerptaJ. B. Lippincott Company, 1890 - 864 pages |
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... feet pressed the green ; he blessed , he begged , he pressed her . " Sweet , sweet Eve , let me wed thee ; be led where Hester Green , where Ellen Heber , where the brethren Vere dwell . Free cheer greets thee there ; Ellen's glees ...
... feet pressed the green ; he blessed , he begged , he pressed her . " Sweet , sweet Eve , let me wed thee ; be led where Hester Green , where Ellen Heber , where the brethren Vere dwell . Free cheer greets thee there ; Ellen's glees ...
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... feet and fervently felicitate him . Frantically and fluently he unfolded his fate . Fenella , forthwith fortified by filial fondness , followed her father's footsteps , and flung her faultless form at the foot of the fright- ful figure ...
... feet and fervently felicitate him . Frantically and fluently he unfolded his fate . Fenella , forthwith fortified by filial fondness , followed her father's footsteps , and flung her faultless form at the foot of the fright- ful figure ...
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... feet a fair - favored , fine , frank , freeman of the forest . Behold the fruits of filial affection . A BEVY OF BELLES . The following lines are said to have been admirably de- scriptive of the five daughters of an English gentleman ...
... feet a fair - favored , fine , frank , freeman of the forest . Behold the fruits of filial affection . A BEVY OF BELLES . The following lines are said to have been admirably de- scriptive of the five daughters of an English gentleman ...
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... feet he bowed , he fell , he lay down : at her feet he bowed , he fell : where he bowed , there he fell down dead . - Judges V. O Lord my God , I cried unto thee , and thou hast healed me . O Lord , thou hast brought up my soul from the ...
... feet he bowed , he fell , he lay down : at her feet he bowed , he fell : where he bowed , there he fell down dead . - Judges V. O Lord my God , I cried unto thee , and thou hast healed me . O Lord , thou hast brought up my soul from the ...
Page 116
... that deviseth wicked imaginations , Feet that be swift in running to mischief , A false witness that speaketh lies , And he that soweth discord among brethren . Constructive . - Psalm xix . 7-9 . The law 116 THE BIBLE .
... that deviseth wicked imaginations , Feet that be swift in running to mischief , A false witness that speaketh lies , And he that soweth discord among brethren . Constructive . - Psalm xix . 7-9 . The law 116 THE BIBLE .
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