Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of Literature: A Melange of ExcerptaJ. B. Lippincott Company, 1890 - 864 pages |
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Page 26
... replied by a copious answer of seven pages , in which he observed the same severe ostracism against the letter R. Du Chat , in the " Ducatiana , " says " there are five novels in prose , of Lope de Vega , similarly avoiding the vowels ...
... replied by a copious answer of seven pages , in which he observed the same severe ostracism against the letter R. Du Chat , in the " Ducatiana , " says " there are five novels in prose , of Lope de Vega , similarly avoiding the vowels ...
Page 57
... replied , is my one star , my Stella Maris , my treasure , my guide ! No , said I , you should rather say , my treason . Yet no arms , said he . No , quoth I , quiet may suit best , as long as you have no mastery , I mean money arts ...
... replied , is my one star , my Stella Maris , my treasure , my guide ! No , said I , you should rather say , my treason . Yet no arms , said he . No , quoth I , quiet may suit best , as long as you have no mastery , I mean money arts ...
Page 63
... replied , " A Palindrome ' s a string of words of sense or meaning void , Which reads both ways the same : and here , with your permission , I'll cite some half a score of samples , lacking all precision ( But held together by loose ...
... replied , " A Palindrome ' s a string of words of sense or meaning void , Which reads both ways the same : and here , with your permission , I'll cite some half a score of samples , lacking all precision ( But held together by loose ...
Page 72
... replied the actress , giving one of those irresistible smiles which won the most hostile pit . The judge smiled in turn , and when he asked , as he did immediately , " Where do you live ? " hearty applause long prevented Mlle . Mars ...
... replied the actress , giving one of those irresistible smiles which won the most hostile pit . The judge smiled in turn , and when he asked , as he did immediately , " Where do you live ? " hearty applause long prevented Mlle . Mars ...
Page 106
... been commended for his eloquence on a memorable occasion , replied , " If any thing I have ever said or written deserves the feeblest encomiums of my fellow- countrymen , I have no hesitation in declaring that for 106 THE BIBLE .
... been commended for his eloquence on a memorable occasion , replied , " If any thing I have ever said or written deserves the feeblest encomiums of my fellow- countrymen , I have no hesitation in declaring that for 106 THE BIBLE .
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