Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... centuries ago .. 103 THE The Name of God . HE name of God spelled with four letters in almost every language . -The Hebrew appellations of Deity in the Old Testament , and their distinctive points . - Frequent use of the name of the ...
... centuries ago .. 103 THE The Name of God . HE name of God spelled with four letters in almost every language . -The Hebrew appellations of Deity in the Old Testament , and their distinctive points . - Frequent use of the name of the ...
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... century.— Metrical versions and paraphrases , in which the several parts , the invo- cations , the petitions and the conclusion or doxology , are carefully pre- served . Scriptural illustrations . - Acrostical and Echo paraphrases . 136 ...
... century.— Metrical versions and paraphrases , in which the several parts , the invo- cations , the petitions and the conclusion or doxology , are carefully pre- served . Scriptural illustrations . - Acrostical and Echo paraphrases . 136 ...
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... century . - Robert Hook's intimations of the value of auscultation . - The stereoscope anticipated . - Predictions of the discovery of America . ... 375 L · Triumphs of Engenuity . EVERRIER'S discovery of the planet Neptune ...
... century . - Robert Hook's intimations of the value of auscultation . - The stereoscope anticipated . - Predictions of the discovery of America . ... 375 L · Triumphs of Engenuity . EVERRIER'S discovery of the planet Neptune ...
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... century.— The insertion of hair in waxen seals . - Failure of marriage , after publication of the bands , scorning the church . - Old time matrimonial advertisements . Ho Facetiæ . 477 FOOD'S amusing titles for a sham library door ...
... century.— The insertion of hair in waxen seals . - Failure of marriage , after publication of the bands , scorning the church . - Old time matrimonial advertisements . Ho Facetiæ . 477 FOOD'S amusing titles for a sham library door ...
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... century , whose verses are characterized by great mechanical ingenuity , is fullest of these fancies . The following sentence of only 48 letters , contains every letter of the alphabet : -John P. Brady , give me a black wal- nut box of ...
... century , whose verses are characterized by great mechanical ingenuity , is fullest of these fancies . The following sentence of only 48 letters , contains every letter of the alphabet : -John P. Brady , give me a black wal- nut box of ...
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acrostic anagram appear asked beautiful Ben Jonson Bible Bishop blank verse body Cæsar called century child church curious dead Dean Swift dear death died divine Doneraile doth earth England English English language epitaph eyes fair father fell flower French gentleman give grace grave Greek hand hath head hear heart heaven Hebrew hexameters holy honor hundred inscription Jesus John Julius Cæsar King lady language Latin learned letter light lines live look Lord Lord's Prayer marabout marriage Miss never night o'er original person poem poet porringer pray prayer Psalm Queen remarkable replied rhyme says seven Shakspeare Sir Walter Scott sleep soul sweet tell thee Theodore Hook thine thing thou thought tion translation unto verse wife woman word write written wrote young