Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... sunla Croce , in Florence . - The Flower of Jesse - verses in homely phrase that were popular three and a half centuries ago . - Legend of the fair - haired boy of twelve who astonished the doctors in the court CONTENTS . ix.
... sunla Croce , in Florence . - The Flower of Jesse - verses in homely phrase that were popular three and a half centuries ago . - Legend of the fair - haired boy of twelve who astonished the doctors in the court CONTENTS . ix.
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... fair flower ; when a foul , frightful , fiendish figure flashed forth : Felonious fellow , fingering my flowers , I'll finish you ! Fly ; say farewell to your fine felicitous family , and face me in a fortnight ! The faint - hearted ...
... fair flower ; when a foul , frightful , fiendish figure flashed forth : Felonious fellow , fingering my flowers , I'll finish you ! Fly ; say farewell to your fine felicitous family , and face me in a fortnight ! The faint - hearted ...
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... 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 ...
... 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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... fair specimens of his ingenuity : - GALENUS - ANGELUS . Angelus es bonus anne malus ; Galene ! salutis Humana custos , angelus ergo bonus , DE FIDE - ANAGRAMMA QUINCUPLEX . Recta fides , certa est , arcet mala schismata , non est ...
... fair specimens of his ingenuity : - GALENUS - ANGELUS . Angelus es bonus anne malus ; Galene ! salutis Humana custos , angelus ergo bonus , DE FIDE - ANAGRAMMA QUINCUPLEX . Recta fides , certa est , arcet mala schismata , non est ...
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... fair bride he had married , When a merle gat at large from a cage that she carried ; She gave a loud screech ! and I could not well blame her , But lame as I was , I'd no wish to get lamer ; So I made my escape - ne'er an antelope ...
... fair bride he had married , When a merle gat at large from a cage that she carried ; She gave a loud screech ! and I could not well blame her , But lame as I was , I'd no wish to get lamer ; So I made my escape - ne'er an antelope ...
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