Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... head in possession of a lady.— Pope's skull in a private museum . - Wickliffe's ashes not scattered be- yond recall . - Talleyrandiana . - One of Porson's diversions . . . . . 763 Historical Memoranda . HE first blood of the Revolution ...
... head in possession of a lady.— Pope's skull in a private museum . - Wickliffe's ashes not scattered be- yond recall . - Talleyrandiana . - One of Porson's diversions . . . . . 763 Historical Memoranda . HE first blood of the Revolution ...
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... zealot zest - Zinzendorf zion - zealed . CACOPHONOUS COUPLET ON CARDINAL WOLSEY . Begot by butchers , but by bishops bred , How high his honor holds his haughty head ! • ADDRESS TO THE AURORA , WRITTEN IN MID - ALPHABETICAL WHIMS . 35.
... zealot zest - Zinzendorf zion - zealed . CACOPHONOUS COUPLET ON CARDINAL WOLSEY . Begot by butchers , but by bishops bred , How high his honor holds his haughty head ! • ADDRESS TO THE AURORA , WRITTEN IN MID - ALPHABETICAL WHIMS . 35.
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... Head and Heart . Illustrious Intellects Intelligently Interpreted . Jewels of Judgment and Jets of Jocularity . Kindlings to Keep from the King to the Kitchen . Loosened Leaves from Literary Laurels . Magnificent Morsels from Mighty ...
... Head and Heart . Illustrious Intellects Intelligently Interpreted . Jewels of Judgment and Jets of Jocularity . Kindlings to Keep from the King to the Kitchen . Loosened Leaves from Literary Laurels . Magnificent Morsels from Mighty ...
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... head on your hand you neede not weare , A dying head you on your shoulders beare . You need not one to mind you , you must dye , You in your name may spell mortalitye . Younge men may dye , but old men , these dye must ; " Twill not be ...
... head on your hand you neede not weare , A dying head you on your shoulders beare . You need not one to mind you , you must dye , You in your name may spell mortalitye . Younge men may dye , but old men , these dye must ; " Twill not be ...
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... head on shoulders juvenile - cried , " Now for a new task : Let's try our hand at Palindromes ! " " Agreed ! But first , " we ask , " Pray , Peter , what are Palindromes ? " The forward imp replied , " A Palindrome ' s a string of words ...
... head on shoulders juvenile - cried , " Now for a new task : Let's try our hand at Palindromes ! " " Agreed ! But first , " we ask , " Pray , Peter , what are Palindromes ? " The forward imp replied , " A Palindrome ' s a string of words ...
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