Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of LiteratureA. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 - 862 pages |
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... soon they end ! BEHOLD How short a span Was long enough of old To measure out the life of man ; In those well ... SOON Our new - born light Attains to full - aged noon ! And this , how soon to gray - haired night ; We spring , we bud ...
... soon they end ! BEHOLD How short a span Was long enough of old To measure out the life of man ; In those well ... SOON Our new - born light Attains to full - aged noon ! And this , how soon to gray - haired night ; We spring , we bud ...
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... soon will appear . The two which follow are peculiarly appropriate : - Florence Nightingale , Flit on , charming angel . John Abernethy , Johnny the bear . TIME ITEM METI EMIT This word , Time , is the only word in the English language ...
... soon will appear . The two which follow are peculiarly appropriate : - Florence Nightingale , Flit on , charming angel . John Abernethy , Johnny the bear . TIME ITEM METI EMIT This word , Time , is the only word in the English language ...
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... soon slack- ened his pace . The bishop of course had neither whip nor spurs , but was possessed of a much more powerful stimulus , for , says the legend , he made the sign of the cross , and the smarting devil instantly galloped away . Soon ...
... soon slack- ened his pace . The bishop of course had neither whip nor spurs , but was possessed of a much more powerful stimulus , for , says the legend , he made the sign of the cross , and the smarting devil instantly galloped away . Soon ...
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... soon as you shall become acquainted with him you will thank me for this my advice . Courtesy obliges me to desist from saying any thing more on this subject . as his passport to your protection , discreet , the wisest and the least or ...
... soon as you shall become acquainted with him you will thank me for this my advice . Courtesy obliges me to desist from saying any thing more on this subject . as his passport to your protection , discreet , the wisest and the least or ...
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... soon shall shine ; Their ruin is at hand , who with the Congress join . The acts of Parliament , in them I much delight , I hate their cursed intent , who for the Congress fight , The Tories of the day , they are my daily toast , They soon ...
... soon shall shine ; Their ruin is at hand , who with the Congress join . The acts of Parliament , in them I much delight , I hate their cursed intent , who for the Congress fight , The Tories of the day , they are my daily toast , They soon ...
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