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A literally broken heart . - Alleged instances of sensation and intelligence after beheading . Strange and unaccountable character of many special antipathies . — A case of constitutional sympathy . - Walking while blindfolded .
A literally broken heart . - Alleged instances of sensation and intelligence after beheading . Strange and unaccountable character of many special antipathies . — A case of constitutional sympathy . - Walking while blindfolded .
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Gaunt , gloomy , guarded , grappling giant griefs , Here , hunted hard , his harassed heart he heaves ; In impious ire incessant ills invests , Judging Jove's jealous judgments , jaundiced jests ! Kneel , kirtled knight ! keep keener ...
Gaunt , gloomy , guarded , grappling giant griefs , Here , hunted hard , his harassed heart he heaves ; In impious ire incessant ills invests , Judging Jove's jealous judgments , jaundiced jests ! Kneel , kirtled knight ! keep keener ...
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Handy Helps from 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 .
Handy Helps from 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 .
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L ays like thine have many a charm ; O ft thy themes the heart must warm . Now o'er Slavery's guilt and woes , Grief and shame's deep hues it throws ; Far up Alpine heights is heard " Excelsior , " now the stirring word ; " Life's Psalm ...
L ays like thine have many a charm ; O ft thy themes the heart must warm . Now o'er Slavery's guilt and woes , Grief and shame's deep hues it throws ; Far up Alpine heights is heard " Excelsior , " now the stirring word ; " Life's Psalm ...
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they hold a treasure Divin E - a talisman - an amulet Search well the measureThat must be worn at heart . The wordS - the syllables ! Do not forget The triviAlest point , or you may lose your labor ! And yet there is in this no Gordian ...
they hold a treasure Divin E - a talisman - an amulet Search well the measureThat must be worn at heart . The wordS - the syllables ! Do not forget The triviAlest point , or you may lose your labor ! And yet there is in this no Gordian ...
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| Title | Gleanings for the Curious from the Harvest-fields of Literature |
| Author | Charles Carroll Bombaugh |
| Publisher | A. D. Worthington & Company, 1875 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Feb 2006 |
| Length | 862 pages |
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