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... Once upon a time , three learned Persians sat in council over a pumpkin which they had found by the way . " I like not its shape , " said the first ; " it pleaseth not the eye . " The second declared " it is too smooth , and offendeth ...
... Once upon a time , three learned Persians sat in council over a pumpkin which they had found by the way . " I like not its shape , " said the first ; " it pleaseth not the eye . " The second declared " it is too smooth , and offendeth ...
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... once . It will be a change for a modest man , anyhow . It will not , I fear , be regarded as eccentric , or the success of the new departure would be assured . Society finds a peculiar charm in eccentricity . If this paper had long hair ...
... once . It will be a change for a modest man , anyhow . It will not , I fear , be regarded as eccentric , or the success of the new departure would be assured . Society finds a peculiar charm in eccentricity . If this paper had long hair ...
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... once , dear friend , who art honouring me with thy attention , and make Johnson in love with a woman , who , at the outset , despises him , and who ends by morally prostrating herself at his feet ? John- son adores , say a pure , high ...
... once , dear friend , who art honouring me with thy attention , and make Johnson in love with a woman , who , at the outset , despises him , and who ends by morally prostrating herself at his feet ? John- son adores , say a pure , high ...
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... Once I commenced her story ; but the tale has yet to be written . There is an exciting and dramatic novel in that cruel yet hand- some face . One Friday I went into the snake house of the Zoological Gardens . The serpents were being fed ...
... Once I commenced her story ; but the tale has yet to be written . There is an exciting and dramatic novel in that cruel yet hand- some face . One Friday I went into the snake house of the Zoological Gardens . The serpents were being fed ...
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... once wrote a novel wholly for my - button - hole . It is well dressed , but there self . It is the best work I shall probably ever is an old fashion in the cut of its coats . It write . The story was literally ended in the wears its hat ...
... once wrote a novel wholly for my - button - hole . It is well dressed , but there self . It is the best work I shall probably ever is an old fashion in the cut of its coats . It write . The story was literally ended in the wears its hat ...
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Page 39 - This languishing head is at rest ; Its thinking and aching are o'er; This quiet, immovable breast, Is heaved by affliction no more This heart is no longer the seat Of trouble and torturing pain; It ceases to flutter and beat — It never shall flutter again.
Page 30 - THERE'S a song in the air ! There's a star in the sky ! There's a mother's deep prayer And a baby's low cry ! And the star rains its fire while the Beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King!
Page 30 - Ay ! the star rains its fire and the Beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a king. In the light of that star Lie the ages impearled ; And that song from afar Has swept over the world. Every hearth is aflame, and the Beautiful sing In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King.
Page 1 - YEARS they have been used most extensively as a Family Medicine, thousands having found them a simple and safe remedy, and one needful to be kept always at hand. These Pills are purely Vegetable, being entirely free from Mercury or any other Mineral, and those who may not hitherto have proved their efficacy will do well to give them a Trial. Recommended for Disorders of the Head, Chest, Bowels, Liver and Kidneys ; also in Rheumatism, Ulcers, Sores, and all Skin Diseases— these Pills being a direct...
Page 2 - COLLINS. The Law and the Lady. By WILKIE COLLINS. The Two Destinies. By WILKIE COLLINS. The Haunted Hotel. By WILKIE COLLINS. The Fallen Leaves.
Page 1 - YEARS they have been used most extensively as a FAMILY MEDICINE, thousands having found them a simple and safe remedy, and one needful to be kept always at hand. These Pills are purely Vegetable, being entirely free from Mercury or any other Mineral...
Page 2 - Held in Bondage. By OUIDA. Strathmore. By OUIDA. Chandos. By OUIDA. Under Two Flags. By OUIDA. Idalia. By OUIDA. Cecil Castlemaine. By OUIDA. Tricotrin. By OUIDA. Puck. By OUIDA. Folle Farine. By OUIDA. Dog of Flanders. By OUIDA. Pascarel. By OUIDA. Two Little Wooden Shoes. By OUIDA. Signa. By OUIDA. In a Winter City. By OUIDA. Ariadne.
Page 39 - Thy word commands our flesh to dust : Return, ye sons of men. All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again.
Page 12 - HOW TO PURCHASE A PLOT OF LAND FOR FIVE SHILLINGS PER MONTH, with Immediate Possession, either for Building or Gardening purposes. Apply at the Office of the BIRKRECK FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY, as above.
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