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Page 146
They have plenty of money for the ride; they have plenty of money to bet on the
boat race or the horse race; they can discuss the flavor of the costliest wines; they
they have the best seats at Booth's Theater. But still you ask me: "How do they ...
They have plenty of money for the ride; they have plenty of money to bet on the
boat race or the horse race; they can discuss the flavor of the costliest wines; they
they have the best seats at Booth's Theater. But still you ask me: "How do they ...
Page 174
Another temptation, however, around nearly all our watering-places, is the horse-
racing business. We all admire the horse; but we do not think that its ^eauty, or
speed, ought to be cultured at the expense of human degradation. The horse-
race ...
Another temptation, however, around nearly all our watering-places, is the horse-
racing business. We all admire the horse; but we do not think that its ^eauty, or
speed, ought to be cultured at the expense of human degradation. The horse-
race ...
Page 175
The two men on the horses riding around, long before arranged who shall beat.
... Men looking on see only two horses with two riders flying around the ring; but
there is many a man on that stand ... White horse of honor; black horse of ruin.
The two men on the horses riding around, long before arranged who shall beat.
... Men looking on see only two horses with two riders flying around the ring; but
there is many a man on that stand ... White horse of honor; black horse of ruin.
Page 242
I hear the clicking hoofs of the horse on which Nehe- miah rides, as he guides it
this way and that, into this gate and out of that, winding through that gate amid the
debris of once great Jerusalem. Now the horse comes to a dead halt at the ...
I hear the clicking hoofs of the horse on which Nehe- miah rides, as he guides it
this way and that, into this gate and out of that, winding through that gate amid the
debris of once great Jerusalem. Now the horse comes to a dead halt at the ...
Page 246
If he say, "Well, I — yes," the hesitancy makes me feel that that man wants a ride
on $Te- hemiah's horse by midnight through the ruins — in by the gate of his
affections, out by the gate of his will; and before he has got through with that
midnight ...
If he say, "Well, I — yes," the hesitancy makes me feel that that man wants a ride
on $Te- hemiah's horse by midnight through the ruins — in by the gate of his
affections, out by the gate of his will; and before he has got through with that
midnight ...
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| Title | night scenes of city life |
| Author | t. dewitt talmage d.d |
| Published | 1801 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2005 |
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