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... BRIDGE . In Praise of Lady Margery Kyteler REYNARDINE · . DRAMATIS PERSONÆ WISDOM BUildeth Her HOUSE THE PARLIAMENT AT THEBES . DELILAH , Now IT WAS DUSK A QUATRAIN OF LING TAI FU'S " IRISH " · BY ORDEAL OF JUSTICE . • • PAGE • 3 67 97 ...
... BRIDGE . In Praise of Lady Margery Kyteler REYNARDINE · . DRAMATIS PERSONÆ WISDOM BUildeth Her HOUSE THE PARLIAMENT AT THEBES . DELILAH , Now IT WAS DUSK A QUATRAIN OF LING TAI FU'S " IRISH " · BY ORDEAL OF JUSTICE . • • PAGE • 3 67 97 ...
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... be no end . You know , it seems ordained in a manner of speaking . Ay , as it were , ordained . It does , " he said . " It does that . Ay , indeed . It does so . " THE KEEPER OF THE BRIDGE I VERY time he came 118 BELFASTERS.
... be no end . You know , it seems ordained in a manner of speaking . Ay , as it were , ordained . It does , " he said . " It does that . Ay , indeed . It does so . " THE KEEPER OF THE BRIDGE I VERY time he came 118 BELFASTERS.
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... bridge ! Then , Soaring , splendid , slender , strong , its arches spanning the tumbling river beneath , the great bridge ran like a rainbow from mountain to moun- tain . Lovat thought of it , with its lightness , its perfection , its ...
... bridge ! Then , Soaring , splendid , slender , strong , its arches spanning the tumbling river beneath , the great bridge ran like a rainbow from mountain to moun- tain . Lovat thought of it , with its lightness , its perfection , its ...
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... bridge with wonder and with pride each time he returned , but each time he re- turned he felt somehow that the bridge had been jealous of his absence , resented it , became tempera- 120 THE KEEPER OF THE BRIDGE.
... bridge with wonder and with pride each time he returned , but each time he re- turned he felt somehow that the bridge had been jealous of his absence , resented it , became tempera- 120 THE KEEPER OF THE BRIDGE.
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... bridge demanded all his time , all his talent , all his attention . It occurred to him there was a sort of contest be- tween him and the bridge , a sort of quiet , deadly fight , as between a man and a spirited horse he is riding in a ...
... bridge demanded all his time , all his talent , all his attention . It occurred to him there was a sort of contest be- tween him and the bridge , a sort of quiet , deadly fight , as between a man and a spirited horse he is riding in a ...
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Page 250 - And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Page 261 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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Page 263 - Tiria, he would be utterly destitute (Song 8:7). C. When R. Eleazar b. R. Simeon died, his generation recited concerning him [the following verse of Scripture]: Who is this who comes up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the powders of the merchant?
Page 336 - And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; that he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.