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... brought him back his horse , with the remark , that " I might regard myself as lucky , for that a death by the wound of a wild boar would send even the most pious Mussulman nedjis ( unclean ) into the next world , where a hundred years ...
... brought him back his horse , with the remark , that " I might regard myself as lucky , for that a death by the wound of a wild boar would send even the most pious Mussulman nedjis ( unclean ) into the next world , where a hundred years ...
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... brought him . The fault is mine , if fault there be ; and mine must be the punishment . I think it cruel in you to come and insult us , and in- stead of bringing us relief , to add to our misery . You know we are in no condition to ...
... brought him . The fault is mine , if fault there be ; and mine must be the punishment . I think it cruel in you to come and insult us , and in- stead of bringing us relief , to add to our misery . You know we are in no condition to ...
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... brought him one of heavy oaken wood . He had made it years ago to please her when there were rumors of highwaymen about town , and it made her nervous to have him out after dark . Why did he start a little when she gave it to him ...
... brought him one of heavy oaken wood . He had made it years ago to please her when there were rumors of highwaymen about town , and it made her nervous to have him out after dark . Why did he start a little when she gave it to him ...
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... brought her to his home - what it would always be . God only knew . " But , Andrew- " she said . " But what , child ? " " If you'd only be content with doing all that's left ! " " But it was the same in God's sight , Prue . I was a ...
... brought her to his home - what it would always be . God only knew . " But , Andrew- " she said . " But what , child ? " " If you'd only be content with doing all that's left ! " " But it was the same in God's sight , Prue . I was a ...
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... brought face to face with man- hood , alternately vigorous and feeble , that it may learn from its lips of experience what has conduced to make it the one and the other . Our young country has much to learn from old- er countries , but ...
... brought face to face with man- hood , alternately vigorous and feeble , that it may learn from its lips of experience what has conduced to make it the one and the other . Our young country has much to learn from old- er countries , but ...
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Page 343 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man.
Page 401 - Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
Page 192 - GOD Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures; it is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man; without which buildings and palaces are but gross...
Page 401 - He hath disgraced me and hindered me of half a million ; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies! and what's his reason? I am a Jew ! Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?
Page 193 - And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air (where it comes and goes like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight, than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air.
Page 401 - If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility ? revenge : If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example ? why, revenge. The villainy, you teach me, I will execute; and it shall go hard, but I will better the instruction.
Page 224 - It was just after my election in 1860, when the news had been coming in thick and fast all day and there had been a great
Page 122 - ... yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc., "US GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
Page 290 - Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them, Volleyed and thundered.
Page 230 - You say your husband is a religious man; tell him when you meet him, that I say I am not much of a judge of religion, but that, in my opinion, the religion that sets men to rebel and fight against their government, because, as they think, that government does not sufficiently help some men to eat their bread on the sweat of other men's faces, is not the sort of religion upon which people can get to heaven!