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... slavery ; of my redemption thence , And with it all my travel's history . These things to hear , Would Desdemona seriously incline : But still the house affairs would draw her thence : Which ever as she could with haste dispatch , She'd ...
... slavery ; of my redemption thence , And with it all my travel's history . These things to hear , Would Desdemona seriously incline : But still the house affairs would draw her thence : Which ever as she could with haste dispatch , She'd ...
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... slave and master . If the union with England be in fact one of Scotland's chief blessings , we thank Wallace withal ... slaves ; and ye shall not , and cannot ! " Fight on , thou brave true heart , and falter not , through dark fortune ...
... slave and master . If the union with England be in fact one of Scotland's chief blessings , we thank Wallace withal ... slaves ; and ye shall not , and cannot ! " Fight on , thou brave true heart , and falter not , through dark fortune ...
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... , this is my answer : Not that I loved Cæsar less , but that I loved Rome more . Had you rather Cæsar were living , and die all slaves , than that Cæsar were dead , to live all freemen ? As Cæsar loved me , I 46 SCHOOL SPEAKER.
... , this is my answer : Not that I loved Cæsar less , but that I loved Rome more . Had you rather Cæsar were living , and die all slaves , than that Cæsar were dead , to live all freemen ? As Cæsar loved me , I 46 SCHOOL SPEAKER.
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... slaves ! His charge is false ; I dare him to his proofs . - You have my answer . Let my actions speak ! But this I ... slave ! Vipers , that creep where man disdains to climb , And , having wound their loathsome track to the top Of this ...
... slaves ! His charge is false ; I dare him to his proofs . - You have my answer . Let my actions speak ! But this I ... slave ! Vipers , that creep where man disdains to climb , And , having wound their loathsome track to the top Of this ...
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... slaves ! I will return . -Arranged from GEORGE CROLY , Catiline . CALLING A BOY IN THE MORNING Calling a boy up in the morning can hardly be classed under the head of pastimes , especially if the boy has taken a great deal of active ...
... slaves ! I will return . -Arranged from GEORGE CROLY , Catiline . CALLING A BOY IN THE MORNING Calling a boy up in the morning can hardly be classed under the head of pastimes , especially if the boy has taken a great deal of active ...
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1st Clown 2d Clown arms audience battle beautiful blood bonnie Dundee brave breath Bregenz Brutus Cæsar Captain captain's gig Catiline clouds cried dark dead dear death earth emotions expression eyes face father feeling Fezziwig foot forever friends gesture glory gray hand hath head hear heard heart heaven helmet of Navarre Henry of Navarre hills honor inflection Julius Cæsar King Lady land laugh liberty light lips live look Lord loud Malaprop nation never night noble o'er OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES pass pause Rabiah Ring rise round ship shore shout side slaves smile soldier soul sound SPEA speak spirit stand stood sweet sword Tahawus tell thee things thou thought thunder TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE turned Twas unto voice W. S. GILBERT wave wild Winkle words
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Page 176 - A THING of beauty is a joy for ever : Its loveliness increases ; it will never Pass into nothingness ; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Page 185 - The world recedes: it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy Victory? O Death! where is thy Sting.
Page 360 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year ; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change his place...
Page 175 - Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again, And, lost each human trace, surrendering up Thine individual being, shalt thou go To mix forever with the elements, To be a brother to the insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon.
Page 248 - Whilst bloody treason flourished over us! Oh, now you weep; and I perceive you feel The dint of pity: these are gracious drops! Kind souls ! What! weep you when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? — look you here ! Here is himself, — marred, as you see. with traitors ! —• Good friends ! sweet friends ! let me not stir you up To such a sudden flood of mutiny!
Page 88 - Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus ; but use all gently ; for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Page 409 - O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up— for you the flag is flung— for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths— for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead.
Page 178 - Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along.
Page 89 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy ; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
Page 205 - For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their' vile trash By any indirection.