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... Night of the Revival , The , Elizabeth Carter . Last of Smith , The . Some Letters on the Subject Letters of ... Nights , Elizabeth Robins Pennell 527 Weapons of Religion , The , Margaret Lynn 125 What English Poetry may still learn from ...
... Night of the Revival , The , Elizabeth Carter . Last of Smith , The . Some Letters on the Subject Letters of ... Nights , Elizabeth Robins Pennell 527 Weapons of Religion , The , Margaret Lynn 125 What English Poetry may still learn from ...
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... night was wheeling on , and the smoke lifted . Below , vague in the night - time , were seen flickering lights - torches , he knew , ambulances , litter - bearers , lifting , serving one in a hundred . They were far - away , scattered ...
... night was wheeling on , and the smoke lifted . Below , vague in the night - time , were seen flickering lights - torches , he knew , ambulances , litter - bearers , lifting , serving one in a hundred . They were far - away , scattered ...
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... night . Come , Death ! Come , Death ! ' The shadowy line of boulders became a line of Deaths , tall , draped figures bearing scythes . Three Deaths , then a giant hour - glass , then three Deaths , then the hour - glass . He stared ...
... night . Come , Death ! Come , Death ! ' The shadowy line of boulders became a line of Deaths , tall , draped figures bearing scythes . Three Deaths , then a giant hour - glass , then three Deaths , then the hour - glass . He stared ...
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... night long before two ' houses ' a very absurdly rosy and professionally - smil- ing Blanchie , in a short skirt , tripped about on the points of satin slippers , singing loudly through her nose , as she held sway over a troupe of over ...
... night long before two ' houses ' a very absurdly rosy and professionally - smil- ing Blanchie , in a short skirt , tripped about on the points of satin slippers , singing loudly through her nose , as she held sway over a troupe of over ...
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... night , I do , and where he learns it I can't think . It all comes of takin ' other people's to mind . They ain't like yer own . But there , ' she fin- ished , with a shrewd wink at me over the golden head of the weeping Earn , ' what ...
... night , I do , and where he learns it I can't think . It all comes of takin ' other people's to mind . They ain't like yer own . But there , ' she fin- ished , with a shrewd wink at me over the golden head of the weeping Earn , ' what ...
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Page 603 - The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To preach deliverance to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed, To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.
Page 665 - SWIFTLY walk over the western wave, Spirit of Night ! Out of the misty eastern cave, Where all the long and lone daylight Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear, Which make thee terrible and dear, — Swift be thy flight ! Wrap thy form in a mantle gray, Star-inwrought ! Blind with thine hair the eyes of day, Kiss her until she be wearied out, Then wander o'er city, and sea, and land, Touching all with thine opiate wand.
Page 172 - Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
Page 96 - April 8, 1865. GENERAL R. £. LEE, COMMANDING CSA Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely; that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 535 - ... and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Page 544 - After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
Page 665 - Death will come when thou art dead, Soon, too soon — Sleep will come when thou art fled; Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Night— Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon!
Page 401 - 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.
Page 401 - GENERAL: I received your note of this morning on the picket line whither I had come to meet you and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now request an interview in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.
Page 394 - GENERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely: That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.