The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... earth . And , in mentioning Shakspeare , it will scarcely be necessary to remind the student of his remarks concerning sawing the air , which is nothing more than the inces- sant repetition of the obnoxious straight - lined description ...
... earth . And , in mentioning Shakspeare , it will scarcely be necessary to remind the student of his remarks concerning sawing the air , which is nothing more than the inces- sant repetition of the obnoxious straight - lined description ...
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... earth - made implement laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's . Venerable to me is the hand , hard and coarse ; wherein notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue , indefeasibly royal , as of this planet . Venerable , too , is ...
... earth - made implement laboriously conquers the earth and makes her man's . Venerable to me is the hand , hard and coarse ; wherein notwithstanding lies a cunning virtue , indefeasibly royal , as of this planet . Venerable , too , is ...
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... earth , and " to swear that time shall be no more , ' seems now to whisper to them , amid the hollow winds of the year , what manner of men they ought to be , who must meet that decisive hour . There is " an even - tide ” in human life ...
... earth , and " to swear that time shall be no more , ' seems now to whisper to them , amid the hollow winds of the year , what manner of men they ought to be , who must meet that decisive hour . There is " an even - tide ” in human life ...
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... earth . At last this feeling begins to wear away ; they look around them ; and find that others have been there before them . They see the names of hundreds cut in the limestone butments . A new feeling comes over their young hearts ...
... earth . At last this feeling begins to wear away ; they look around them ; and find that others have been there before them . They see the names of hundreds cut in the limestone butments . A new feeling comes over their young hearts ...
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... earth , and trees . He must cut his way in a new direction , to get from this overhanging mountain . The inspiration of hope is in his bosom ; its vital heat is fed by the increasing shouts of hundreds perched upon cliffs , trees , and ...
... earth , and trees . He must cut his way in a new direction , to get from this overhanging mountain . The inspiration of hope is in his bosom ; its vital heat is fed by the increasing shouts of hundreds perched upon cliffs , trees , and ...
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