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... hand under his chin , look- ing into his eyes an almost instantaneous glance revealed the fact that he was in no immediate danger , and in response to appeals from Mrs. Lincoln and Miss Harris , who were standing by the high - backed ...
... hand under his chin , look- ing into his eyes an almost instantaneous glance revealed the fact that he was in no immediate danger , and in response to appeals from Mrs. Lincoln and Miss Harris , who were standing by the high - backed ...
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... hand . Indeed , that seemed to be a custom in America . There was a man in Blato , a former steel - worker in Pittsburgh , who claimed that upon an occasion he had shaken hands and exchanged words with Theodore Roosevelt , to whom he ...
... hand . Indeed , that seemed to be a custom in America . There was a man in Blato , a former steel - worker in Pittsburgh , who claimed that upon an occasion he had shaken hands and exchanged words with Theodore Roosevelt , to whom he ...
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... Hand , " orchestral ac companiment : I'm an old cow hand , from the Rio Grande , But my laigs ain't bowed , and my cheeks ain't tanned ; Never rode a steer , never roped a cow , And the reason is that I don't know how , And I sure ain't ...
... Hand , " orchestral ac companiment : I'm an old cow hand , from the Rio Grande , But my laigs ain't bowed , and my cheeks ain't tanned ; Never rode a steer , never roped a cow , And the reason is that I don't know how , And I sure ain't ...
Contents
SPACE ARRANGEMENT The Battlefield of Waterloo | 7 |
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST True and False Humor | 13 |
ANALOGY The Stagecoach from Looking Backward Edward Bellamy | 19 |
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