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... seemed impossible to determine . Now , I should like to point out the ingenious train of reasoning by which the point has been ascertained , no new documents having been obtained , but ascer- tained by reasoning solely on what was known ...
... seemed impossible to determine . Now , I should like to point out the ingenious train of reasoning by which the point has been ascertained , no new documents having been obtained , but ascer- tained by reasoning solely on what was known ...
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... seemed either hostile or heartless ; he was repelled from the clearer knowledge of a nature so foreign to his own . So utterly foreign : yet how near beyond all others it had once seemed ! It was not a jealousy of the authority she ...
... seemed either hostile or heartless ; he was repelled from the clearer knowledge of a nature so foreign to his own . So utterly foreign : yet how near beyond all others it had once seemed ! It was not a jealousy of the authority she ...
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... seemed to be conscious of her feeling . He left his place on the opposite side of the track , took Joseph's arm and led him a little aside from the group . " " “ Philip , I want you ! Joseph whis- pered ; " but no , not quite yet ...
... seemed to be conscious of her feeling . He left his place on the opposite side of the track , took Joseph's arm and led him a little aside from the group . " " “ Philip , I want you ! Joseph whis- pered ; " but no , not quite yet ...
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... seemed to be slipping from me . It was only for a moment , but , Lucy , it frightened me . My will is strong , and I think I can depend upon it ; yet what if some influence beyond my con- trol were to paralyze it ? " " Then you must try ...
... seemed to be slipping from me . It was only for a moment , but , Lucy , it frightened me . My will is strong , and I think I can depend upon it ; yet what if some influence beyond my con- trol were to paralyze it ? " " Then you must try ...
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... seemed to have no desire to tell a fine story , nor even to know why I felt such an interest in his narrative . South Carolina has apparently a lit- tle poorer quality of sand for its soil than its sister on the North . It seems ...
... seemed to have no desire to tell a fine story , nor even to know why I felt such an interest in his narrative . South Carolina has apparently a lit- tle poorer quality of sand for its soil than its sister on the North . It seems ...
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Page 261 - Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss Though winning near the goal— yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
Page 115 - THE blessed damozel leaned out From the gold bar of Heaven ; Her eyes were deeper than the depth Of waters stilled at even ; She had three lilies in her hand, And the stars in her hair were seven.
Page 229 - Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho...
Page 568 - Horatio ; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy ; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times ; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is ! my gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft.
Page 137 - Sabrina fair, Listen where thou art sitting Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave, In twisted braids of lilies knitting The loose train of thy amber-dropping hair; Listen for dear honour's sake, Goddess of the silver lake, Listen and save! Listen, and appear to us, In name of great Oceanus, By the earth-shaking Neptune's mace, And Tethys...
Page 544 - Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Page 561 - Doubt thou the stars are fire ; Doubt that the sun doth move ; Doubt truth to be a liar ; But never doubt I love.
Page 562 - Come, come, and sit you down ; you shall not budge ; You go not till I set you up a glass Where you may see the inmost part of you.
Page 560 - If it assume my noble father's person, I'll speak to it, though hell itself should gape, And bid me hold my peace.
Page 115 - will seek the groves Where the Lady Mary is, With her five handmaidens, whose names Are five sweet symphonies, Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, Margaret and Rosalys.