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Page 15
Altogether he seemed a credit to the house-boat which supported him; he gave it
an air of social stability, and suggested a blending of the graces of town and the
relaxation of the country essentially gratifying to the urbane mind. However, the ...
Altogether he seemed a credit to the house-boat which supported him; he gave it
an air of social stability, and suggested a blending of the graces of town and the
relaxation of the country essentially gratifying to the urbane mind. However, the ...
Page 18
"i'll tell you what we could do," suggested Majeudie, "if they make themselves too
obnoxious: we could lhove our quarters. i found a creek a mile down stream
which would do very well." "There's a better one still, about two miles up," said ...
"i'll tell you what we could do," suggested Majeudie, "if they make themselves too
obnoxious: we could lhove our quarters. i found a creek a mile down stream
which would do very well." "There's a better one still, about two miles up," said ...
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The abysms— to use an unusual collocation of words— in the case of Longfellow
will hardly suggest the requisite alibi. Hardly is it possible for the most
epigrammatic of moderns to approach his name, even through the most careful
series of ...
The abysms— to use an unusual collocation of words— in the case of Longfellow
will hardly suggest the requisite alibi. Hardly is it possible for the most
epigrammatic of moderns to approach his name, even through the most careful
series of ...
Page 32
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that a study of the Koran would suggest that
Instead of splitting up the books of the Bible into innumerable sources, we would
be nearer the mark if we supposed, for example, that the first three books of the ...
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that a study of the Koran would suggest that
Instead of splitting up the books of the Bible into innumerable sources, we would
be nearer the mark if we supposed, for example, that the first three books of the ...
Page 36
To make things clear, by way of a footnote, he invented a handsome orange-tree.
Some of the fruit had fallen to the ground, and Beatrice's simile was suggested by
her having picked up one of them. It Is quite natural, of course, that an orange- ...
To make things clear, by way of a footnote, he invented a handsome orange-tree.
Some of the fruit had fallen to the ground, and Beatrice's simile was suggested by
her having picked up one of them. It Is quite natural, of course, that an orange- ...
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