Readings from the best authors, ed. by A.H. Bryce, Issue 9Archibald Hamilton Bryce 1862 |
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Page 12
... hear the decision . He was recog- nised by his sacerdotal garb and by his corpulent figure , and was hooted through the hall . " Take care , ” said one , " of the wolf in sheep's clothing . " other , " for the man with the Pope The ...
... hear the decision . He was recog- nised by his sacerdotal garb and by his corpulent figure , and was hooted through the hall . " Take care , ” said one , " of the wolf in sheep's clothing . " other , " for the man with the Pope The ...
Page 45
... hear us . A wicked man was coming to take little Harry away from his mother , and carry him ' way off in the dark ; but mother won't let him -- she's going to put on her little boy's cap and coat , and run off with him , so the ugly man ...
... hear us . A wicked man was coming to take little Harry away from his mother , and carry him ' way off in the dark ; but mother won't let him -- she's going to put on her little boy's cap and coat , and run off with him , so the ugly man ...
Page 51
... hear . " O Eva , tell us what you see ! What is it ? " said her father . A bright , a glorious smile passed over her face , and she said , brokenly " Oh ! love - joy - peace ! " - gave one sigh , and passed from death unto life ...
... hear . " O Eva , tell us what you see ! What is it ? " said her father . A bright , a glorious smile passed over her face , and she said , brokenly " Oh ! love - joy - peace ! " - gave one sigh , and passed from death unto life ...
Page 64
... hear , and to smell ; but the hand selects what it shall touch , and touches what it pleases . It puts away from it the things which it hates , and beckons towards it the things which it desires ; unlike the eye which must often gaze ...
... hear , and to smell ; but the hand selects what it shall touch , and touches what it pleases . It puts away from it the things which it hates , and beckons towards it the things which it desires ; unlike the eye which must often gaze ...
Page 66
... hears the shout of Ban- nockburn ; and now , the long wail of Flodden . The events of centuries passed in weary war , roll by before her . The red flames burst from lonely fortalice and busy town ; the smiling vale with its happy ...
... hears the shout of Ban- nockburn ; and now , the long wail of Flodden . The events of centuries passed in weary war , roll by before her . The red flames burst from lonely fortalice and busy town ; the smiling vale with its happy ...
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