Profit & LossD. Appleton, 1916 - 307 pages |
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... , Douglas . You are too big a Socialist , to ' master ' any man . You would not give the Lord Provost himself the title . I have heard you talking on Glasgow Green to a lot of beggarly idlers - 4 PROFIT AND LOSS CONTENTS.
... , Douglas . You are too big a Socialist , to ' master ' any man . You would not give the Lord Provost himself the title . I have heard you talking on Glasgow Green to a lot of beggarly idlers - 4 PROFIT AND LOSS CONTENTS.
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... give him four hun- dred pounds a year and at the end of two years such a share in it as his love and my money can buy ; and I will not be scrimping for that end , Mary . The bank is the oldest and richest in Soho and there is none ...
... give him four hun- dred pounds a year and at the end of two years such a share in it as his love and my money can buy ; and I will not be scrimping for that end , Mary . The bank is the oldest and richest in Soho and there is none ...
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... fit of the liberalities to give gold out of our own kirk ! What kind of a girl is she ? Did you like her ? " " She is a beautiful girl , proud and clever . I was told by Duncan Stark that she is in the foremost 12 PROFIT AND LOSS.
... fit of the liberalities to give gold out of our own kirk ! What kind of a girl is she ? Did you like her ? " " She is a beautiful girl , proud and clever . I was told by Duncan Stark that she is in the foremost 12 PROFIT AND LOSS.
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... give pos- sibilities your best attention . If Miss Ruthven has a word in the decision she will say London . Who told you Jan loved her ? " " I told myself , and I don't usually tell lies to my- self . " " Well , Mary , just look at ...
... give pos- sibilities your best attention . If Miss Ruthven has a word in the decision she will say London . Who told you Jan loved her ? " " I told myself , and I don't usually tell lies to my- self . " " Well , Mary , just look at ...
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... speak to Jan this night and , Mary , it is your bounden duty , as my wife , to uphold what I wish . You promised me that much and I am expecting you to keep your promise . As a mother , you are likewise bound to give 19 THE WOMAN DECIDES.
... speak to Jan this night and , Mary , it is your bounden duty , as my wife , to uphold what I wish . You promised me that much and I am expecting you to keep your promise . As a mother , you are likewise bound to give 19 THE WOMAN DECIDES.
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Page 200 - But who is this, what thing of sea or land ? Female of sex it seems, That, so bedecked, ornate, and gay, Comes this way, sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for the isles Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play, An amber scent of odorous perfume Her harbinger, a damsel train behind.
Page 266 - Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Page 33 - The One remains, the many change and pass; Heaven's light forever shines, Earth's shadows fly; Life, like a dome of many-colored glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity, Until Death tramples it to fragments.
Page 192 - I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
Page 266 - Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: And the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Page 89 - I HAVE been here before, But when or how I cannot tell : I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. You have been mine before, — How long ago I may not know : But just when at that swallow's soar Your neck turned so, Some veil did fall, — I knew it all of yore.
Page 1 - tis not a body, that we are training up, but a man, and we ought not to divide him.
Page 305 - For men who are free Love the old yew tree And the land where the yew tree grows. What of the men ? The men were bred in England, The bowmen, the yeomen, The lads of the dale and fell, Here's to you and to you, To the hearts that are true, And the land where the true hearts dwell. " They sing very joyfully," said Du Guesclin, " as though they were going to a festival.
Page 305 - What of the bow ? The bow was made in England, Of true wood, of yew wood. The wood of English bows ; For men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows. What of the men ? The men were bred in England, The bowmen, the yeomen, The lads of dale and fell. Here's to you and to you, To the hearts that are true, And the land where the true hearts dwell.