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... turn from his purpose , Gravely shaking his head , made answer the Captain of Plymouth : 66 ' Truly the maxim is good , and I do not mean to gainsay it ; But we must use it discreetly , and not waste powder for nothing . Now , as I said ...
... turn from his purpose , Gravely shaking his head , made answer the Captain of Plymouth : 66 ' Truly the maxim is good , and I do not mean to gainsay it ; But we must use it discreetly , and not waste powder for nothing . Now , as I said ...
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... turning of phrases . ' 99 Taking the hand of his friend , who still was reluctant and doubtful , Holding it long in his own , and pressing it kindly , he added : “ Though I have spoken thus lightly , yet deep is the feeling that prompts ...
... turning of phrases . ' 99 Taking the hand of his friend , who still was reluctant and doubtful , Holding it long in his own , and pressing it kindly , he added : “ Though I have spoken thus lightly , yet deep is the feeling that prompts ...
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... Turning and tossing about in the heat and unrest of his fever . He had beheld Miles Standish , who came back late from the council , Stalking into the room , and heard him mutter and murmur , Sometimes it seemed a prayer , and sometimes ...
... Turning and tossing about in the heat and unrest of his fever . He had beheld Miles Standish , who came back late from the council , Stalking into the room , and heard him mutter and murmur , Sometimes it seemed a prayer , and sometimes ...
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... turn , as on hinges , the gates of the wall adamantine ! " Here I remain ! " he exclaimed , as he looked at the heavens above him , Thanking the Lord whose breath had scattered the mist and the madness , Wherein , blind and lost , to ...
... turn , as on hinges , the gates of the wall adamantine ! " Here I remain ! " he exclaimed , as he looked at the heavens above him , Thanking the Lord whose breath had scattered the mist and the madness , Wherein , blind and lost , to ...
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... , Straightway you take up my words , that are plain and direct and in earnest , Turn them away from their meaning , and an- swer with flattering phrases . This is not right , is not just , is THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH . 77.
... , Straightway you take up my words , that are plain and direct and in earnest , Turn them away from their meaning , and an- swer with flattering phrases . This is not right , is not just , is THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH . 77.
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COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH Henry Wadsworth 1807-1882 Longfellow,Homer P. (Homer Pierce) 1849- Ed Lewis No preview available - 2016 |
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