Library of Southern Literature: BiographyEdwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent Martin & Hoyt Company, 1909 - American literature |
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Page 4695
... beautiful sites in the immediate neighborhood of his beloved home . From his lofty dwelling he looked down upon scenes favored as few are in this land abounding with fair landscapes and majestic sites . Overlooking from the terrace ...
... beautiful sites in the immediate neighborhood of his beloved home . From his lofty dwelling he looked down upon scenes favored as few are in this land abounding with fair landscapes and majestic sites . Overlooking from the terrace ...
Page 4707
... beautiful spring , he was still watching keenly , and even minutely , over all its concerns , with unclouded vigor of intellect , but , alas ! no longer with the energy and elasticity of former years . His wrists were swollen and crip ...
... beautiful spring , he was still watching keenly , and even minutely , over all its concerns , with unclouded vigor of intellect , but , alas ! no longer with the energy and elasticity of former years . His wrists were swollen and crip ...
Page 4714
... beautiful , but it was also passing sad . Its sadness consists in its solitude . Some- how the life of Bernard , whom Luther called the holiest of monks , lacked strikingly the power of self - perpetuation . He was startlingly alone ...
... beautiful , but it was also passing sad . Its sadness consists in its solitude . Some- how the life of Bernard , whom Luther called the holiest of monks , lacked strikingly the power of self - perpetuation . He was startlingly alone ...
Page 4719
... beautiful than this every- day event of the sunrise ? Stand at dawn " tiptoe upon a little hill . " Watch the sky clothe herself in crimson for the coming of her king . Then see him come in majesty , " re- joicing in the east " -that ...
... beautiful than this every- day event of the sunrise ? Stand at dawn " tiptoe upon a little hill . " Watch the sky clothe herself in crimson for the coming of her king . Then see him come in majesty , " re- joicing in the east " -that ...
Page 4720
... beautiful in all this idolatrous island . Gautama is represented as sitting in a lotus bower , his hands folded placidly before him . The eyes , which are of pure gold , are cast down in modest contemplation ; the entire expression is ...
... beautiful in all this idolatrous island . Gautama is represented as sitting in a lotus bower , his hands folded placidly before him . The eyes , which are of pure gold , are cast down in modest contemplation ; the entire expression is ...
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Page 5095 - The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added...
Page 4770 - For whilst, to the shame of slow-endeavouring art, Thy easy numbers flow, and that each heart Hath, from the leaves of thy unvalued book, Those Delphic lines with deep impression took ; Then thou, our fancy of itself bereaving, Dost make us marble, with too much conceiving ; And, so sepulchred, in such pomp dost lie, That kings, for such a tomb, would wish to die.
Page 5137 - Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind; " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.
Page 5095 - RESOLVED, by the Senate, and House of Representatives, of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, Two Thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as Amendments to the Constitution of the United States...
Page 4814 - Now light the fire and cook the meal. The last perhaps that we shall taste; I hear the Swamp Fox round us steal. And that's a sign we move in haste. He whistles to the scouts, and hark ! You hear his order calm and low. Come, wave your torch across the dark, And let us see the boys that go.
Page 4928 - At his entrance before the king, all the people gave a great shout. The queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him a bunch of feathers, instead of a towel to dry them.
Page 4913 - A True Relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hap'ned in Virginia since the first planting of that Collony which is now resident in the South part thereof, till the last returne from thence.
Page 4813 - The true heart and the ready hand, The spirit stubborn to be free, The twisted bore, the smiting brand — • And we are Marion's men, you see.
Page 4756 - The ship filled so rapidly, however, that before we had made much progress the fires were extinguished in the furnaces, and we were evidently on the point of sinking.
Page 4906 - Major, you oughter seen ole marsa lookin' for der udder leg ob dat goose! He rolled him ober on de dish, dis way an' dat way, an' den he jabbed dat ole bone-handled caarvin' fork in him an' hel