Adventures Among Books: First[-third] Selection, Volume 2Hokuseido Press, 1950 - American literature |
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... once before , As he passed by the door , And again The pavement stones resound , As he totters o'er the ground 10 With his cane . They say that in his prime , Ere the pruning - knife of Time Cut him down , Not a better man was found By ...
... once before , As he passed by the door , And again The pavement stones resound , As he totters o'er the ground 10 With his cane . They say that in his prime , Ere the pruning - knife of Time Cut him down , Not a better man was found By ...
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... slumber ; the laborious and the happy are at rest ; and nothing wakes but meditation , guilt , revelry and despair . The drunkard once more fills the destroying bowl ; the robber walks his midnight round , and the suicide - 85.
... slumber ; the laborious and the happy are at rest ; and nothing wakes but meditation , guilt , revelry and despair . The drunkard once more fills the destroying bowl ; the robber walks his midnight round , and the suicide - 85.
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... once . It's a hollow oak . Come along ! " He ran and we ran , to the other side of Our Field . I had read of hollow oaks , and seen 10 pictures of them , and once I dreamed of one , 15 with a witch inside , but we had never had one to ...
... once . It's a hollow oak . Come along ! " He ran and we ran , to the other side of Our Field . I had read of hollow oaks , and seen 10 pictures of them , and once I dreamed of one , 15 with a witch inside , but we had never had one to ...
Contents
THE FUTURE | 1 |
THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS Daniel Webster | 11 |
THE PHANTOM PORTRAIT S T Coleridge | 29 |
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