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and applause ; to which I must also add a little epigram called the Witches Prayer , that fell into verse when it was read either backward or forward , excepting only that it cursed one way , and blessed the other .
and applause ; to which I must also add a little epigram called the Witches Prayer , that fell into verse when it was read either backward or forward , excepting only that it cursed one way , and blessed the other .
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What thou seest , ' said he , ' is that portion of eternity which is called time , measured out by the sun , and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation . Examine now , ' said he , ' this sea that is bounded with ...
What thou seest , ' said he , ' is that portion of eternity which is called time , measured out by the sun , and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation . Examine now , ' said he , ' this sea that is bounded with ...
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My mother , then , , Who is called not only Themis but Earth too , ( Her single beauty joys in many names ) Did teach me with reiterant prophecy What future should be , and how conquering gods Should not prevail by strength and violence ...
My mother , then , , Who is called not only Themis but Earth too , ( Her single beauty joys in many names ) Did teach me with reiterant prophecy What future should be , and how conquering gods Should not prevail by strength and violence ...
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“ Be that as it may , ” replied the Wolf , “ it was but a year ago that you called me many ill names . ” “ Oh , Sir ! ” said the ” Lamb , trembling , " a year ago I was not born . ” “ Well , ” replied the Wolf , “ if it was not you ...
“ Be that as it may , ” replied the Wolf , “ it was but a year ago that you called me many ill names . ” “ Oh , Sir ! ” said the ” Lamb , trembling , " a year ago I was not born . ” “ Well , ” replied the Wolf , “ if it was not you ...
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... of materials following each other in regular sequence , some of which were utterly worthless for industrial purposes , while others were exceedingly valuable . The Muschel - Kalk formation , so called from its innumerable 44 AGASSIZ.
... of materials following each other in regular sequence , some of which were utterly worthless for industrial purposes , while others were exceedingly valuable . The Muschel - Kalk formation , so called from its innumerable 44 AGASSIZ.
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| Title | The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Greatest Writers Volume 1 of The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Great Writers, John Lawson Stoddard |
| Author | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Compiled by | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Publisher | G.L. Shuman & Company, 1911 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
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