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The islands , ' said he , “ that lie so fresh and green before thee , and with which the whole face of the ocean appears spotted as far as thou canst see , are more in number than the sands on the seashore ; there are myriads of islands ...
The islands , ' said he , “ that lie so fresh and green before thee , and with which the whole face of the ocean appears spotted as far as thou canst see , are more in number than the sands on the seashore ; there are myriads of islands ...
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When I told them so , They would not deign to contemplate the truth On all sides round ; whereat I deemed it best To lead my willing mother upwardly And set my Themis face to face with Zeus As willing to receive her .
When I told them so , They would not deign to contemplate the truth On all sides round ; whereat I deemed it best To lead my willing mother upwardly And set my Themis face to face with Zeus As willing to receive her .
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But when he came again to the parents of the young girl they simply laughed in his face , and bade him do his worst . Love can tame the wildest . THE LION , THE FOX , AND THE BEASTS THE Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death ...
But when he came again to the parents of the young girl they simply laughed in his face , and bade him do his worst . Love can tame the wildest . THE LION , THE FOX , AND THE BEASTS THE Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death ...
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Suddenly he observed a face glaring down on him , and began to be very frightened ; but looking more closely he found it was only a Mask , such as actors use to put over their faces . “ Ah , " said the Fox , " you look very fine ; it is ...
Suddenly he observed a face glaring down on him , and began to be very frightened ; but looking more closely he found it was only a Mask , such as actors use to put over their faces . “ Ah , " said the Fox , " you look very fine ; it is ...
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Sometimes such transverse valleys are cut straight across , so that their openings face each other ; but often the cracks have taken place at different points on the opposite sides , so that , in traveling through such a transverse ...
Sometimes such transverse valleys are cut straight across , so that their openings face each other ; but often the cracks have taken place at different points on the opposite sides , so that , in traveling through such a transverse ...
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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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