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... which I have translated word for word as follows :“ On the fifth day of the moon , which , according to the custom of my forefathers , I always keep holy , after having washed myself , and offered up my morning devotions , I 18 ADDISON.
... which I have translated word for word as follows :“ On the fifth day of the moon , which , according to the custom of my forefathers , I always keep holy , after having washed myself , and offered up my morning devotions , I 18 ADDISON.
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myself , and offered up my morning devotions , I ascended the high hills of Bagdad , in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer . As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains , I fell into a profound ...
myself , and offered up my morning devotions , I ascended the high hills of Bagdad , in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer . As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains , I fell into a profound ...
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The next morning Von Buch was missing , and as he had invited guests to dine with him , some anxiety was felt on account of his non - appearance . On inquiry , it was found that he was already far on his way to Sweden : he had started ...
The next morning Von Buch was missing , and as he had invited guests to dine with him , some anxiety was felt on account of his non - appearance . On inquiry , it was found that he was already far on his way to Sweden : he had started ...
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The summer broke on that sunny land ; and in the cool morning twilight , and after nightfall , Antoine lingered by the grave . He could never be with it enough . One morning he observed a delicate stem , with two curiously shaped ...
The summer broke on that sunny land ; and in the cool morning twilight , and after nightfall , Antoine lingered by the grave . He could never be with it enough . One morning he observed a delicate stem , with two curiously shaped ...
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All night thou utterest forth thy solemn moan , Counting the weary minutes all alone ; Then in the morning thou dost calmly lie Deep blue , ere yet the sun His day's work hath begun , Under the opening windows of the golden sky .
All night thou utterest forth thy solemn moan , Counting the weary minutes all alone ; Then in the morning thou dost calmly lie Deep blue , ere yet the sun His day's work hath begun , Under the opening windows of the golden sky .
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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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