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Page 11
I observed , indeed , that the present war had filled the church with many of these uninhabited monuments , which had been erected to the memory of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim , or in the bosom of ...
I observed , indeed , that the present war had filled the church with many of these uninhabited monuments , which had been erected to the memory of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blenheim , or in the bosom of ...
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This observation , in my opin. ion , has no foundation in nature . The greatest wits I have conversed with are men eminent for their humanity . I take therefore this remark to have been occasioned by two ...
This observation , in my opin. ion , has no foundation in nature . The greatest wits I have conversed with are men eminent for their humanity . I take therefore this remark to have been occasioned by two ...
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In this confusion of objects , I observed some with scymitars in their hands , who ran to and fro from the bridge , thrusting several persons on trap - doors which did not seem to lie in their way , and which they might have escaped had ...
In this confusion of objects , I observed some with scymitars in their hands , who ran to and fro from the bridge , thrusting several persons on trap - doors which did not seem to lie in their way , and which they might have escaped had ...
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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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Antoine observed it , and waited . Finally she spoke . “ Near our house , " said little Anglice --- " near our house , on the island , the palm trees are waving under the blue sky . Oh , how beautiful ! I seem to lie beneath them all ...
Antoine observed it , and waited . Finally she spoke . “ Near our house , " said little Anglice --- " near our house , on the island , the palm trees are waving under the blue sky . Oh , how beautiful ! I seem to lie beneath them all ...
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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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