The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Great Writers, Volume 1G.L. Shuman & Company, 1911 - Anthologies |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
Page 11
... present war had filled the church with many of these unin- habited monuments , which had been erected to the memory of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blen- heim , or in the bosom of the ocean . I could not but ...
... present war had filled the church with many of these unin- habited monuments , which had been erected to the memory of persons whose bodies were perhaps buried in the plains of Blen- heim , or in the bosom of the ocean . I could not but ...
Page 14
... present , especially since it had found a place in the writings of the most ancient polite authors . To account for this we must consider , that the first race of authors , who were the great heroes in writing , were destitute of all ...
... present , especially since it had found a place in the writings of the most ancient polite authors . To account for this we must consider , that the first race of authors , who were the great heroes in writing , were destitute of all ...
Page 35
... present geographical maps , the result of repeated surveys and of the most accurate measure- ments , compare with those of the ancients . Homer's world was a flat expanse , surrounded by ocean , of which Greece was the center . Asia ...
... present geographical maps , the result of repeated surveys and of the most accurate measure- ments , compare with those of the ancients . Homer's world was a flat expanse , surrounded by ocean , of which Greece was the center . Asia ...
Page 36
... present notions of the past periods of the world's history probably bear about the same relation to the truth that these an- cient geographical maps bear to the modern ones . But this should not discourage us , for , after all , those ...
... present notions of the past periods of the world's history probably bear about the same relation to the truth that these an- cient geographical maps bear to the modern ones . But this should not discourage us , for , after all , those ...
Page 38
... present volcanic mountains are only chimneys , or narrow tunnels , as it were , pierced in the thickness of the earth's surface , through which the molten lava pours out , flowing over the edges and down the sides and harden- ing upon ...
... present volcanic mountains are only chimneys , or narrow tunnels , as it were , pierced in the thickness of the earth's surface , through which the molten lava pours out , flowing over the edges and down the sides and harden- ing upon ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abon-Hassan Adélaïde Æsop Aldegonde Ali Baba Auld Lichts beautiful Bennet Bingley Born Caliph called captain Cassim Clyde's water cried culture of Germany Darcy dead dear death door doth Duckling earth Elizabeth envy eyes face Fair Annie Faithful father feel fire gave genius German Giafar girl give Goethe hand happy hast hath head heard heart Heine Hippolyte honor King lady Zobeide Lamp land light lived looked Lord Lothair LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN marriage mind Morgiana morning mother mountain nature never night Nouzatalfuad painter passed Philistine pieces of gold pleasure Prince Psyche replied riches robbers Robin Robin Hood rose round Rouville Schinner slave soon soul spirit stood sweet tell thee thine things thou thought Tin Soldier took truth walk wife woman words young