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... those who have a fair amount of culture , and desire more , to own , -- and hence to read with pleasure and advantage at any moment when they wish to do so , - a goodly portion of the best that men have ever thought and written .
... those who have a fair amount of culture , and desire more , to own , -- and hence to read with pleasure and advantage at any moment when they wish to do so , - a goodly portion of the best that men have ever thought and written .
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Some critics of the general purpose of a work like this may claim that they are not content with mere quotations , but wish to own the entire works of all those represented in its pages . But such a vast collection would prove far too ...
Some critics of the general purpose of a work like this may claim that they are not content with mere quotations , but wish to own the entire works of all those represented in its pages . But such a vast collection would prove far too ...
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Another wish of the compiler of this work has been to offer some selections , less distinguished for their intellectual brilliancy than for a tender sentiment , which , often after centuries , still moves the heart , and stirs its ...
Another wish of the compiler of this work has been to offer some selections , less distinguished for their intellectual brilliancy than for a tender sentiment , which , often after centuries , still moves the heart , and stirs its ...
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They did not like to give their daughter to the Lion , yet they did not wish to enrage the King of Beasts . At last the father said : “ We feel highly honored by your Majesty's proposal , but you see our daughter is a tender young thing ...
They did not like to give their daughter to the Lion , yet they did not wish to enrage the King of Beasts . At last the father said : “ We feel highly honored by your Majesty's proposal , but you see our daughter is a tender young thing ...
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Then a Sheep went in , and before she came out a Calf came up to receive the last wishes of the Lord of the Beasts . But soon the Lion seemed to recover , and came to the mouth of his cave , and saw the Fox who had been waiting outside ...
Then a Sheep went in , and before she came out a Calf came up to receive the last wishes of the Lord of the Beasts . But soon the Lion seemed to recover , and came to the mouth of his cave , and saw the Fox who had been waiting outside ...
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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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