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On the contrary , one may represent true wit by the description which Aristenetus makes of a fine woman ; when she is dressed she is beautiful , when she is undressed she is beautiful ; or as Mercerus has translated it more emphatically ...
On the contrary , one may represent true wit by the description which Aristenetus makes of a fine woman ; when she is dressed she is beautiful , when she is undressed she is beautiful ; or as Mercerus has translated it more emphatically ...
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The young men had been kind to the woman during her illness , and at her death - melting with pity at the forlorn situation of Anglice , the daughter - swore between themselves to love and watch over her as if she were their sister .
The young men had been kind to the woman during her illness , and at her death - melting with pity at the forlorn situation of Anglice , the daughter - swore between themselves to love and watch over her as if she were their sister .
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On beholding her , Antoine uttered a cry of joy and surprise she was so like the woman he had worshiped . The passion that had been crowded down in his heart broke out and lavished its richness on this child , who was to him not only ...
On beholding her , Antoine uttered a cry of joy and surprise she was so like the woman he had worshiped . The passion that had been crowded down in his heart broke out and lavished its richness on this child , who was to him not only ...
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Here lived a woman , with her Tom Cat and her Hen . And the Tom Cat , whom she called Sonnie , could arch his back and purr , he could even give out sparks ; but for that one had to stroke his fur the wrong way .
Here lived a woman , with her Tom Cat and her Hen . And the Tom Cat , whom she called Sonnie , could arch his back and purr , he could even give out sparks ; but for that one had to stroke his fur the wrong way .
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Ask our mistress , the old woman ; no one in the world is cleverer than she . Do you think she has any desire to swim , and to let the water close above her head ? ” “ You don't understand me , " said the Duckling .
Ask our mistress , the old woman ; no one in the world is cleverer than she . Do you think she has any desire to swim , and to let the water close above her head ? ” “ You don't understand me , " said the Duckling .
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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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