The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Great Writers, Volume 9G.L. Shuman & Company, 1911 - Literature |
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... passed muster even with such fastidi- ous stylists as Demosthenes . But though he could assume Greek manners and speak good Greek in his serious moments , when on his good behavior , it was known that his relaxations were of a very ...
... passed muster even with such fastidi- ous stylists as Demosthenes . But though he could assume Greek manners and speak good Greek in his serious moments , when on his good behavior , it was known that his relaxations were of a very ...
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... of frankincense and myrrh , and then passed out into a lofty dining tent with splendid hangings , and with the appointments of an oriental feast , he exclaimed to his staff : " Well , this is something like royalty . " 8 MAHAFFY.
... of frankincense and myrrh , and then passed out into a lofty dining tent with splendid hangings , and with the appointments of an oriental feast , he exclaimed to his staff : " Well , this is something like royalty . " 8 MAHAFFY.
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... passing well . Whether liketh you better , said Merlin , the sword or the scabbard ? Me liketh better the sword , said Arthur . Ye are more unwise , said Merlin , for the scabbard is worth ten of the swords , for whiles ye have the scab ...
... passing well . Whether liketh you better , said Merlin , the sword or the scabbard ? Me liketh better the sword , said Arthur . Ye are more unwise , said Merlin , for the scabbard is worth ten of the swords , for whiles ye have the scab ...
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... passed by them without hurt , and entered into the castle to the chief fortress , and there were they all at rest . Then Launcelot entered in so armed , for he found no gate nor door but it was open . And at the last he found a chamber ...
... passed by them without hurt , and entered into the castle to the chief fortress , and there were they all at rest . Then Launcelot entered in so armed , for he found no gate nor door but it was open . And at the last he found a chamber ...
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... passed India , and the isles beyond India , where are more than five thousand isles ; and so long he went by sea and land , and so environed the world by many seasons , that he found an isle where he heard people speak his own language ...
... passed India , and the isles beyond India , where are more than five thousand isles ; and so long he went by sea and land , and so environed the world by many seasons , that he found an isle where he heard people speak his own language ...
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