College Readings in English ProseFrank William Scott, Jacob Zeitlin |
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Page 19
... followed him around , no matter on which side of the fire he placed himself , how the flies all took to biting when both hands were occupied , and how they all miraculously disappeared when he had set down the frying pan and knife to ...
... followed him around , no matter on which side of the fire he placed himself , how the flies all took to biting when both hands were occupied , and how they all miraculously disappeared when he had set down the frying pan and knife to ...
Page 48
... followed in hydraulic elevators , with the additional feature that if a ship approaches the gate at a dan- gerous speed and runs into the chains , the chain is paid out in such a way as to stop the ship gradually before it reaches the ...
... followed in hydraulic elevators , with the additional feature that if a ship approaches the gate at a dan- gerous speed and runs into the chains , the chain is paid out in such a way as to stop the ship gradually before it reaches the ...
Page 84
... followed by a group of drones , and as she towers into space , one by one these suitors drop off until one , the strongest , remains to mate with her high up in the heavens . The act of mating is fatal to the male . It is thought that ...
... followed by a group of drones , and as she towers into space , one by one these suitors drop off until one , the strongest , remains to mate with her high up in the heavens . The act of mating is fatal to the male . It is thought that ...
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... followed by the endless cam- paigns dictated by the proud policy of the House of Bourbon , reduced the tillers of the soil to a state of misery such as in a former age had caused the terrible outbreak of the Jacquerie to interrupt the ...
... followed by the endless cam- paigns dictated by the proud policy of the House of Bourbon , reduced the tillers of the soil to a state of misery such as in a former age had caused the terrible outbreak of the Jacquerie to interrupt the ...
Page 146
... The Oregon Trail . Unfortunately , the book was not the only outcome . The illness incurred during his journey from fatigue and exposure was followed by other disorders . The light of the sun became unsupportable , 146 EXPOSITORY BIOGRAPHY.
... The Oregon Trail . Unfortunately , the book was not the only outcome . The illness incurred during his journey from fatigue and exposure was followed by other disorders . The light of the sun became unsupportable , 146 EXPOSITORY BIOGRAPHY.
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