Leaves from My Library: An English AnthologyLeaves from my Library is a unique anthology of English prose which Lord Denning has himself chosen from his library at his country home at Whitchurch. The scenes are many and varied, ranging from the trial of the Merchant of Venice to that of the Knave of Hearts from the decks of Nelson's Victory to the drawing rooms of Jane Austen from the Pilgrims' gathering at the Tabard Inn to Sir Winston Churchill addressing a nation at war. |
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Page 24
... look to his bond : he was wont to call me usurer ; let him look to his bond : he was wont to lend money for a Christian courtesy ; let him look to his bond . Salar . Why , I am sure , if he forfeit , thou wilt not take his flesh ...
... look to his bond : he was wont to call me usurer ; let him look to his bond : he was wont to lend money for a Christian courtesy ; let him look to his bond . Salar . Why , I am sure , if he forfeit , thou wilt not take his flesh ...
Page 101
... look , till he perceived he had wounded Apollyon with his two edged Sword , then indeed he did smile , and look upward : but ' twas the dreadfullest sight that ever I saw . So when the Battel was over , Christian said , I will here give ...
... look , till he perceived he had wounded Apollyon with his two edged Sword , then indeed he did smile , and look upward : but ' twas the dreadfullest sight that ever I saw . So when the Battel was over , Christian said , I will here give ...
Page 151
... look to Lord John Russell - why should we regard Palmerston and Gladstone , when Tom Towers without a struggle can put us right ? Look at our generals , what faults they make ; at our admirals , how inactive they are . What money ...
... look to Lord John Russell - why should we regard Palmerston and Gladstone , when Tom Towers without a struggle can put us right ? Look at our generals , what faults they make ; at our admirals , how inactive they are . What money ...
Contents
England expects Lord Nelson | 13 |
The death of a king John Buchan | 34 |
The Great Proconsul Lord Macaulay | 50 |
Copyright | |
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