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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... ship is lost Later on comes the news that Antonio's ship has been lost . Two of his friends , Salanio and Salarino , talk of it : Salan . Now , what news on the Rialto ? Salar . Why , yet it lives there unchecked , that Antonio hath a ship ...
... ship is lost Later on comes the news that Antonio's ship has been lost . Two of his friends , Salanio and Salarino , talk of it : Salan . Now , what news on the Rialto ? Salar . Why , yet it lives there unchecked , that Antonio hath a ship ...
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... ships of those days . In reading it you must remember that the ' boat ' was the small rowing boat pulled behind or carried on board the ' ship ' : 1 And when the ship was caught , and could not bear up into the wind , we let her drive ...
... ships of those days . In reading it you must remember that the ' boat ' was the small rowing boat pulled behind or carried on board the ' ship ' : 1 And when the ship was caught , and could not bear up into the wind , we let her drive ...
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... ship , when they had let down the boat into the sea , under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship , Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers , ' Except these abide in the ship , ye cannot be saved ...
... ship , when they had let down the boat into the sea , under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship , Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers , ' Except these abide in the ship , ye cannot be saved ...
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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