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Page 24
... called out " Silence ! " in a commanding tone , upon which another officer in the gallery cried " Silence ! " in an angry manner , whereupon three or four more ushers shouted " Silence ! " in a voice of in- dignant remonstrance . This ...
... called out " Silence ! " in a commanding tone , upon which another officer in the gallery cried " Silence ! " in an angry manner , whereupon three or four more ushers shouted " Silence ! " in a voice of in- dignant remonstrance . This ...
Page 27
... called silence , and Mr. Skimpin proceeded to open the case . " " Serjeant Buzfuz then rose with all the majesty and dignity which the grave nature of the pro- ceedings demanded , and having whispered to Dodson , and conferred briefly ...
... called silence , and Mr. Skimpin proceeded to open the case . " " Serjeant Buzfuz then rose with all the majesty and dignity which the grave nature of the pro- ceedings demanded , and having whispered to Dodson , and conferred briefly ...
Page 45
... called into the box : both corroborated the testimony of their unhappy friend ; and each was driven to the verge of desperation by ex- cessive badgering . Susannah Sanders was then called , and ex- amined by Serjeant Buzfuz , and cross ...
... called into the box : both corroborated the testimony of their unhappy friend ; and each was driven to the verge of desperation by ex- cessive badgering . Susannah Sanders was then called , and ex- amined by Serjeant Buzfuz , and cross ...
Page 49
... called me up , and then the old lady was not there . " " Now , attend , Mr. Weller , " said Serjeant Buzfuz , dipping a large pen into the inkstand before him , for the purpose of frightening Sam with a show of taking down his answer ...
... called me up , and then the old lady was not there . " " Now , attend , Mr. Weller , " said Serjeant Buzfuz , dipping a large pen into the inkstand before him , for the purpose of frightening Sam with a show of taking down his answer ...
Page 58
... called them Brutes : because of Brutus , who had in old time driven the kings out of Rome , and that brought the kingdom of one person , unto the government of the Senate and people . Cæsar was so offended withal , that he deprived ...
... called them Brutes : because of Brutus , who had in old time driven the kings out of Rome , and that brought the kingdom of one person , unto the government of the Senate and people . Cæsar was so offended withal , that he deprived ...
Contents
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THE BATTLE OF CRESSY Jean Froissart | 94 |
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA E S Creasy | 111 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER | 138 |
THE TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE | 145 |
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON Selections James Boswell | 155 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Theodore Roosevelt | 277 |
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS E S Creasy | 284 |
SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY Joseph Addison | 329 |
SIR FRANCIS BACON | 356 |
OF STUDIES Sir Francis Bacon | 362 |
ROBERT OF LINCOLN William Cullen Bryant | 410 |
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS Oliver Wendell Holmes | 423 |
ODE ON A GRECIAN URN John Keats | 433 |
OWLS Gilbert White | 169 |
THE VISION OF MIRZA Joseph Addison | 231 |
PIPPA PASSES Adapted from Robert Browning | 240 |
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS Abraham Lincoln | 272 |
THE FATE OF THE INDIANS Charles Sprague | 439 |
A CALL TO ARMS Patrick Henry | 451 |
HANDY TABLES | 469 |
INDEX | 479 |
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