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Page 9
... thing . ' " " " Very , " said his three friends . " Placed me in such an extremely awkward situation , " continued Mr. Pickwick . " Very , " was the reply of his followers , as they coughed slightly , and looked dubiously at each other ...
... thing . ' " " " Very , " said his three friends . " Placed me in such an extremely awkward situation , " continued Mr. Pickwick . " Very , " was the reply of his followers , as they coughed slightly , and looked dubiously at each other ...
Page 10
... thing , and every hole lets in some air , that's another - wentilation gossamer I calls it . " On the delivery of this sentiment , Mr. Weller smiled agreeably upon the assembled Pick- wickians . " Now with regard to the matter on which ...
... thing , and every hole lets in some air , that's another - wentilation gossamer I calls it . " On the delivery of this sentiment , Mr. Weller smiled agreeably upon the assembled Pick- wickians . " Now with regard to the matter on which ...
Page 16
... things into old gen❜lm'n's heads as they never dreamed of . My father , sir , wos a coachman . A widower he wos , and fat enough for anything - uncommon fat , to be sure . His missus dies , and leaves him four hundred pound . Down he ...
... things into old gen❜lm'n's heads as they never dreamed of . My father , sir , wos a coachman . A widower he wos , and fat enough for anything - uncommon fat , to be sure . His missus dies , and leaves him four hundred pound . Down he ...
Page 18
... things . Order in your pipe , and I'll read you the letter . There ! " Sam dipped his pen into the ink to be ready for any corrections , and began with a very the- atrical air : " Lovely 999 " Stop , " said Mr. Weller , ringing the bell ...
... things . Order in your pipe , and I'll read you the letter . There ! " Sam dipped his pen into the ink to be ready for any corrections , and began with a very the- atrical air : " Lovely 999 " Stop , " said Mr. Weller , ringing the bell ...
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... thing , " said Sam . " I could end with a werse ; what do you think ? " " I don't like it , Sam , " rejoined Mr. Weller . " I never know'd a respectable coachman as wrote poetry , ' cept one , as made an affectin ' copy o ' werses the ...
... thing , " said Sam . " I could end with a werse ; what do you think ? " " I don't like it , Sam , " rejoined Mr. Weller . " I never know'd a respectable coachman as wrote poetry , ' cept one , as made an affectin ' copy o ' werses the ...
Contents
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74 | |
87 | |
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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