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Page 21
... arms at once , which is werry well known to be a collection o ' fabulous ani- mals , " added Mr. Weller . " Just as well , ” replied Sam . " Drive on , Sammy , " said Mr. Weller . Sam complied with the request , and proceeded as follows ...
... arms at once , which is werry well known to be a collection o ' fabulous ani- mals , " added Mr. Weller . " Just as well , ” replied Sam . " Drive on , Sammy , " said Mr. Weller . Sam complied with the request , and proceeded as follows ...
Page 32
... arms , and soothing her agitation by his caresses and endearments . " " A visible impression was produced upon the auditors by this part of the learned serjeant's address . Drawing forth two very small scraps paper he proceeded : of ...
... arms , and soothing her agitation by his caresses and endearments . " " A visible impression was produced upon the auditors by this part of the learned serjeant's address . Drawing forth two very small scraps paper he proceeded : of ...
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... arms , with his hands clasping her waist , " replied Mr. Winkle with natural hesitation , “ and the plaintiff appeared to have fainted away . " " " " Did you hear the defendant say anything ? " I heard him call Mrs. Bardell a good ...
... arms , with his hands clasping her waist , " replied Mr. Winkle with natural hesitation , “ and the plaintiff appeared to have fainted away . " " " " Did you hear the defendant say anything ? " I heard him call Mrs. Bardell a good ...
Page 46
... arms on the rail , took a bird's - eye view of the bar , and a comprehensive survey of the bench , with a re- markably cheerful and lively aspect . " What's your name , sir ? " inquired the judge . " Sam Weller , my Lord , ' ' replied ...
... arms on the rail , took a bird's - eye view of the bar , and a comprehensive survey of the bench , with a re- markably cheerful and lively aspect . " What's your name , sir ? " inquired the judge . " Sam Weller , my Lord , ' ' replied ...
Page 49
... arms emphatically , and turning half - round to the jury , as if in mute assurance that he would bother the witness yet : " Do you mean to tell me , Mr. Weller , that you saw nothing of this fainting on the part of the plaintiff in the arms ...
... arms emphatically , and turning half - round to the jury , as if in mute assurance that he would bother the witness yet : " Do you mean to tell me , Mr. Weller , that you saw nothing of this fainting on the part of the plaintiff in the arms ...
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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American arms army ARTEMIDORUS Asolo Bardell battle Battle of Crecy beetle better bob-o'-link bobolink British Brutus Burgoyne Burgoyne's Cæs Cæsar called Calpurnia camp character chee Cluppins death death's-head defendant duke enemy England English Englishmen eyes father fear feel feet fell figure French Gaul gentlemen give GOLD-BUG hand Harald Hardrada Harold hauberk head heard heart horse Indians JOSEPH ADDISON Julius Cæsar Jupiter jury king Legrand lived looked Lord Luigi Mark Antony massa master means mind Modestine morning never night Normans once parchment passed Patrick Henry Pickwick Pippa PIPPA PASSES Plutarch Pompey replied Sam Weller scarabæus seemed seen Serjeant Buzfuz side Sir Roger skull slain Snubbin song soon spink stanza stood tell thing thou thought tion told took tree troops Weller William Winkle words