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... hands , and he calculated that the contract would have necessitated the spending in wages of £ 30,000 . Thus the strike ... hand and eye , tion of distance and force . Obse various branches of that part of 1 : 66 PAGE PAGE PAGE Afghan ...
... hands , and he calculated that the contract would have necessitated the spending in wages of £ 30,000 . Thus the strike ... hand and eye , tion of distance and force . Obse various branches of that part of 1 : 66 PAGE PAGE PAGE Afghan ...
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... hands quite nervously , and there was a break in his voice that made Ben think he must be even angrier than usual . Then Julian and his father led the way into the house . There was only a narrow passage to cross . Elizabeth Serlcote ...
... hands quite nervously , and there was a break in his voice that made Ben think he must be even angrier than usual . Then Julian and his father led the way into the house . There was only a narrow passage to cross . Elizabeth Serlcote ...
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... hands , Every moment , lightly shaken , ran itself in golden sands . Love took up the harp of life , and smote on all the chords with might ; Smote the chord of Self , that trembling passed in music out of sight . Locksley Hall . A ND ...
... hands , Every moment , lightly shaken , ran itself in golden sands . Love took up the harp of life , and smote on all the chords with might ; Smote the chord of Self , that trembling passed in music out of sight . Locksley Hall . A ND ...
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... hands approvingly , smiling to him- self , uttering half words and ejaculations of satis- faction , then overhearing ... hand he held over himself , as by the love ne had for his cousin , the pride he felt in him . Yet it must be owned ...
... hands approvingly , smiling to him- self , uttering half words and ejaculations of satis- faction , then overhearing ... hand he held over himself , as by the love ne had for his cousin , the pride he felt in him . Yet it must be owned ...
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... hand in his as they stood by the parapet . She did not withdraw it , nor turn away her face . The moment was too solemn for the littleness of coquetry , even had the skill to practise it been hers . No. " He had not dreamed she was so ...
... hand in his as they stood by the parapet . She did not withdraw it , nor turn away her face . The moment was too solemn for the littleness of coquetry , even had the skill to practise it been hers . No. " He had not dreamed she was so ...
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Page 207 - I see before me the gladiator lie : He leans upon his hand ; his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his drooped head sinks gradually low ; And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower ; and now The arena swims around him ; he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won.
Page 179 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Page 70 - Where then shall Hope and Fear their objects find? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate?
Page 212 - Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all.
Page 207 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old...
Page 179 - Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on the harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Page 200 - Invest me in my motley ; give me leave To speak my mind, and I will through and through Cleanse the foul body of the infected world, If they will patiently receive my medicine.
Page 5 - Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight.
Page 93 - Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
Page 70 - For love, which scarce collective man can fill; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat. Counts death kind Nature's signal of retreat. These goods for man the laws of Heaven ordain, These goods He grants, who grants the power to gain ; With these celestial Wisdom calms the mind, And makes the happiness she does not find.