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... peace . He has singed his hair . What further wait'st thou for ? She milked six cows . Give me a yard and three eighths . Ha ! laugh'st thou , Lochiel , my vision to scorn ? The chill precincts of the narrow house . Oh ! breeze that ...
... peace . He has singed his hair . What further wait'st thou for ? She milked six cows . Give me a yard and three eighths . Ha ! laugh'st thou , Lochiel , my vision to scorn ? The chill precincts of the narrow house . Oh ! breeze that ...
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... peace . 3. They have forgotten their distresses ; every sorrow is hushed ; and every pang extinguished` . EXCEPTION . - Emphasis may reverse this rule . EXAMPLES . 1. Eloquence is action ; noble , sublime , god - like action . 2. If you ...
... peace . 3. They have forgotten their distresses ; every sorrow is hushed ; and every pang extinguished` . EXCEPTION . - Emphasis may reverse this rule . EXAMPLES . 1. Eloquence is action ; noble , sublime , god - like action . 2. If you ...
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... peace and perfect happiness were born , imaged , in her tranquil beauty and profound repose . 3. And still her former self lay there , unaltered in this change . Yes ! the old fireside had smiled upon that same sweet face ; it had ...
... peace and perfect happiness were born , imaged , in her tranquil beauty and profound repose . 3. And still her former self lay there , unaltered in this change . Yes ! the old fireside had smiled upon that same sweet face ; it had ...
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... . Under that porch where she had sat , when Heaven , in its mercy , brought her to that peaceful spot , she passed again , and the old church received her in its quiet shade . XI . ROMANTIC STORY . STALACTITES ; ( pro . ECLECTIC SERIES .
... . Under that porch where she had sat , when Heaven , in its mercy , brought her to that peaceful spot , she passed again , and the old church received her in its quiet shade . XI . ROMANTIC STORY . STALACTITES ; ( pro . ECLECTIC SERIES .
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... peace . " So saying , he broke his bow- string , snapped his arrows , threw them on the burial - place of his fathers , and departed forever . REMARK . - The words " down , " " torn , " and " trampled , " in the last paragraph but one ...
... peace . " So saying , he broke his bow- string , snapped his arrows , threw them on the burial - place of his fathers , and departed forever . REMARK . - The words " down , " " torn , " and " trampled , " in the last paragraph but one ...
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