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... stood still ; and laying his left hand upon his breast , ( a slender , white staff with which he journeyed being in his right ́ , ) he introduced him- self with the little story of his convent . 3. If you , Æschines , in particular ...
... stood still ; and laying his left hand upon his breast , ( a slender , white staff with which he journeyed being in his right ́ , ) he introduced him- self with the little story of his convent . 3. If you , Æschines , in particular ...
Page 45
... the clouds together drove From under heaven : the hills to their supply , Vapor and exhalation dusk and moist Sent up amain : and now , the thickened sky Like a dark ceiling stood : down rushed the rain ON READING VERSE . 45.
... the clouds together drove From under heaven : the hills to their supply , Vapor and exhalation dusk and moist Sent up amain : and now , the thickened sky Like a dark ceiling stood : down rushed the rain ON READING VERSE . 45.
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William Holmes McGuffey. Like a dark ceiling stood : down rushed the rain Impetuous , and continued till the earth No more was seen : the floating vessel swam Uplifted , and secure with beak - ed prow ́ , Rode tilting o'er the waves` . 2 ...
William Holmes McGuffey. Like a dark ceiling stood : down rushed the rain Impetuous , and continued till the earth No more was seen : the floating vessel swam Uplifted , and secure with beak - ed prow ́ , Rode tilting o'er the waves` . 2 ...
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... stood in the corner smiling , And bless'd the time with a merry chime , The wintry hours beguiling ; But a cross old voice was that tiresome clock , As it call'd at daybreak boldly` ; When the dawn look'd gray o'er the misty way , And ...
... stood in the corner smiling , And bless'd the time with a merry chime , The wintry hours beguiling ; But a cross old voice was that tiresome clock , As it call'd at daybreak boldly` ; When the dawn look'd gray o'er the misty way , And ...
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... his breast again , murmuring that it was warmer now , and , as he said it , he looked in agony to those who stood around , as if imploring them to help her . 5. She was dead , and past all help , ECLECTIC SERIES . 77 Dickens.
... his breast again , murmuring that it was warmer now , and , as he said it , he looked in agony to those who stood around , as if imploring them to help her . 5. She was dead , and past all help , ECLECTIC SERIES . 77 Dickens.
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