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... moved very pleas- antly indeed . Cal finished his high school course at sixteen and declared himself ready to carry out his aunt's decree about going to work , but Celesta would have none of it . " When you have gone through uni ...
... moved very pleas- antly indeed . Cal finished his high school course at sixteen and declared himself ready to carry out his aunt's decree about going to work , but Celesta would have none of it . " When you have gone through uni ...
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... moved among reeds not merely bruised , but broken . Out of his experiences his young mind , groping for some solid philosophy of life , arrived at the conclusion that the great error for which all the world pays penalty is misdirected ...
... moved among reeds not merely bruised , but broken . Out of his experiences his young mind , groping for some solid philosophy of life , arrived at the conclusion that the great error for which all the world pays penalty is misdirected ...
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... moved the grindstone so that it stood parallel with the granary , and not in reckless disregard of any definite angle to it ; had built little brackets on which he hoisted the binder knives that had been found lying in the grass nearby ...
... moved the grindstone so that it stood parallel with the granary , and not in reckless disregard of any definite angle to it ; had built little brackets on which he hoisted the binder knives that had been found lying in the grass nearby ...
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... moved a lever and presently from over- head came the rush of air in the blades of the wind- mill and the slow " clank clank " of the con- necting - rod as it operated the pump . " Grit , old Jim is checked up , " said the young man with ...
... moved a lever and presently from over- head came the rush of air in the blades of the wind- mill and the slow " clank clank " of the con- necting - rod as it operated the pump . " Grit , old Jim is checked up , " said the young man with ...
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... moved straight to their places , much , as Cal again thought , as did the horses in the stable . Cal and Reed hung back . " Sit down , anywhere , " said Jackson Stake . " No formal'ties . Now dig in . " They " dug in " -into boiled ...
... moved straight to their places , much , as Cal again thought , as did the horses in the stable . Cal and Reed hung back . " Sit down , anywhere , " said Jackson Stake . " No formal'ties . Now dig in . " They " dug in " -into boiled ...
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Page 218 - He shall not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Page 113 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
Page 106 - Twilight a-stealing over the sea, Shadows are falling, dark on the lea. Borne on the night wind, voices of yore Come from the far-off shore. Far away, beyond the starry sky, Where the love-light never, never dies, Gleameth a mansion filled with delight, Sweet happy home so bright.
Page 44 - DD's [degrees], or whatever it is, after his name. What he wants is horsepower an' savvy,
Page 57 - ... very gently and cautiously stroked, pressed and pinched the tiny nose just in the hope of discovering for good and all whether it was not as other noses are. And on every occasion she became more and more convinced that there was no hope at all, that it was the same in substance and consistency as it had been the day before and the day before that and the day before that; that, in fact, it was of wax. The consequence was that even at the age of six this particular feature in Sam's rather long...
Page 7 - Grass, green and moist, with a purple carpeting of anemones. Water shining from many tiny lakes. Coveys of white clouds, like ruffled swans, afloat in an infinite sky.
Page 26 - He had made up his mind that under no circumstances would he go back to his old home.
Page 287 - Jackson had lain down and fallen asleep, but as his eyes became accustomed to the light he saw that...
Page 121 - They haven'ta glimpse of what it should be — of what it could be made — " "That's just it,