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Page 7
... silent upon a neighboring post . Over the ridge to the eastward an atom suddenly appears where the road leaps out of the sky . It grows rapidly , flashing a heliograph in the sunlight as it ap- proaches . Presently it defines itself as ...
... silent upon a neighboring post . Over the ridge to the eastward an atom suddenly appears where the road leaps out of the sky . It grows rapidly , flashing a heliograph in the sunlight as it ap- proaches . Presently it defines itself as ...
Page 9
... silence at the scene outspread before them . The prairie levels broke abruptly into a deep valley , blazoned on its higher slopes with vivid patches of light green poplars and balm - o ' - gileads ; on its lower reaches with the darker ...
... silence at the scene outspread before them . The prairie levels broke abruptly into a deep valley , blazoned on its higher slopes with vivid patches of light green poplars and balm - o ' - gileads ; on its lower reaches with the darker ...
Page 10
... silent in wonder at the great cloud reflections floating far below , the driver busy with his car and with thoughts which ... silence how , on the steep pitches , the brake- bands gripped and the gravel flew from the tires as the wheels ...
... silent in wonder at the great cloud reflections floating far below , the driver busy with his car and with thoughts which ... silence how , on the steep pitches , the brake- bands gripped and the gravel flew from the tires as the wheels ...
Page 12
... silent and graceful , at the challenge of Reed's stone ; once a team and wagon rumbled over the bridge ; otherwise all was silence save the low murmur of the water and the skip and chuckle of the stones which he threw upon it . " All ...
... silent and graceful , at the challenge of Reed's stone ; once a team and wagon rumbled over the bridge ; otherwise all was silence save the low murmur of the water and the skip and chuckle of the stones which he threw upon it . " All ...
Page 19
... silence , " and it is as well that you should know now . I have seen this coming , ever since your mother went , and before . That is why I took the extra classes at the university , so that there might be something saved for you and ...
... silence , " and it is as well that you should know now . I have seen this coming , ever since your mother went , and before . That is why I took the extra classes at the university , so that there might be something saved for you and ...
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Popular passages
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,