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... jeweled sheath , armlet and belt , and wearing a myrtle wreath on his abundant dark hair . The populace now forgot the cause of their disturbance and greeted the personage with , " Hail , " " All Hail . " " Zamula . " The newcomer thus ...
... jeweled sheath , armlet and belt , and wearing a myrtle wreath on his abundant dark hair . The populace now forgot the cause of their disturbance and greeted the personage with , " Hail , " " All Hail . " " Zamula . " The newcomer thus ...
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... jeweled cups , and a basket of fruit . She ap- proached Abram first , who surveyed her with great admira- tion and interest , -how becoming was the primrose gown she wore , and as he poured out some wine into one of those glittering ...
... jeweled cups , and a basket of fruit . She ap- proached Abram first , who surveyed her with great admira- tion and interest , -how becoming was the primrose gown she wore , and as he poured out some wine into one of those glittering ...
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... jeweled hand , " Art thou repentant and wilt thou sue for pardon ? " Abram approached her and took that fair , soft hand in his own and kissed it . With a touch of lofty merriment he said : " Nay , I seek not forgiveness , rather will I ...
... jeweled hand , " Art thou repentant and wilt thou sue for pardon ? " Abram approached her and took that fair , soft hand in his own and kissed it . With a touch of lofty merriment he said : " Nay , I seek not forgiveness , rather will I ...
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... jeweled cups and massive gold- en dishes carried aloft by slaves , clad in white and scarlet , - the red glow of poured out wine . And lounging on divans covered with embroidered satin were a company of brilliant looking personages ...
... jeweled cups and massive gold- en dishes carried aloft by slaves , clad in white and scarlet , - the red glow of poured out wine . And lounging on divans covered with embroidered satin were a company of brilliant looking personages ...
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... jeweled serpents , lifted itself proudly erect . There was a frosty gleam of mockery in her eyes that made them look so lustrous , yet so cold . At the further end of the table was a dais , richly draped in carnation silk , —a throne ...
... jeweled serpents , lifted itself proudly erect . There was a frosty gleam of mockery in her eyes that made them look so lustrous , yet so cold . At the further end of the table was a dais , richly draped in carnation silk , —a throne ...
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Page 99 - Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's New Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand and the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.
Page 100 - They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak ; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think : They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.
Page 207 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Page 206 - Here, perhaps, I ought to stop. But a solicitude for your welfare, which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger, natural to that solicitude, urge me, on an occasion like the present, to offer to your solemn contemplation...
Page 77 - Such being the impressions under which I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe; who presides in the councils of nations...
Page 208 - I hold the maxim no less applicable to. public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary, and would be unwise, to extend them.
Page 11 - ... and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation ; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us.
Page 78 - I shall take my present leave ; but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication, that since he has been pleased to favor the American people, with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity, and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government, for the security of their union, and the advancement of their happiness ; so his divine blessing may be equally conspicuous in the enlarged views, the temperate consultations,...
Page 78 - Having thus imparted to you my sentiments as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave, but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication that, since he has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their...
Page 135 - ... to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical...