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... become famil- iar with the learning and literature of other times ! And what have I gathered from these , but the mortifying fact , that man has ever been struggling with his own impotence , and vainly endeavoring to overleap the bounds ...
... become famil- iar with the learning and literature of other times ! And what have I gathered from these , but the mortifying fact , that man has ever been struggling with his own impotence , and vainly endeavoring to overleap the bounds ...
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... Of saints look pity on her : Death will come- A few short moments over , and the prize Of peace eternal waits her , and the tomb Becomes her fondest pillow ; all its gloom Is scattered 24 YOUNG LADIES ' CLASS BOOK . PERCIVAL.
... Of saints look pity on her : Death will come- A few short moments over , and the prize Of peace eternal waits her , and the tomb Becomes her fondest pillow ; all its gloom Is scattered 24 YOUNG LADIES ' CLASS BOOK . PERCIVAL.
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A Selection of Lessons for Reading, in Prose and Verse Ebenezer Bailey. Becomes her fondest pillow ; all its gloom Is ... becoming . She is still farther removed from the affectation of sensibility ; she has sympathy and tears for the ...
A Selection of Lessons for Reading, in Prose and Verse Ebenezer Bailey. Becomes her fondest pillow ; all its gloom Is ... becoming . She is still farther removed from the affectation of sensibility ; she has sympathy and tears for the ...
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... become convinced , that it is filled with true wisdom , and endowed with noble purposes . LESSON XI . Scene of Filial Affection . - Lear , Cordelia and Physician.- SHAKSPEARE . Cor . O My dear father ! Restoration hang Her medicine on ...
... become convinced , that it is filled with true wisdom , and endowed with noble purposes . LESSON XI . Scene of Filial Affection . - Lear , Cordelia and Physician.- SHAKSPEARE . Cor . O My dear father ! Restoration hang Her medicine on ...
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... become strongly interested in the progress of this family story , and , as it was a fine evening , I offered to accompany him . He was wearied with the fatigues of the day , and , as we walked out , fell into a fit of gloomy musing ...
... become strongly interested in the progress of this family story , and , as it was a fine evening , I offered to accompany him . He was wearied with the fatigues of the day , and , as we walked out , fell into a fit of gloomy musing ...
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