The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... turning over the ephemeral publications subservient to the amusement or to the politics of the times , are naturally led to cultivate a susceptibility and readiness of memory , but have no inducement to aim at that permanent retention ...
... turning over the ephemeral publications subservient to the amusement or to the politics of the times , are naturally led to cultivate a susceptibility and readiness of memory , but have no inducement to aim at that permanent retention ...
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... turned away quickly from the little bed , and went out at the door . Paul looked at Florence with a fluttering heart , but he knew what she was going to say , and stopped her with his face against her lips . The next time he observed ...
... turned away quickly from the little bed , and went out at the door . Paul looked at Florence with a fluttering heart , but he knew what she was going to say , and stopped her with his face against her lips . The next time he observed ...
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... And everywhere it is a thing of beauty , gleaming in the dew - drop ; singing in the summer rain ; shining in the ice - gem , till the leaves all seem turned to living jewels ; 43 Miscellaneous Readings in Prose . A Glass of Cold Water.
... And everywhere it is a thing of beauty , gleaming in the dew - drop ; singing in the summer rain ; shining in the ice - gem , till the leaves all seem turned to living jewels ; 43 Miscellaneous Readings in Prose . A Glass of Cold Water.
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Joseph Edwards Carpenter. till the leaves all seem turned to living jewels ; spreading a golden veil over the setting sun ; or a white gauze around the midnight moon . Sporting in the cataract ; sleeping in the glacier ; dancing in the ...
Joseph Edwards Carpenter. till the leaves all seem turned to living jewels ; spreading a golden veil over the setting sun ; or a white gauze around the midnight moon . Sporting in the cataract ; sleeping in the glacier ; dancing in the ...
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... turned about the cage to get the door . It was twisted and double twisted so fast with wire , there was no getting it open with- out pulling the cage to pieces . I took both hands to it . The bird flew to the place where I was ...
... turned about the cage to get the door . It was twisted and double twisted so fast with wire , there was no getting it open with- out pulling the cage to pieces . I took both hands to it . The bird flew to the place where I was ...
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