Leaves from My Library: An English AnthologyLeaves from my Library is a unique anthology of English prose which Lord Denning has himself chosen from his library at his country home at Whitchurch. The scenes are many and varied, ranging from the trial of the Merchant of Venice to that of the Knave of Hearts from the decks of Nelson's Victory to the drawing rooms of Jane Austen from the Pilgrims' gathering at the Tabard Inn to Sir Winston Churchill addressing a nation at war. |
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... bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew . Bass . You shall not seal to such a bond for me : I'll rather dwell in my necessity . Ant . Why , fear not , man ; I will not forfeit it : Within these two months , that's a month ...
... bond , And say there is much kindness in the Jew . Bass . You shall not seal to such a bond for me : I'll rather dwell in my necessity . Ant . Why , fear not , man ; I will not forfeit it : Within these two months , that's a month ...
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... bond ; speak not against my I have sworn an oath that I will have Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause ; my bond . But , since I am a dog , beware my fangs : The Duke shall grant me justice . . . . Ant . Shy . I pray thee ...
... bond ; speak not against my I have sworn an oath that I will have Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause ; my bond . But , since I am a dog , beware my fangs : The Duke shall grant me justice . . . . Ant . Shy . I pray thee ...
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... bond is forfeit ; And lawfully by this the Jew may claim A pound of flesh , to be by him cut off Nearest the merchant's heart . Be merciful : Take thrice thy money ; bid me tear the bond . When it is paid according to the tenour . It ...
... bond is forfeit ; And lawfully by this the Jew may claim A pound of flesh , to be by him cut off Nearest the merchant's heart . Be merciful : Take thrice thy money ; bid me tear the bond . When it is paid according to the tenour . It ...
Contents
England expects Lord Nelson | 13 |
The death of a king John Buchan | 34 |
The Great Proconsul Lord Macaulay | 50 |
Copyright | |
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