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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Page 120
... hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers : Unto which promise our twelve tribes , instantly serving God day and night , hope to come . For which hope's sake , king Agrippa , I am accused of the Jews . Why should it be thought a ...
... hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers : Unto which promise our twelve tribes , instantly serving God day and night , hope to come . For which hope's sake , king Agrippa , I am accused of the Jews . Why should it be thought a ...
Page 155
... hope to do so . ' The Attorney - General had no answer to make to this ; so he expressed a quiet hope that whatever settlement was finally made would be satisfactory ; and Mr Harding withdrew , thanking the great man for his kind ...
... hope to do so . ' The Attorney - General had no answer to make to this ; so he expressed a quiet hope that whatever settlement was finally made would be satisfactory ; and Mr Harding withdrew , thanking the great man for his kind ...
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... Hope and Glory , of which they had learnt all the words . All in the audience knew the chorus and joined vigorously in it . The poem was written by Arthur Christopher Benson , a distinguished Master of Magdalene College , Cambridge ...
... Hope and Glory , of which they had learnt all the words . All in the audience knew the chorus and joined vigorously in it . The poem was written by Arthur Christopher Benson , a distinguished Master of Magdalene College , Cambridge ...
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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