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... round him , and bring him clearly before us from amid so many shadows . He set to work on his mighty undertaking with a wand of order and foresight and control . He repaired the Roman roads at Victoria , at Thronus Bacchi , at Bacchiari ...
... round him , and bring him clearly before us from amid so many shadows . He set to work on his mighty undertaking with a wand of order and foresight and control . He repaired the Roman roads at Victoria , at Thronus Bacchi , at Bacchiari ...
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... round the name of Emperor was something to welcome , and gradually a kind of order and law appeared . Churches and convents multiplied . If nowhere else , peace could be found in reli- gious seclusion , for study and prayer . That proud ...
... round the name of Emperor was something to welcome , and gradually a kind of order and law appeared . Churches and convents multiplied . If nowhere else , peace could be found in reli- gious seclusion , for study and prayer . That proud ...
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... round Were set , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave : nor did there want Cornice or frieze , with bossy sculptures graven . The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great Alcairo , such magnificence Equalled in all ...
... round Were set , and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave : nor did there want Cornice or frieze , with bossy sculptures graven . The roof was fretted gold . Not Babylon , Nor great Alcairo , such magnificence Equalled in all ...
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... round the lucky Free - shooter . At first the goodies were too attractive to allow of much * For every shot the shooter pays a small sum and receives a card , without which he is not allowed to enter the gallery . Page 40 . Key t ...
... round the lucky Free - shooter . At first the goodies were too attractive to allow of much * For every shot the shooter pays a small sum and receives a card , without which he is not allowed to enter the gallery . Page 40 . Key t ...
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... round thin slices of Pumpernickel to everybody ( ourselves included ) , and handsome Gustave stood up on a bench and made a speech with the silver cup in his hand - oh ! what an uproar they made ! The first toast was , " Free - shooters ...
... round thin slices of Pumpernickel to everybody ( ourselves included ) , and handsome Gustave stood up on a bench and made a speech with the silver cup in his hand - oh ! what an uproar they made ! The first toast was , " Free - shooters ...
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Page 29 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted gold.
Page 103 - And in at the windows, and in at the door, And through the walls, by thousands they pour, And down from the ceiling, and up through the floor, From the right and the left, from behind and before, From within and without, from above and below, And all at once to the bishop they go.
Page 79 - By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound; Beneath its base are heroes...
Page 29 - True Stories from Ancient History, chronologically arranged from the Creation of the World to the Death of Charlemagne. Twelfth Edition.
Page 23 - Glimpses of Nature ; And Objects of Interest described during a Visit to the Isle of Wight. Designed to assist and encourage Young Persons in forming habits of observation. By Mrs. LOUDON. Second Edition, enlarged. With Forty-one Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth. "We could not recommend a more valuable little volume. It is full of information, conveyed in the most agreeable manner."— Literary Gazette.
Page 173 - Who knows whether the best of men be known, or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot, than any that stand remembered in the known account of time...
Page 32 - The British History briefly told, and a Description of the Ancient Customs, Sports, and Pastimes of the English. Embellished with Portraits of the Sovereigns of England in their proper Costumes, and 18 other Engravings. 3s. 6d. cloth. Chit-chat ; Or, Short Tales in Short Words. By the author of "Always Happy.
Page 7 - Our Soldiers, or ANECDOTES OF THE CAMPAIGNS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF THE BRITISH ARMY DURING THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. By WHG KINGSTON. With Frontispiece.