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... nature . As in the Iliad one year only of the siege is dealt with , so in the Odyssey the main events are those comprised in the last six weeks of the entire tale of Troy . Between the two poems an arrow from the bow of Paris has slain ...
... nature . As in the Iliad one year only of the siege is dealt with , so in the Odyssey the main events are those comprised in the last six weeks of the entire tale of Troy . Between the two poems an arrow from the bow of Paris has slain ...
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... nature has no share or part . Hatred of vice , the fear of shame and sin , Are things of native growth , not grafted in ; Else wives and worthy parents might correct In children's hearts each error and defect , Whereas we see them ...
... nature has no share or part . Hatred of vice , the fear of shame and sin , Are things of native growth , not grafted in ; Else wives and worthy parents might correct In children's hearts each error and defect , Whereas we see them ...
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... natural taste was aided by an intimate acquaintance with art and learning , which enabled them fully to appreciate both the beauties and the historical allusions in the simple but subtle plots of their poet's conception . The plays of ...
... natural taste was aided by an intimate acquaintance with art and learning , which enabled them fully to appreciate both the beauties and the historical allusions in the simple but subtle plots of their poet's conception . The plays of ...
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... nature and scope of choral odes generally ; and they may be shortly described as a combination of poetry , music , and dancing , adapted either to the service of religion , the celebration of human exploits , or the enlivenment of ...
... nature and scope of choral odes generally ; and they may be shortly described as a combination of poetry , music , and dancing , adapted either to the service of religion , the celebration of human exploits , or the enlivenment of ...
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... nature's due ; but , when he learns that his host is mourn- ing for his wife , he is sobered at once , and hurries out to render such service as the strongest of mankind can perform . Alcestis having been laid in her grave , Death is ...
... nature's due ; but , when he learns that his host is mourn- ing for his wife , he is sobered at once , and hurries out to render such service as the strongest of mankind can perform . Alcestis having been laid in her grave , Death is ...
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Page 19 - Two Shillings, cloth elegant, with Illustrations, or with coloured plates, gilt edges, Three Shillings.
Page 28 - Cayzer, TS One Thousand Arithmetical Tests, or THE EXAMINER'S ASSISTANT. Specially adapted, by a novel arrangement of the subject, for Examination Purposes, but also suited for general use in Schools. With a complete set of Examples and Models of Work. Price Is. Gd. Key with Solutions of all the Examples in the One Thousand Arithmetical Tests.
Page 30 - Le Babillard : an Amusing Introduction to the French Language. By a FRENCH LADY. Ninth Edition. 16 Plates. Cloth, 2s. Les Jeunes Narrateurs, ou Petits Contes Moraux. With a Key to the Difficult Words and Phrases.
Page 26 - True Stories from Ancient History, chronologically arranged from the Creation of the World to the Death of Charlemagne.
Page 8 - The Three Lieutenants ; or, NAVAL LIFE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. * „ The Three Commanders ; or, ACTIVE SERVICE AFLOAT IN MODERN TIMES. *
Page 10 - Stories from the Old and New Testaments. By the Rev. BH DRAPER. With 48 Engravings. Trimmer's History of the Robins. Written for the Instruction of Children on their treatment of Animals. With 24 Illustrations by HARRISON WEIR.
Page 12 - Seven Birthdays (The), or THE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE. By KATHLEEN KNOX. Starlight Stories, TOLD TO BRIGHT EYES AND LISTENING EARS. By FANNY LABLACHE. Stories of Edward AND HIS LITTLE FRIENDS. Tales of Magic and Meaning. Written and Illustrated by ALFRED CROWQUILL.
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Page 273 - There's a bliss beyond all that the minstrel has told, When two, that are link'd in one heavenly tie, With heart never changing and brow never cold, Love on through all ills, and love on till they die...
Page 11 - By SAMUEL MOSSMAN. Modern British Plutarch (The), or LIVES OF MEN DISTINGUISHED IN THE RECENT HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THEIR TALENTS, VIRTUES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS. By WC TAYLOR, LL.D.