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... principle to estimate character by superficial bodily measurement . By such measurement it might be said of many a great strong soul , as Shakespeare makes the Countess of Auvergne say of " English John Talbot " : - " " Alas ! this is a ...
... principle to estimate character by superficial bodily measurement . By such measurement it might be said of many a great strong soul , as Shakespeare makes the Countess of Auvergne say of " English John Talbot " : - " " Alas ! this is a ...
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... , as was evidently his intention ; so he went into the corner that he might gormandise without restraint or hindrance . And , observe , how he had broken through all the established principles of Little Jack Horner . 5.
... , as was evidently his intention ; so he went into the corner that he might gormandise without restraint or hindrance . And , observe , how he had broken through all the established principles of Little Jack Horner . 5.
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John Paul Ritchie. how he had broken through all the established principles of table etiquette , and fallen back upon the barbarous rule of thumb- He put in his thumb , And pulled out a plum . " In view of such base manners , how can we ...
John Paul Ritchie. how he had broken through all the established principles of table etiquette , and fallen back upon the barbarous rule of thumb- He put in his thumb , And pulled out a plum . " In view of such base manners , how can we ...
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... principle of progress in the way of righteousness . In the eye that sees deficiency the way towards proficiency is mirrored . It is when we stand in our own light that we perceive no evil in ourselves . It is when the truth is not in us ...
... principle of progress in the way of righteousness . In the eye that sees deficiency the way towards proficiency is mirrored . It is when we stand in our own light that we perceive no evil in ourselves . It is when the truth is not in us ...
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... principles , are marked for falling . Class privileges have been felled by Emanci- pation and Reform Bills . The high walls of Monopoly have been penetrated by the highways of Free Trade . The Selfish D 2 Humpty Dumpty . 35.
... principles , are marked for falling . Class privileges have been felled by Emanci- pation and Reform Bills . The high walls of Monopoly have been penetrated by the highways of Free Trade . The Selfish D 2 Humpty Dumpty . 35.
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Page 131 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows, richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below, In service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all heaven before mine eyes.
Page 47 - So, when the sun in bed, Curtain'd with cloudy red, Pillows his chin upon an orient wave...
Page 112 - Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal Peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land, And like a lane of beams athwart the sea, Thro' all the circle of the golden year?
Page 79 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
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Page 19 - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty in his place again." "That last line is much too long for the poetry," she added, almost out loud, forgetting that Humpty Dumpty would hear her.
Page 1 - Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum, And said,
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Page 23 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.