A Hand-book of English Literature Intended for the Use of High Schools, as Well as a Companion and Guide for Private Students, and for General ReadersLee & Shepard, 1871 - 608 pages |
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Page xiv
... passing , it may be observed , that in reading Chaucer , if a word looks puzzling , the sense will often come to mind by pronouncing it aloud and looking away . In time , the general license was much restricted , and now each word has ...
... passing , it may be observed , that in reading Chaucer , if a word looks puzzling , the sense will often come to mind by pronouncing it aloud and looking away . In time , the general license was much restricted , and now each word has ...
Page xxxviii
... Passing of Arthur . Cæsar and As You Like It . BURKE . MARVELL . HERBERT . HALL . BEN JONSON . BACON . Macbeth . - Julius prose and verse . BYRON . CARLYLE . ROBERT SHAKESPEARE The Tempest , The list does not comprise all the authors in ...
... Passing of Arthur . Cæsar and As You Like It . BURKE . MARVELL . HERBERT . HALL . BEN JONSON . BACON . Macbeth . - Julius prose and verse . BYRON . CARLYLE . ROBERT SHAKESPEARE The Tempest , The list does not comprise all the authors in ...
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... passed in disgrace on account of his corrupt practices as judge . The lines of Pope will be re- membered , - " If parts allure thee , think how Bacon shined , The wisest , brightest , meanest of mankind . " A very thorough and ...
... passed in disgrace on account of his corrupt practices as judge . The lines of Pope will be re- membered , - " If parts allure thee , think how Bacon shined , The wisest , brightest , meanest of mankind . " A very thorough and ...
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... passed by as the rest , but being trodden upon and crushed , are three , that is , burnet , wild thyme , and water - mints ; therefore you are to set whole alleys of them , to have the pleasure when you walk or tread . For gardens ...
... passed by as the rest , but being trodden upon and crushed , are three , that is , burnet , wild thyme , and water - mints ; therefore you are to set whole alleys of them , to have the pleasure when you walk or tread . For gardens ...
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... passed some- times through the air , about his ministries here below . So is the prayer of a good man : when his affairs have required business , and his business was matter of discipline , and his discipline was to pass upon a sinning ...
... passed some- times through the air , about his ministries here below . So is the prayer of a good man : when his affairs have required business , and his business was matter of discipline , and his discipline was to pass upon a sinning ...
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