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 Readers |
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... death , judges ought ( as far as the law permitteth ) in justice to remember mercy , and to cast a severe eye upon the example , but a merciful eye upon the person . Secondly , for the advocates and counsel that plead . Patience and ...
... death , judges ought ( as far as the law permitteth ) in justice to remember mercy , and to cast a severe eye upon the example , but a merciful eye upon the person . Secondly , for the advocates and counsel that plead . Patience and ...
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... Death brag thou wander'st in his shade , When in eternal lines to time thou growest . So long as men can breathe , or eyes can see , So long lives this , and this gives life to thee . XXIX . When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes ...
... Death brag thou wander'st in his shade , When in eternal lines to time thou growest . So long as men can breathe , or eyes can see , So long lives this , and this gives life to thee . XXIX . When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes ...
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... war shall statues overturn , And broils root out the work of masonry , Nor Mars his sword , nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory . ' Gainst death and all - oblivious enmity Shall you WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE . 27.
... war shall statues overturn , And broils root out the work of masonry , Nor Mars his sword , nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory . ' Gainst death and all - oblivious enmity Shall you WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE . 27.
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... Death's second self , that seals up all in rest ; In me thou seest the glowing of such fire , That on the ashes of his youth doth lie , As the death - bed whereon it must expire , Consumed with that which it was nourished by . This thou ...
... Death's second self , that seals up all in rest ; In me thou seest the glowing of such fire , That on the ashes of his youth doth lie , As the death - bed whereon it must expire , Consumed with that which it was nourished by . This thou ...
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... death was provost of Eton College . A very interesting biography of him is contained in " Izaak Walton's Lives . " The works of Wotton are not numerous , but the impression made by them and by his life is such as to secure for him the ...
... death was provost of Eton College . A very interesting biography of him is contained in " Izaak Walton's Lives . " The works of Wotton are not numerous , but the impression made by them and by his life is such as to secure for him the ...
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