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... deal with unlettered folk . " Those who are in the " piccioletta barca " are warned off in the second canto of the " Paradise 1 Par . xvii . 138 . " " from attempting to follow " behind my ship that singing DANTE FOR THE GENERAL . 39.
... deal with unlettered folk . " Those who are in the " piccioletta barca " are warned off in the second canto of the " Paradise 1 Par . xvii . 138 . " " from attempting to follow " behind my ship that singing DANTE FOR THE GENERAL . 39.
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... second descrip- tion of the doves collecting grain or tares , and of the sheep coming out from the fold— " Timidly , holding down their eyes and nostrils , And what the foremost does the others do , Huddling themselves against her , if ...
... second descrip- tion of the doves collecting grain or tares , and of the sheep coming out from the fold— " Timidly , holding down their eyes and nostrils , And what the foremost does the others do , Huddling themselves against her , if ...
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... Second of Apulia , who married his daughter to Azzo the Third da Este of Ferrara . " The other , now gone forth , ta'en in his ship , See I his daughter sell , and chaffer for her As corsairs do with other female slaves . What more , O ...
... Second of Apulia , who married his daughter to Azzo the Third da Este of Ferrara . " The other , now gone forth , ta'en in his ship , See I his daughter sell , and chaffer for her As corsairs do with other female slaves . What more , O ...
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... second seemed the first reflected As Iris is by Iris , and the third Seemed fire that equally from both is breathed . " 1 Mr Lowell takes this as an " image of that Power , Love , and Wisdom , one in essence but trine in manifestation ...
... second seemed the first reflected As Iris is by Iris , and the third Seemed fire that equally from both is breathed . " 1 Mr Lowell takes this as an " image of that Power , Love , and Wisdom , one in essence but trine in manifestation ...
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... of time is exceedingly doubtful , and time is of the essence of the contract . The difficulty in the second case is the constant impact of 65,000,000 people upon 5,000,000 along an artificial frontier THE NEW WORLD . 121.
... of time is exceedingly doubtful , and time is of the essence of the contract . The difficulty in the second case is the constant impact of 65,000,000 people upon 5,000,000 along an artificial frontier THE NEW WORLD . 121.
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