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... given to the handle of a scythe . The word is also used in the same sense in Cumberland , and probably in several other of the northern W. GILMORE . counties . the waxen cere - cloths ( so extremely combustible ) were injured in the ...
... given to the handle of a scythe . The word is also used in the same sense in Cumberland , and probably in several other of the northern W. GILMORE . counties . the waxen cere - cloths ( so extremely combustible ) were injured in the ...
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... given ( vases are shown on the balustrade at top ) , and that it is stated that it was built 1640 , and " extending 62 feet . " The short description does not state if the front be of Miscellaneous . NOTES ON BOOKS , & o . early.
... given ( vases are shown on the balustrade at top ) , and that it is stated that it was built 1640 , and " extending 62 feet . " The short description does not state if the front be of Miscellaneous . NOTES ON BOOKS , & o . early.
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... given in the English We have received Part V. of the Cyclopædia of Educa 4wd . The views of old nooks in Stamford , tion ( Swan Sonnenschein & Co. ) , dealing with " Mathe- Grantham , and other places are delightful . A Hamp - matics ...
... given in the English We have received Part V. of the Cyclopædia of Educa 4wd . The views of old nooks in Stamford , tion ( Swan Sonnenschein & Co. ) , dealing with " Mathe- Grantham , and other places are delightful . A Hamp - matics ...
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... given moment , yet it is ever going on . It might be compared to the movement of the hands of a clock , or even to the geologic slowness of the evolutions which occur in the struc- ture of the earth . Like pulsation in a living body ...
... given moment , yet it is ever going on . It might be compared to the movement of the hands of a clock , or even to the geologic slowness of the evolutions which occur in the struc- ture of the earth . Like pulsation in a living body ...
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... given birth to a calf , which , though dead , has been preserved , and can be seen on application at the works in St. Ann's Road , Stamford Hill . " The statement that an elephant has given birth to a calf here in England is curious ...
... given birth to a calf , which , though dead , has been preserved , and can be seen on application at the works in St. Ann's Road , Stamford Hill . " The statement that an elephant has given birth to a calf here in England is curious ...
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Seite 106 - To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers.
Seite 445 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Seite 203 - Thither have been carried, through successive ages, by the rude hands of gaolers, without one mourner following, the bleeding relics of men who had been the captains of armies, the leaders of parties, the oracles of senates, and the ornaments of courts.
Seite 24 - Thou that singest wheat and woodland, tilth and vineyard, hive and horse and herd; All the charm of all the Muses often flowering in a lonely word...
Seite 282 - As likewise to genuine and authorised tea-table talk, such as mending of fashions, spoiling reputations, railing at absent friends, and so forth. But that on no account you encroach upon the men's prerogative, and presume to drink healths, or toast fellows...
Seite 174 - Yea, is he yet so lusty ? Well, let the pope send him a hat when he will, Mother of God, he shall wear it on his shoulders then ; for I will leave him never a head to set it on.
Seite 168 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Seite 193 - slithy' means 'lithe and slimy.' 'Lithe' is the same as 'active.' You see it's like a portmanteau— there are two meanings packed up into one word.
Seite 424 - I not deny The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
Seite 282 - Lastly, to the dominion of the tea-table I submit — but with proviso, that you exceed not in your province; but restrain yourself to native and simple tea-table drinks, as tea, chocolate, and coffee: as likewise to genuine and authorized tea-table talk — such as mending of fashions, spoiling reputations, railing at absent friends, and so forth...