The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and Bibliographical Summary of the World's Most Eminent Authors, Including the Choicest Extracts and Masterpieces from Their Writings, Comprising the Best Features of Many Celebrated Compilations, Notably the Guernsey Collection, the De Puy Collection, the Ridpath Collection, All Carefully Rev. and Arranged by a Corps of the Most Capable Scholars, 9. köideJohn Clark Ridpath Globe Publishing Company, 1899 |
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Page 18
... less . THE TRUE LIFE . Be merry , man , and tak not sair in mind The wavering of this wretched world of sorrow ; To God be humble , to thy friend be kind , And with thy neighbor gladly lend and borrow ; His chance to - night , it may be ...
... less . THE TRUE LIFE . Be merry , man , and tak not sair in mind The wavering of this wretched world of sorrow ; To God be humble , to thy friend be kind , And with thy neighbor gladly lend and borrow ; His chance to - night , it may be ...
Page 24
... less fear of drowning . Let me tell the adventurous stranger , In our calmness lies our danger ; Like a river's silent running , Stillness shows our depth and cunning : She that rails you into trembling , Only shows her fine dissembling ...
... less fear of drowning . Let me tell the adventurous stranger , In our calmness lies our danger ; Like a river's silent running , Stillness shows our depth and cunning : She that rails you into trembling , Only shows her fine dissembling ...
Page 47
... less . The town was plundered ; a great part of the houses , together with the two churches , the court - house , jail and school - houses , were burnt . The barns had just been filled with wheat and other produce . While the town was ...
... less . The town was plundered ; a great part of the houses , together with the two churches , the court - house , jail and school - houses , were burnt . The barns had just been filled with wheat and other produce . While the town was ...
Page 63
... less . In constructing them , the earth was excavated till a solid foundation was obtained , or , in swampy places , a foundation was made by driving piles . Over this , which was called the gremium , four courses or strata were laid ...
... less . In constructing them , the earth was excavated till a solid foundation was obtained , or , in swampy places , a foundation was made by driving piles . Over this , which was called the gremium , four courses or strata were laid ...
Page 76
... less deeply into the mountain range , and up to its ridge ex- tends the desert , destructive of all life , with sand and stones , with rocky cliffs and reef - like desert hills . Be- hind the eastern range the desert spreads to the Red ...
... less deeply into the mountain range , and up to its ridge ex- tends the desert , destructive of all life , with sand and stones , with rocky cliffs and reef - like desert hills . Be- hind the eastern range the desert spreads to the Red ...
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