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, 8. köideJohn Clark Ridpath Globe Publishing Company, 1899 |
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Page 8
... voice , but with a certain wild note in it , which will take many generations yet to tame . " Oh , my Lawd , " he says , leaning forward , his elbows resting on his ragged knees , and the reins slipping carelessly between his fingers ...
... voice , but with a certain wild note in it , which will take many generations yet to tame . " Oh , my Lawd , " he says , leaning forward , his elbows resting on his ragged knees , and the reins slipping carelessly between his fingers ...
Page 27
... voice . There was a splash and a groan . Immediately afterward a man staggered into the room . He was deathly pale ... voices of all the others shouting , calling , and laughing . The end of it was that they all left as soon as possible ...
... voice . There was a splash and a groan . Immediately afterward a man staggered into the room . He was deathly pale ... voices of all the others shouting , calling , and laughing . The end of it was that they all left as soon as possible ...
Page 76
... up in the very same way : I heard gentle voices speaking to me ( I hear everything when I am sleeping ) , and instantly I awoke ; it was broad noon , and my children were stand- ing , hand in hand , at my bedside , 76 THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
... up in the very same way : I heard gentle voices speaking to me ( I hear everything when I am sleeping ) , and instantly I awoke ; it was broad noon , and my children were stand- ing , hand in hand , at my bedside , 76 THOMAS DE QUINCEY.
Page 90
... voices of all who saw them from a station of good - will , both were found true and loyal to any prom- ises involved in ... voice was then silent . No ! for her feet were dust . Pure , innocent , noble - hearted girl ! whom , from the ...
... voices of all who saw them from a station of good - will , both were found true and loyal to any prom- ises involved in ... voice was then silent . No ! for her feet were dust . Pure , innocent , noble - hearted girl ! whom , from the ...
Page 91
... voices through the organs of man , when they dwell in human hearts , but amongst themselves there is no voice nor sound ; eternal silence reigns in their kingdoms . They spake not , as they talked with Levana ; they whispered not ; they ...
... voices through the organs of man , when they dwell in human hearts , but amongst themselves there is no voice nor sound ; eternal silence reigns in their kingdoms . They spake not , as they talked with Levana ; they whispered not ; they ...
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