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, 1898 |
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... becomes , the short u- sound ( of but , pun , etc. ) . Thus : â as in fall , talk . a as in errant , republican . as in ask , fast , ant . e as in prudent , difference . à as in fare . i as in charity , density . e as in met , pen ...
... becomes , the short u- sound ( of but , pun , etc. ) . Thus : â as in fall , talk . a as in errant , republican . as in ask , fast , ant . e as in prudent , difference . à as in fare . i as in charity , density . e as in met , pen ...
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... becomes a household thing , twinkling like a star at the bottom of the deep old wells in dusky courts , its rest broken a dozen times a day by the clash of the chain on the copper pail , above it the carnations of the kitchen balcony ...
... becomes a household thing , twinkling like a star at the bottom of the deep old wells in dusky courts , its rest broken a dozen times a day by the clash of the chain on the copper pail , above it the carnations of the kitchen balcony ...
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... become one of the leading members of what we may call the Athenian " bar , " with a large and lucrative practice . Among the most important duties of an Athenian advocate was that of preparing pleas for his clients . If the client had ...
... become one of the leading members of what we may call the Athenian " bar , " with a large and lucrative practice . Among the most important duties of an Athenian advocate was that of preparing pleas for his clients . If the client had ...
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... become obnoxious . He brought suit against one Conon , a ringleader of the gang , and employed Demosthenes as his counsel . A portion of the speech delivered by the plaintiff , but composed by Demosthenes , runs thus : SPEECH AGAINST ...
... become obnoxious . He brought suit against one Conon , a ringleader of the gang , and employed Demosthenes as his counsel . A portion of the speech delivered by the plaintiff , but composed by Demosthenes , runs thus : SPEECH AGAINST ...
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... become friends and com- rades ? " " What will he bring against you that you're afraid of ? " " Some men say they saw him beaten . We'll say , you never touched him . " " Stripped off his coat . ' We'll say , ' They began . ' " His lip ...
... become friends and com- rades ? " " What will he bring against you that you're afraid of ? " " Some men say they saw him beaten . We'll say , you never touched him . " " Stripped off his coat . ' We'll say , ' They began . ' " His lip ...
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