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... - The leading figure , ' twas very plain , Was followed by several Os . Oh , who can tell of the schemes that flew Through his head , as the treasure met his view , And he knew that again his note was good ? 16 [ July , Treasure - Trove .
... - The leading figure , ' twas very plain , Was followed by several Os . Oh , who can tell of the schemes that flew Through his head , as the treasure met his view , And he knew that again his note was good ? 16 [ July , Treasure - Trove .
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... tell them Richard swore it : Be the smoke of their den their funeral pall ! By the Holy Tomb , I'll hang them all ! They've hung out so well behind their wall , They'll hang out well before it . " Then Richard laughed in his hearty way ...
... tell them Richard swore it : Be the smoke of their den their funeral pall ! By the Holy Tomb , I'll hang them all ! They've hung out so well behind their wall , They'll hang out well before it . " Then Richard laughed in his hearty way ...
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... tell me , what of ill Ever I have done to thee or thine , that me thou wouldest kill ? ” Higher , prouder still he bears him ; o'er his countenance appear , Flitting quickly , looks of wonder and of scorn : what does he hear ? " And ...
... tell me , what of ill Ever I have done to thee or thine , that me thou wouldest kill ? ” Higher , prouder still he bears him ; o'er his countenance appear , Flitting quickly , looks of wonder and of scorn : what does he hear ? " And ...
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... tell how long , - but had not abandoned the haunts of his exile . They still for many a year saw the wilderness beneath their daily flight giving place to arable fields , and learned to exchange their wary guard against the Indian's ...
... tell how long , - but had not abandoned the haunts of his exile . They still for many a year saw the wilderness beneath their daily flight giving place to arable fields , and learned to exchange their wary guard against the Indian's ...
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... tell of the troubles that beset the closing years of his resi- dence in Maryland . They arose partly out of his religion , and in part out of the jealousy of the crown concerning the privileges of his charter . - He was a Roman Catholic ...
... tell of the troubles that beset the closing years of his resi- dence in Maryland . They arose partly out of his religion , and in part out of the jealousy of the crown concerning the privileges of his charter . - He was a Roman Catholic ...
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Page 207 - ... been stated that I attribute the modification of species exclusively to natural selection, I may be permitted to remark that in the first edition of this work, and subsequently, I placed in a most conspicuous position — namely, at the close of the Introduction the following words : "I am convinced that natural selection has been the main but not the exclusive means of modification.
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