Gems of Literature, Elegant, Rare, and SuggestiveWilliam P. Nimmo, 1866 - 147 pages |
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... Prose , • The Swiss Peasant , Ode to Apollo , Reverence for Antiquity , Nuremberg , Rome , . St Paul at Athens , A Psalm of Life , On Human Grandeur , Of Great Place , What is Honour , Oliver Cromwell , On His Own Blindness , The Great ...
... Prose , • The Swiss Peasant , Ode to Apollo , Reverence for Antiquity , Nuremberg , Rome , . St Paul at Athens , A Psalm of Life , On Human Grandeur , Of Great Place , What is Honour , Oliver Cromwell , On His Own Blindness , The Great ...
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... Heaven's last thunder shakes the world below , Thou undismay'd shalt o'er the ruins smile , And light thy torch at Nature's funeral pile . PROSE . ( Moliere . ) Professor . Very good 56 GEMS OF LITERATURE . Campbell,
... Heaven's last thunder shakes the world below , Thou undismay'd shalt o'er the ruins smile , And light thy torch at Nature's funeral pile . PROSE . ( Moliere . ) Professor . Very good 56 GEMS OF LITERATURE . Campbell,
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... prose . Mons . J. No ; neither prose nor verse . Prof. It must be one or the other . Mons . 7. Why ? Prof. Because , Monsieur , we can only express ourselves in prose or in verse . Mons . 7. Only in prose or in verse ? Prof. No ...
... prose . Mons . J. No ; neither prose nor verse . Prof. It must be one or the other . Mons . 7. Why ? Prof. Because , Monsieur , we can only express ourselves in prose or in verse . Mons . 7. Only in prose or in verse ? Prof. No ...
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