To the homes of good men and greatW. H. Wise, 1916 |
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Page 189
... once , he doubled his Topseys and put on his stage three Uncle Toms when one might have answered . Like Shakespeare , he used idioms and slang with profusion - anything to express the idea . Will this convey the thought ? If so , it was ...
... once , he doubled his Topseys and put on his stage three Uncle Toms when one might have answered . Like Shakespeare , he used idioms and slang with profusion - anything to express the idea . Will this convey the thought ? If so , it was ...
Page 200
... once a prisoner in Paris . From his cell he wrote , " The Saint Peter who holds the keys of this place has kindly locked the world out ; and for once , thank Heaven , I am free from intrusion . " 200 VICTOR HUGO.
... once a prisoner in Paris . From his cell he wrote , " The Saint Peter who holds the keys of this place has kindly locked the world out ; and for once , thank Heaven , I am free from intrusion . " 200 VICTOR HUGO.
Page 248
... Once there was a woman by the name of Nancy Hanks ; she was thin - breasted , gaunt , yellow and sad . At last , living in poverty , overworked , she was stricken by death . She called her son - homely as herself — and pointing to the ...
... Once there was a woman by the name of Nancy Hanks ; she was thin - breasted , gaunt , yellow and sad . At last , living in poverty , overworked , she was stricken by death . She called her son - homely as herself — and pointing to the ...
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