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He was tall and very slender , with a thin face , thoughtful and observant , not
without certain indications of humour ( active or passive , I could not tell which )
lurking about the lines of his mouth . His straight light hair was worn somewhat
longer ...
He was tall and very slender , with a thin face , thoughtful and observant , not
without certain indications of humour ( active or passive , I could not tell which )
lurking about the lines of his mouth . His straight light hair was worn somewhat
longer ...
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... to tell him how glad his poem had made me , and how hearty was my response
to his appeal . Nearly a month passed , and I was spending an evening with him ,
when he broke a somewhat long silence - by asking me if I were not very much ...
... to tell him how glad his poem had made me , and how hearty was my response
to his appeal . Nearly a month passed , and I was spending an evening with him ,
when he broke a somewhat long silence - by asking me if I were not very much ...
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Whereupon he turned to the black box , and took from it a packet of papers , tied
round with legal red tape , which he handed to me . “ You need not look at them
now , ” he said ; “ you can take them home with you , and tell me what you think of
...
Whereupon he turned to the black box , and took from it a packet of papers , tied
round with legal red tape , which he handed to me . “ You need not look at them
now , ” he said ; “ you can take them home with you , and tell me what you think of
...
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Short was the fight but deadly , For , when our last man fell , But sixteen of that
forty Were left the tale to tell . But those sixteen were noble : They loved a brave
deed done ; They knew a worthy foeman , And treated him as one . And when the
...
Short was the fight but deadly , For , when our last man fell , But sixteen of that
forty Were left the tale to tell . But those sixteen were noble : They loved a brave
deed done ; They knew a worthy foeman , And treated him as one . And when the
...
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How learn whether He be indeed The Being whom my soul doth need ? The
voice has told me what is true , But surely this of old I knew ; And something more
my spirit needs Than unknown masters — broken reeds . I cannot tell to whom I ...
How learn whether He be indeed The Being whom my soul doth need ? The
voice has told me what is true , But surely this of old I knew ; And something more
my spirit needs Than unknown masters — broken reeds . I cannot tell to whom I ...
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| Назва | The Pelican papers |
| Автор | James Ashcroft Noble |
| Видання | 2 |
| Опубліковано | 1873 |
| Оригінал із | Оксфордський університет |
| Оцифровано | 31 лип. 2006 |
| Обсяг | 222 стор. |
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