One Thousand Literary Questions and AnswersSully and Kleinteich, 1917 - 285 pages |
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... with morn- ing hearts - eager to labor - eager to be happy , if happi- ness shall be our portion - and if the day shall be marked for sorrow . strong to endure it . 302. Of whom did Channing say , " Give him QUESTIONS 23.
... with morn- ing hearts - eager to labor - eager to be happy , if happi- ness shall be our portion - and if the day shall be marked for sorrow . strong to endure it . 302. Of whom did Channing say , " Give him QUESTIONS 23.
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... marked by a stone bought by a public subscription ? 402. What and where is Gad's Hill Place ? 403. What and where was " The Knoll " ? 404. Who was " Boz " ? 405. Who was called the " Ayrshire plowman " ? 406. Who wrote the elegy called ...
... marked by a stone bought by a public subscription ? 402. What and where is Gad's Hill Place ? 403. What and where was " The Knoll " ? 404. Who was " Boz " ? 405. Who was called the " Ayrshire plowman " ? 406. Who wrote the elegy called ...
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... thrust upon ' em " ? 639. What poet's grave remained unmarked for thirty years , and was then marked by a monument erected by Anne , Countess of Dorset ? 640. Who was termed " the father of experi- mental 50 ONE THOUSAND LITERARY QUESTIONS.
... thrust upon ' em " ? 639. What poet's grave remained unmarked for thirty years , and was then marked by a monument erected by Anne , Countess of Dorset ? 640. Who was termed " the father of experi- mental 50 ONE THOUSAND LITERARY QUESTIONS.
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... marked the flight of a single wild fowl , as it winged its way , solitary and alone . As he watched its certain flight , swerving neither to the right nor to the left , without hesitation or pause , until distance had made it invisible ...
... marked the flight of a single wild fowl , as it winged its way , solitary and alone . As he watched its certain flight , swerving neither to the right nor to the left , without hesitation or pause , until distance had made it invisible ...
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... marked for sorrow , strong to endure it . 302. Channing , the poet , said of Henry David Thoreau . " Give him sunshine and a handful of nuts , and he has enough . " 303. Henry Drummond was the author of " The Greatest Thing in the World ...
... marked for sorrow , strong to endure it . 302. Channing , the poet , said of Henry David Thoreau . " Give him sunshine and a handful of nuts , and he has enough . " 303. Henry Drummond was the author of " The Greatest Thing in the World ...
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Page 202 - Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea.
Page 204 - This is life to come, Which martyred men have made more glorious For us who strive to follow. May I reach That purest heaven, be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony, Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love, Beget the smiles that have no cruelty, Be the sweet presence of a good diffused, And in diffusion ever more intense. So shall I join the choir invisible Whose music is the gladness of the world.
Page 125 - ... rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
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Page 103 - How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view! The orchard, the meadow, the deep-tangled wild-wood, And every loved spot which my infancy knew!
Page 49 - Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Page 133 - The quality of mercy is not strain'd, — It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd, — It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown...
Page 197 - Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" — The vision raised its head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 131 - WITH fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread, — • Stitch— stitch— stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt; And still with a voice of dolorous pitch She sang the "Song of the Shirt!
Page 191 - Life is a Jest, and all Things show it; I thought so once, but now I know it.