New Pieces that Will Take Prizes in Speaking ContestsHinds and Noble, 1901 - 390 pages |
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... a brighter day was never seen . The sky was so intensely blue that it fairly gleamed . All was expectation , for a great crowd had gathered in anticipation of the races , and the thought that they TITLE The Honor of the Woods Adapted.
... a brighter day was never seen . The sky was so intensely blue that it fairly gleamed . All was expectation , for a great crowd had gathered in anticipation of the races , and the thought that they TITLE The Honor of the Woods Adapted.
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... crowd were several aged men who could well remember the great fame which the old trapper had had as an oarsman fifty years before , when they and he were young ; and the convictions of these old men were well expressed in the strong ...
... crowd were several aged men who could well remember the great fame which the old trapper had had as an oarsman fifty years before , when they and he were young ; and the convictions of these old men were well expressed in the strong ...
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... crowd who cheered the passage of the others laughed and groaned and roared as he swung along . For forty rods the race continued without any change in the relative positions of the six boats . A prettier sight than the three leading ...
... crowd who cheered the passage of the others laughed and groaned and roared as he swung along . For forty rods the race continued without any change in the relative positions of the six boats . A prettier sight than the three leading ...
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... crowd were nearly beside themselves as they saw him rush his boat ahead . They swung their hats , they shook each other ' s hands , they actually wept , while the old fellow , who had repeated it at least twenty times before , again ...
... crowd were nearly beside themselves as they saw him rush his boat ahead . They swung their hats , they shook each other ' s hands , they actually wept , while the old fellow , who had repeated it at least twenty times before , again ...
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... crowd was absolutely oppressive , for the contestants were barely a mile away . " Now , Fred , ” said the trapper , “ the time has sartinly come fer us to show the grit that ' s in us . Be ye ready fer the stroke ? Long and quick , now ...
... crowd was absolutely oppressive , for the contestants were barely a mile away . " Now , Fred , ” said the trapper , “ the time has sartinly come fer us to show the grit that ' s in us . Be ye ready fer the stroke ? Long and quick , now ...
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