Digest: Review of Reviews Incorporating The Literary Digest, Volume 88Funk and Wagnalls, 1926 |
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... given him a chance to resign with a blare of trumpets and become a martyr on his own motion . They avoided both pitfalls . They suspended him for five years , leaving him neither in the Army nor out of it ; they take the wind out of his ...
... given him a chance to resign with a blare of trumpets and become a martyr on his own motion . They avoided both pitfalls . They suspended him for five years , leaving him neither in the Army nor out of it ; they take the wind out of his ...
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... given the little fellows make a smaller total than the reductions given the few thousand citizens whose incomes run into the millions annually . The latter class gets the real benefit . " THE WAR DEBT ROW IN THE SENATE HE " OLD 8 The ...
... given the little fellows make a smaller total than the reductions given the few thousand citizens whose incomes run into the millions annually . The latter class gets the real benefit . " THE WAR DEBT ROW IN THE SENATE HE " OLD 8 The ...
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... given him a policy just before he left America the last time . So , continues Dr. Franklin , " Greatly imprest by his heroism , I asked a question regarding his convictions . He replied that he had some convictions , and added , ' This ...
... given him a policy just before he left America the last time . So , continues Dr. Franklin , " Greatly imprest by his heroism , I asked a question regarding his convictions . He replied that he had some convictions , and added , ' This ...
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... given a chance to rest . After that they returned to their rollicking jolly dances , and more often than not the sun was peeping over the hilltops when the merrymaking came to an end . " Nowadays they stop at twelve and one o'clock ...
... given a chance to rest . After that they returned to their rollicking jolly dances , and more often than not the sun was peeping over the hilltops when the merrymaking came to an end . " Nowadays they stop at twelve and one o'clock ...
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... given : " Other . Sometimes omitted where it is essential to the meaning of the words used . For example , ' Pure thread silk hose- quality with which no stocking at a similar price can compare . The rule is that when an object is ...
... given : " Other . Sometimes omitted where it is essential to the meaning of the words used . For example , ' Pure thread silk hose- quality with which no stocking at a similar price can compare . The rule is that when an object is ...
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Page 26 - But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life ; for I am not better than my fathers.
Page 44 - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.
Page 4 - That the Court shall not render any advisory opinion except publicly after due notice to all States adhering to the Court and to all interested States and after public hearing or opportunity for hearing given to any State concerned; nor shall 59.
Page 4 - The signature of the United States to the said protocol shall not be affixed until the powers signatory to such protocol shall have indicated, through an exchange of notes, their acceptance of the foregoing reservations and understandings as a part and a condition of adherence by the United States to the said protocol.
Page 4 - Nothing contained in this convention shall be sO construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions of policy or internal administration of any foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 71 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 70 - And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand : and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Page 40 - ... the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for him to administer during life, will pass away "unwept, unhonored, and unsung," no matter to what uses he leaves the dross which he cannot take with him. Of such as these the public verdict will then be: "The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.
Page 73 - It is no wonder," said the lords, " She is more beautiful than day." As shines the moon in clouded skies, She in her poor attire was seen : One praised her ankles, one her eyes, One her dark hair and lovesome mien.
Page 3 - That such adherence shall not be taken to involve any legal relation on the part of the United States to the League of Nations or the assumption of any obligations by the United States under the Treaty of Versailles.