Dangerous DaysGeorge H. Doran Company, 1919 - 400 pages |
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... Graham spoke , unexpectedly . " Well , don't you think we ought ? " 2 " If you want my candid opinion , no . We've been waving a dred flag called the Monroe Doctrine for some little time , as a 1 signal that we won't stand for Europe ...
... Graham spoke , unexpectedly . " Well , don't you think we ought ? " 2 " If you want my candid opinion , no . We've been waving a dred flag called the Monroe Doctrine for some little time , as a 1 signal that we won't stand for Europe ...
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... Graham's brother , anyhow ; it was one of Natalie's complaints against him . But he put the thought of Natalie away ... Graham were pouring out their young lives like wine , that Clayton Spencer was seeing Gra- ham with a new vision . He ...
... Graham's brother , anyhow ; it was one of Natalie's complaints against him . But he put the thought of Natalie away ... Graham were pouring out their young lives like wine , that Clayton Spencer was seeing Gra- ham with a new vision . He ...
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... Graham's allowance from her own . His salary , rather , for he had taken the boy into the business , not as a partner - that would come later - but as the manager of a department . He never spoke to Natalie of money . Her house bills ...
... Graham's allowance from her own . His salary , rather , for he had taken the boy into the business , not as a partner - that would come later - but as the manager of a department . He never spoke to Natalie of money . Her house bills ...
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... Graham came back , Mrs. Haverford put her hand on his arm . " I wish you would come to see us , Graham . Delight so often speaks of you . " Graham stiffened almost imperceptibly . " Thanks , I will . " But his tone was distant . " You ...
... Graham came back , Mrs. Haverford put her hand on his arm . " I wish you would come to see us , Graham . Delight so often speaks of you . " Graham stiffened almost imperceptibly . " Thanks , I will . " But his tone was distant . " You ...
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... Graham had got a car of his own , was using it hard , if the bills the chauffeur presented were an in- dication ... Graham's cheeks , and even Natalie's laughter had taken on a higher note . Chris's words rankled in Clayton Spencer's ...
... Graham had got a car of his own , was using it hard , if the bills the chauffeur presented were an in- dication ... Graham's cheeks , and even Natalie's laughter had taken on a higher note . Chris's words rankled in Clayton Spencer's ...
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Page 190 - Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies, abate their pride, assuage their malice, and confound their devices ; that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory ; through the merits of thy only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 29 - WHEN first I loved, I gave my very soul Utterly unreserved to Love's control, But Love deceived me, wrenched my youth away And made the gold of life for ever grey. Long I lived lonely, yet I tried in vain With any other Joy to stifle pain ; There is no other joy, I learned to know, And so returned to Love, as long ago. Yet I, this little while ere I go hence, Love very lightly now, in self-defence. Lines by Taj...
Page 190 - ... save and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the hands of our enemies; that we, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory, through the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 345 - Where do we go from here boys, Where do we go from here?
Page 376 - The motive for a conception according to nature is the love of a man for a woman and of a woman for a man. And therefore since a singular love of the Holy Spirit burned in the Virgin's heart, the love of the Holy Spirit wrought great things in her flesh.
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Page 345 - I want to talk to you, and I can't talk to you while you're knocked half-silly.
Page 44 - It furnished unlimited conversation at dinner parties, led to endless wrangles, gave zest and point to the peace that made those dinner parties possible, furnished an excuse for retrenchment here and there, and brought into vogue great bazaars and balls for the Red Cross and kindred activities.