The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, from the Best American and English Writers : with Copious Rules for Reading and Directions ... |
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... passed away uncounted ; his deviations had perplexed his memory , and he knew not to- wards what point to travel . He stood pensive and confused , afraid to go forward lest he should go wrong , yet conscious that the time of loitering ...
... passed away uncounted ; his deviations had perplexed his memory , and he knew not to- wards what point to travel . He stood pensive and confused , afraid to go forward lest he should go wrong , yet conscious that the time of loitering ...
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... passed away ; the bacchanalian merriment of guilty as- sociates ; the loss of natural rest ; in short , the very atmosphere of the gambling table , foster the temperament of hard drinking . A keen sense of interest may , indeed , and ...
... passed away ; the bacchanalian merriment of guilty as- sociates ; the loss of natural rest ; in short , the very atmosphere of the gambling table , foster the temperament of hard drinking . A keen sense of interest may , indeed , and ...
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... passed away . 5. He does more , he weighs matter in the balances of crea- tion , and finds that , to complete the harmony of the system , a planet is wanting in some distant corner of its wide domain ; no mortal eye has ever seen it ...
... passed away . 5. He does more , he weighs matter in the balances of crea- tion , and finds that , to complete the harmony of the system , a planet is wanting in some distant corner of its wide domain ; no mortal eye has ever seen it ...
Contents
DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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