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... stood , for out stepped , for in struck amid all these — A Captain ? A Lieutenant ? A Mate - first , second , third ? No such man of mark , and meet With his betters to compete ! But a simple Breton sailor pressed by Tourville for the ...
... stood , for out stepped , for in struck amid all these — A Captain ? A Lieutenant ? A Mate - first , second , third ? No such man of mark , and meet With his betters to compete ! But a simple Breton sailor pressed by Tourville for the ...
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... stood up to attention , with the barrel beneath her breast . She would not risk their hearing ; she would not strive again ; For the road lay bare in the moonlight ; Blank and bare in the moonlight ; And the blood of her veins in the ...
... stood up to attention , with the barrel beneath her breast . She would not risk their hearing ; she would not strive again ; For the road lay bare in the moonlight ; Blank and bare in the moonlight ; And the blood of her veins in the ...
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... stood up , straight and still ! Tlot - tlot , in the frosty silence ! Tlot - tlot , in the echoing night ! Nearer he came and nearer ! Her face was like a light ! Her eyes grew wide for a moment ; she drew one last deep breath , Then ...
... stood up , straight and still ! Tlot - tlot , in the frosty silence ! Tlot - tlot , in the echoing night ! Nearer he came and nearer ! Her face was like a light ! Her eyes grew wide for a moment ; she drew one last deep breath , Then ...
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... stood dangling his bonnet and plume ; And the bridesmaidens whispered , " " Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar . " One touch to her hand , and one word in her ear , When they reached the hall door ...
... stood dangling his bonnet and plume ; And the bridesmaidens whispered , " " Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar . " One touch to her hand , and one word in her ear , When they reached the hall door ...
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... stood against the world : now lies he there , And none so poor to do him reverence . O masters , if I were disposed to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage , I should do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong , Who , you all know , are ...
... stood against the world : now lies he there , And none so poor to do him reverence . O masters , if I were disposed to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage , I should do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong , Who , you all know , are ...
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Page 376 - To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other.
Page 376 - It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations...
Page 375 - The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.
Page 42 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause; and be silent that you may hear : believe me for mine honour ; and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe : censure me in your wisdom ; and awake your senses that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 45 - And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? 0 judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
Page 46 - tis his will: Let but the commons hear this testament— Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read— And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds And dip their napkins in his sacred blood, Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it as a rich legacy Unto their issue.
Page 48 - O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what, weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
Page 49 - I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him: For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on; I tell you that which you yourselves do know...
Page 43 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him ; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it ; as he was valiant, I honour him ; but as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 127 - The moment Wolf entered the house, his crest fell, his tail drooped to the ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting many a sidelong glance at Dame Van Winkle, and at the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping precipitation.