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... frames the seasons of its own harvest , – hangs its Nemesis on the necks of
events , and freights the very flash of its auguries with the rattling thunder - peals
of their execution . 39 Parke Godwin : Address at the Reception of Henry Irving by
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... frames the seasons of its own harvest , – hangs its Nemesis on the necks of
events , and freights the very flash of its auguries with the rattling thunder - peals
of their execution . 39 Parke Godwin : Address at the Reception of Henry Irving by
...
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Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct . 6 , 1884 . APOLOGIES Apologies only
account for that which they do not alter . 161 Disraeli ( Earl of Beaconsfield ) :
Speech House of Commons ( Order of Business ) , July 28 , 1871 . Apologizing , -
a very ...
Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct . 6 , 1884 . APOLOGIES Apologies only
account for that which they do not alter . 161 Disraeli ( Earl of Beaconsfield ) :
Speech House of Commons ( Order of Business ) , July 28 , 1871 . Apologizing , -
a very ...
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Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct . 6 , 1884 . Whenever you argue with another
wiser than yourself , in order that others may admire your wisdom , they will
discover your ignorance . When one imagines a discourse better than yourself ...
Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct . 6 , 1884 . Whenever you argue with another
wiser than yourself , in order that others may admire your wisdom , they will
discover your ignorance . When one imagines a discourse better than yourself ...
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433 Joseph Anderson : Address . The Growth of a Christian Literature . (
Centennial Papers . General Conference of the Congregational Churches of
Connecticut , 1876 . ) By my books I can conjure up before me to a momentary
existence ...
433 Joseph Anderson : Address . The Growth of a Christian Literature . (
Centennial Papers . General Conference of the Congregational Churches of
Connecticut , 1876 . ) By my books I can conjure up before me to a momentary
existence ...
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Inaugural Address , Edinburgh , April 2 , 1866 . If a book come from the heart , it
will contrive to reach other hearts ; all art and authorcraft are of small amount to
that . Carlyle : Heroes and Hero Worship . The Hero as Prophet . In books lies the
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Inaugural Address , Edinburgh , April 2 , 1866 . If a book come from the heart , it
will contrive to reach other hearts ; all art and authorcraft are of small amount to
that . Carlyle : Heroes and Hero Worship . The Hero as Prophet . In books lies the
...
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| Title | A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors, Including Translations from Ancient Sources The Astor prose series |
| Editor | Anna Lydia Ward |
| Publisher | T. Y. Crowell & Company, 1889 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 701 pages |
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