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... bear the chief weight of the body , while the right merely supports that of the corresponding limb . The advantage ... bears upon both feet equally , producing either a clumsy or a stiffened attitude of the whole body , while the true ...
... bear the chief weight of the body , while the right merely supports that of the corresponding limb . The advantage ... bears upon both feet equally , producing either a clumsy or a stiffened attitude of the whole body , while the true ...
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... Bear of the mountains . " And at last , when Death draws near you , When the awful eyes of Pauguk Glare upon you in the darkness , I will share my kingdom with you , Ruler shall you be thenceforward Of the Northwest - Wind , Keewaydin ...
... Bear of the mountains . " And at last , when Death draws near you , When the awful eyes of Pauguk Glare upon you in the darkness , I will share my kingdom with you , Ruler shall you be thenceforward Of the Northwest - Wind , Keewaydin ...
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... bear him company . Decay will make no difference , and death , With his cold hand , shall make no difference ; And there will be no precedence of power , In waking at the coming trump of God ; But in the temper of the invisible mind ...
... bear him company . Decay will make no difference , and death , With his cold hand , shall make no difference ; And there will be no precedence of power , In waking at the coming trump of God ; But in the temper of the invisible mind ...
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... bear it before the nations , to fight its earliest battles , to enjoy its earliest triumphs , to illustrate its purifying and elevating virtues , and by our courage and resolution , our moderation and our magnanimity , to cheer and ...
... bear it before the nations , to fight its earliest battles , to enjoy its earliest triumphs , to illustrate its purifying and elevating virtues , and by our courage and resolution , our moderation and our magnanimity , to cheer and ...
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... bears sway , Breathes but one record- " PASSING AWAY . " " Passing away , " sing the breeze and rill , As they sweep in their course by vale and hill ; Through the varying scenes of each earthly clime ' Tis the lesson of nature , the ...
... bears sway , Breathes but one record- " PASSING AWAY . " " Passing away , " sing the breeze and rill , As they sweep in their course by vale and hill ; Through the varying scenes of each earthly clime ' Tis the lesson of nature , the ...
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