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... strange seas of thought , alone . " The endeavor was simply to secure the widest repre- sentation consistent with the intended service of the book and compatible with a due regard for both amount and proportion . Inconclusive fragments ...
... strange seas of thought , alone . " The endeavor was simply to secure the widest repre- sentation consistent with the intended service of the book and compatible with a due regard for both amount and proportion . Inconclusive fragments ...
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... strange sea dragons sounding the deep ; in the headland - clefts also , nickers lying , which in the morning oft - times keep their sorrowful course upon the sail - road , worms and wild beasts ; -they sped away , bitter and rage ...
... strange sea dragons sounding the deep ; in the headland - clefts also , nickers lying , which in the morning oft - times keep their sorrowful course upon the sail - road , worms and wild beasts ; -they sped away , bitter and rage ...
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... strange crea- tures . 1500 Then at him she grasped , the warrior seized in her horrible claws . Nathless she crushed not his unhurt body ; the ring - mail guarded him , so that she might not pierce that war - dress , the lock - linked ...
... strange crea- tures . 1500 Then at him she grasped , the warrior seized in her horrible claws . Nathless she crushed not his unhurt body ; the ring - mail guarded him , so that she might not pierce that war - dress , the lock - linked ...
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... strange evil orders of the Spirit accursed . Too small seems to him what long he has held ; fierce minded he covets , gives not in his pride many rich rings ; and the future life 1750 he forgets and neglects , because God to him gave ...
... strange evil orders of the Spirit accursed . Too small seems to him what long he has held ; fierce minded he covets , gives not in his pride many rich rings ; and the future life 1750 he forgets and neglects , because God to him gave ...
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... strange thing there befell That still more deeply stirred my soul . 14 More wonder still my soul to daze ! I saw beyond that lowly stream A crystal cliff refulgent raise Its regal height , and , dazzling , gleam . And at its foot there ...
... strange thing there befell That still more deeply stirred my soul . 14 More wonder still my soul to daze ! I saw beyond that lowly stream A crystal cliff refulgent raise Its regal height , and , dazzling , gleam . And at its foot there ...
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