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... Never Die , 68. The American Flag , 69. The American Eagle , 70. The September Gale , 71. A Psalm of Life , • • 72. The Grave of the Beloved , 73. The Gladiator , 74. The Shipwreck , 75. A Frenchman's Receipt for Ratsbane , 76. March of ...
... Never Die , 68. The American Flag , 69. The American Eagle , 70. The September Gale , 71. A Psalm of Life , • • 72. The Grave of the Beloved , 73. The Gladiator , 74. The Shipwreck , 75. A Frenchman's Receipt for Ratsbane , 76. March of ...
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... Never Die , The World of Beauty Around Us , . The Puritans , Impeachment of Hastings , The Influence of Athens , Turkish Perfidy , Justice , Blessings of Education , The Destiny of Our Country , Duties of Americans , The Abolition of ...
... Never Die , The World of Beauty Around Us , . The Puritans , Impeachment of Hastings , The Influence of Athens , Turkish Perfidy , Justice , Blessings of Education , The Destiny of Our Country , Duties of Americans , The Abolition of ...
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... never de- spise that branch of self - culture which gives him readiest and surest access to the minds of his fellow - men , for sympathy and mutual benefit , for intellectual and moral progress , and associa- ted effort in every form of ...
... never de- spise that branch of self - culture which gives him readiest and surest access to the minds of his fellow - men , for sympathy and mutual benefit , for intellectual and moral progress , and associa- ted effort in every form of ...
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... never be forgotten , is giving , not receiving ; and the wide - open hand and free palm , not the contracted , pouch - like paw , are the proper visible language of nature in human speech . Force in gesture is utterly incompatible with ...
... never be forgotten , is giving , not receiving ; and the wide - open hand and free palm , not the contracted , pouch - like paw , are the proper visible language of nature in human speech . Force in gesture is utterly incompatible with ...
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... never be extravagance . Ungov- erned rage , which some speakers mistake for the fire of true eloquence , can never move a judicious audience but to pity or contempt . Even the player is reminded , by the great master of dramatic ...
... never be extravagance . Ungov- erned rage , which some speakers mistake for the fire of true eloquence , can never move a judicious audience but to pity or contempt . Even the player is reminded , by the great master of dramatic ...
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Annabel Lee attitude and action beauty bell Belshazzar beneath blood body bold bosom brave breast breath bright brow cheek child cloud cried Dacotahs dark dead death deep dream earth eloquence Erin go bragh expression falchion father fear feeling feet fire gesture glory grave hath head hear heard heart heaven Hiawatha hill hour Katydid king land Laughing Water light lips living Lochinvar look Lord mighty Mondamin moon morning mountain N. P. Willis nature ne'er never night noble Number o'er pale passed pride proud R. H. Barham Rhine rock rose round Samian wine shore sigh smile song soul speak speaker spirit stars stood style sweet sword tears tell tempest thee thine thou art thought throne thunder Toll verger voice vulgar boy waves weep wigwam wild wind wings word Yankee girls young