A Bagatelle by the Studenst of Columbia CollegeNot by the faculty, 1855 - 47 pages |
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Columbiana. iginally in five acts ; but the two which we give are all that now remain of the works of our illustrious author . The American Editors have compiled these two Acts with much care from fragments of the Play which were found ...
Columbiana. iginally in five acts ; but the two which we give are all that now remain of the works of our illustrious author . The American Editors have compiled these two Acts with much care from fragments of the Play which were found ...
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... give the impression of height of forehead ; 4th , minor points , black pants , carefully brushed , huge gold ring on little finger of left hand . ) Around him are shelves of wooden books , conspicuously labelled , His- tory of England ...
... give the impression of height of forehead ; 4th , minor points , black pants , carefully brushed , huge gold ring on little finger of left hand . ) Around him are shelves of wooden books , conspicuously labelled , His- tory of England ...
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... give you a good long lesson in the bargain . ( A grin stretches across JAMES , the Abderite's , face , at this exhibition of his diplomatic talents ; at the same time taking from a shelf some singular shaped bot- tles . ) Here ...
... give you a good long lesson in the bargain . ( A grin stretches across JAMES , the Abderite's , face , at this exhibition of his diplomatic talents ; at the same time taking from a shelf some singular shaped bot- tles . ) Here ...
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... give you my assurance that they have been fearfully terrible in their nature , and manfully and faithfully fulfilled ; but , sir , let me turn to a more pleasing subject . There was another individual ( tears ) who occupied my thoughts ...
... give you my assurance that they have been fearfully terrible in their nature , and manfully and faithfully fulfilled ; but , sir , let me turn to a more pleasing subject . There was another individual ( tears ) who occupied my thoughts ...
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Abderite Abderite's Alma alumni Answered Jimmy BAGATELLE beautiful beneath Broadway Bull Cabinet rise chair Codfish COLUMBIA COLLEGE Comedy dark Dark Ages diddled doth Drackett E'en extemporaneous Extracts from Comet eyes fifes floor Freshman friend of yore gentlemen gingerbread Greek haired Hobby-horse hands head hear heard hearers heart Henry human illustrious ipsorum manorum James Jim or devil keep our throne King learned Leave the room lecture lecture-room libations lofty lost classic lore MAC-CHIAVELLI PARVUS magnificent merely cried mighty mind mortal Nevermore night nose o'er old green door ominous friend organ-grinder passis penult phasis Play Prex Prof quaff Quoth poor Jimmy regal rush SCENE Scrubbs seat Seniors Shaddle Shaddle's shades Sickathisstomach Sir Johannes Camel Smallhead soft pine bench sophomore spectators Squirm STEPHEN is seen suddenly tapping Taurus tea-bell rings thee thou thought tion truly I implore UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN unto weak wish no reply wont words
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Page 36 - Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!
Page 38 - Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore, Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted— On this home by Horror haunted— tell me truly, I implore— Is there— is there balm in Gilead?— tell me— tell me, I implore!
Page 18 - I pray you, speak not ; he grows worse and worse; Question enrages him : at once, good night : — Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once.
Page 35 - Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, " Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door.
Page 36 - Tis the wind and nothing more!" Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore; Not the least obeisance made he; not an instant...
Page 6 - a the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.