A Sketch of the Life of John M. Todd: (sixty-two Years in a Barber Shop) and Reminiscences of His CustomersW. W. Roberts Company, 1906 - 322 pages |
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... laughed at him and said , “ You are supersti- tious ; that is nothing , Mr. Pillsbury . " The reader can see that my mother's teachings against ghosts had convinced me that there was nothing in the story , and I turned it off as lightly ...
... laughed at him and said , “ You are supersti- tious ; that is nothing , Mr. Pillsbury . " The reader can see that my mother's teachings against ghosts had convinced me that there was nothing in the story , and I turned it off as lightly ...
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... laughed at him and told him of my Bath experience in mesmerism . " She only read your mind , that is all . That does not satisfy me . I want you to go with me to see her . " " No , I won't , " I said ; " I have no time to fool away ...
... laughed at him and told him of my Bath experience in mesmerism . " She only read your mind , that is all . That does not satisfy me . I want you to go with me to see her . " " No , I won't , " I said ; " I have no time to fool away ...
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... laugh at such a suggestion , but it is true . I have never thought of it without a feeling of disgust , and felt glad it had taken unto itself wings and flown away , for I well know its tendency was to drag me down and hinder my march ...
... laugh at such a suggestion , but it is true . I have never thought of it without a feeling of disgust , and felt glad it had taken unto itself wings and flown away , for I well know its tendency was to drag me down and hinder my march ...
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... laughed and said , " General , I went aboard ship at thirteen years of age . I have had no schooling , am not edu- cated for the law . " " That is just what I propose to do , educate you , " he said . " Why , I would have to study Latin ...
... laughed and said , " General , I went aboard ship at thirteen years of age . I have had no schooling , am not edu- cated for the law . " " That is just what I propose to do , educate you , " he said . " Why , I would have to study Latin ...
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... laughing , and it went all around that Captain Coyle differed from St. Paul upon a theological point , and it caused a great deal of merriment to think the captain differed from so high an authority . At that time it was considered high ...
... laughing , and it went all around that Captain Coyle differed from St. Paul upon a theological point , and it caused a great deal of merriment to think the captain differed from so high an authority . At that time it was considered high ...
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A Sketch of the Life of John M Todd: Sixty-Two Years in A Barber Shop and ... John M. Todd No preview available - 2008 |
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF JOHN M T John M. B. 1821 Todd,Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Con No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 219 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale! In spite of rock and tempest roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...
Page 223 - And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee...
Page 262 - And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity ; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold ; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Page 222 - And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child. In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love, I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me.
Page 231 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 222 - I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love, I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason...
Page 246 - FOR A' THAT, AND A' THAT. Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that; The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a
Page 219 - We know what Master laid thy keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge, and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Page 280 - BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
Page 220 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.