Self Culture; a Monthly Devoted to the Interests of the Home University League, Volume 2, Issue 6Edward Cornelius Toune, Graeme Mercer Adam Self-culture magazine Company, 1896 |
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Page 852
... appearance of our commander- in - chief is that of the perfect gentleman and accomplished warrior . He is remarkably tall , full six feet , erect , and well - proportioned . The strength and proportion of his joints and mus- cles appear ...
... appearance of our commander- in - chief is that of the perfect gentleman and accomplished warrior . He is remarkably tall , full six feet , erect , and well - proportioned . The strength and proportion of his joints and mus- cles appear ...
Page 856
... appearance inspires an awe which keeps the unacquainted beholder at a respectful distance until the easy politeness of his manner , formed to gain the affections with- out artifice , and the modest frankness of his conversation ...
... appearance inspires an awe which keeps the unacquainted beholder at a respectful distance until the easy politeness of his manner , formed to gain the affections with- out artifice , and the modest frankness of his conversation ...
Page 857
... appearance of age , having been all his lifetime so exceeding temperate . There is a certain anxiety visible in his coun- tenance , with marks of extreme sensibility . " His letters to Congress during the war , now lately published in ...
... appearance of age , having been all his lifetime so exceeding temperate . There is a certain anxiety visible in his coun- tenance , with marks of extreme sensibility . " His letters to Congress during the war , now lately published in ...
Page 858
... appearance as to be readily accepted in the market in place of the genuine . A coffee plantation once established is a mine of wealth . It requires time to create one . First the ground is cleared and thoroughly burned over to get rid ...
... appearance as to be readily accepted in the market in place of the genuine . A coffee plantation once established is a mine of wealth . It requires time to create one . First the ground is cleared and thoroughly burned over to get rid ...
Page 881
... appearance and odor . The best of the streets are mere alleys , and the narrower passages , many of which are covered ways , or are flights of stairs , reek with dirt and garbage . The present population is estimated at 43,000 ...
... appearance and odor . The best of the streets are mere alleys , and the narrower passages , many of which are covered ways , or are flights of stairs , reek with dirt and garbage . The present population is estimated at 43,000 ...
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Page 879 - My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea : and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
Page 880 - Woe unto them that join house to house, That lay field to field, till there be no place, That they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Page 879 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
Page 880 - For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Page 875 - And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart...
Page 876 - And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln : and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon.
Page 880 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 878 - Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
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Page 880 - Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.