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Strana vi
... Lord Bacon records the enigmatical prophecy , - " When Hempe is spun England's done ; " † telling us how it was explained in his day . In more modern times , Dumay , a French Coun- cillor , who was blind , hearing that his friend Ménage ...
... Lord Bacon records the enigmatical prophecy , - " When Hempe is spun England's done ; " † telling us how it was explained in his day . In more modern times , Dumay , a French Coun- cillor , who was blind , hearing that his friend Ménage ...
Strana 11
... The cross upon his breast , Let the prayer be said , and the tear be shed , So , take him to his rest ! Call ye my whole ! ay , call The lord of lute and lay , And let him greet our sable pall With a noble CHARADES . 11.
... The cross upon his breast , Let the prayer be said , and the tear be shed , So , take him to his rest ! Call ye my whole ! ay , call The lord of lute and lay , And let him greet our sable pall With a noble CHARADES . 11.
Strana 43
... LORD MACAULAY . 12 . I'm seen on high In yonder sky ; I'm seen below Where waters flow ; I'm seen on breasts Where honour rests . My several meanings now determine : Reverse me , and I stand for vermin . 13. The bane of Ireland's ...
... LORD MACAULAY . 12 . I'm seen on high In yonder sky ; I'm seen below Where waters flow ; I'm seen on breasts Where honour rests . My several meanings now determine : Reverse me , and I stand for vermin . 13. The bane of Ireland's ...
Strana 45
... LORD CHESTERFIELD . 19. It's a wonder you ask for - yet who would sup- pose That the more you take from it the larger it grows ? 20. Cut down , yet saved with much ado and pain ; Scattered , dispersed , yet gathered up again ; Withered ...
... LORD CHESTERFIELD . 19. It's a wonder you ask for - yet who would sup- pose That the more you take from it the larger it grows ? 20. Cut down , yet saved with much ado and pain ; Scattered , dispersed , yet gathered up again ; Withered ...
Strana 62
... tongue ? 20. A man bought two fish at market and brought home three ? 21. How did Lord Hardinge bribe the Sikhs ? 22. Prove that ladies of the present day are very economical . 23. Why is a madman like two people at once 62 CONUNDRUMS .
... tongue ? 20. A man bought two fish at market and brought home three ? 21. How did Lord Hardinge bribe the Sikhs ? 22. Prove that ladies of the present day are very economical . 23. Why is a madman like two people at once 62 CONUNDRUMS .
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