The Overland MonthlySamuel Carson, 1920 |
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... never do , of course , to tell stories of successful dishon- esty , not altogether because of the evil effect of such stories upon the young and impressionable , but also be- cause there are so few cases of per- manently successful ...
... never do , of course , to tell stories of successful dishon- esty , not altogether because of the evil effect of such stories upon the young and impressionable , but also be- cause there are so few cases of per- manently successful ...
Stran 34
... never been found . Then one evening he hitched Rowdy and Baldy to the wagon and drove to the mill , backed in on the fur- nace floor and went mightily to work . He loaded on machinery , tools , furnish- ings and anything that came handy ...
... never been found . Then one evening he hitched Rowdy and Baldy to the wagon and drove to the mill , backed in on the fur- nace floor and went mightily to work . He loaded on machinery , tools , furnish- ings and anything that came handy ...
Stran 36
... shining . Everything is peaceful and quiet . One would never think there is a slaughter going on only a few miles away . We are to be quarter- ed in Chalons tonight . It is only a few miles from there to the Verdun front so I suppose.
... shining . Everything is peaceful and quiet . One would never think there is a slaughter going on only a few miles away . We are to be quarter- ed in Chalons tonight . It is only a few miles from there to the Verdun front so I suppose.
Stran 40
... never been nearer the front than this post . San Francisco was once his home , so the story goes , and he has cooked for the American Army on the border . I sup- pose he is attached to us because he speaks English . The bombarding let ...
... never been nearer the front than this post . San Francisco was once his home , so the story goes , and he has cooked for the American Army on the border . I sup- pose he is attached to us because he speaks English . The bombarding let ...
Stran 43
... never even telephoned , and if we hadn't met the cowman we would have laid over last night . " " He's got a good start . It's going to storm again . We can't stand another night out . Better rest here and make a fresh start in the ...
... never even telephoned , and if we hadn't met the cowman we would have laid over last night . " " He's got a good start . It's going to storm again . We can't stand another night out . Better rest here and make a fresh start in the ...
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Stran 232 - Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the Gates of Hercules ; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas. The good mate said : "Now must we pray, For lo ! the very stars are gone. Brave Admiral, speak, what shall I say ?" "Why, say, 'Sail on ! sail on ! and on !'" "My men grow mutinous day by day; My men grow ghastly wan and weak.
Stran 158 - Sail on ! sail on ! sail on ! and on !" Then pale and worn, he paced his deck, And peered through darkness.
Stran 158 - The stout mate thought of home; a spray Of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek. "What shall I say, brave Adm'r'l, say, If we sight naught but seas at dawn?" "Why, you shall say, at break of day: 'Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!
Stran 133 - I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
Stran 113 - The bravest battle that ever was fought! Shall I tell you where and when ? On the maps of the world you will find it not : 'Twas fought by the mothers of men.
Stran 232 - BEHIND him lay the gray Azores, Behind, the Gates of Hercules ; Before him not the ghost of shores ; Before him only shoreless seas. The good mate said: "Now must we pray, For lo ! the very stars are gone. Brave Admiral, speak; what shall I say?
Stran 113 - In men whom men pronounce divine I find so much of sin and blot, I hesitate to draw a line Between the two, where God has not.
Stran 158 - This mad sea shows his teeth tonight. He curls his lip, he lies in wait. With lifted teeth, as if to bite! Brave Adm'r'l, say but one good word: What shall we do when hope is gone?" The words leapt like a leaping sword: "Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!
Stran 87 - For ever and aye in dust at his side ? " Look at the roses saluting each other ; Look at the herds all at peace on the plain. Man, and man only, makes war on his brother ; And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain : Shamed by the beasts that go down on the plain. " Is it worth while that we battle to humble Some poor fellow down into the dust...
Stran 158 - Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on!" Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck, And peered through darkness. Ah, that night Of all dark nights! And then a speck — A light!