Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1904 - West (U.S.) |
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... ment at good wages on the military road as graders and timber cutters . Would the dattos recall all these and bestow them armed in ambush along the trails frequented by our men ? Apart from having our camps shot into , an occasional ...
... ment at good wages on the military road as graders and timber cutters . Would the dattos recall all these and bestow them armed in ambush along the trails frequented by our men ? Apart from having our camps shot into , an occasional ...
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... ment between the disciples of the two schools . Thus , the Hinayanas regarded all life as a painful tran- sition and the ultimate reward of endeavor to be total self - annihila- tion in a dreamless Nirvana . To the Mahayanas , however ...
... ment between the disciples of the two schools . Thus , the Hinayanas regarded all life as a painful tran- sition and the ultimate reward of endeavor to be total self - annihila- tion in a dreamless Nirvana . To the Mahayanas , however ...
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... ment is afforded anywhere than to ride or drive or row or swim under a sky of blue , illuminated by a moon which seems to float in a sea of light , while the airs , as soft as silken plush , brush the cheek . So bright , indeed , is the ...
... ment is afforded anywhere than to ride or drive or row or swim under a sky of blue , illuminated by a moon which seems to float in a sea of light , while the airs , as soft as silken plush , brush the cheek . So bright , indeed , is the ...
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... ment of grim mountain walls , the purples and greens of whose sum- mits are now wreathed in gray moving vapors , clear and sharp , then change into hazy evanescence . Rifts of snow still lie deep in the higher ravines . The craggy ...
... ment of grim mountain walls , the purples and greens of whose sum- mits are now wreathed in gray moving vapors , clear and sharp , then change into hazy evanescence . Rifts of snow still lie deep in the higher ravines . The craggy ...
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... ment of mountain , forest and river , one of the most potent charms of Yale lies in its absolute repose . Nothing seems to be doing ; in fact , nothing is doing . A few trains pass through daily - one passenger train going east and one ...
... ment of mountain , forest and river , one of the most potent charms of Yale lies in its absolute repose . Nothing seems to be doing ; in fact , nothing is doing . A few trains pass through daily - one passenger train going east and one ...
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Page 76 - States guarantee, positively and efficaciously, to New Granada, by the present stipulation, the perfect neutrality of the before-mentioned Isthmus, with the view that the free transit from the one to the other sea may not be interrupted or embarrassed in any future time while this treaty exists ; and in consequence, the United States also guarantee, in the same manner, the rights of sovereignty and property which New Granada has and possesses over the said territory.
Page 251 - In the old Tuscan town stands Giotto's tower, The lily of Florence blossoming in stone, — A vision, a delight, and a desire, — The builder's perfect and centennial flower, That in the night of ages bloomed alone, But wanting still the glory of the spire.
Page 92 - ... one another by ties of more or less importance, but all being appendages to or parts of the greater groups, which are themselves dependent on and allied with two mammoth or Rockefeller and Morgan groups. These two mammoth groups jointly . . . constitute the heart of the business and commercial life of the nation...
Page 459 - The hills are dearest which our childish feet Have climbed the earliest ; and the streams most sweet Are ever those at which our young lips drank, Stooped to their waters o'er the grassy bank.
Page 252 - HAD I the power To cast a bell that should from some grand tower, At the first Christmas hour, Out-ring, And fling A jubilant message wide, The forged metals should be thus allied: — 1 From Love Songs.
Page 98 - and let this memorable word, the inspiration surely of the Holy Spirit, be for ever adopted as your cry of battle, to animate the devotion and courage of the champions of Christ. His cross is the symbol of your salvation; wear it, a red, a bloody cross, as an external mark, on your breasts or shoulders, as a pledge of your sacred and irrevocable engagement.
Page 92 - Trust,' although derived as stated, has (now) obtained a wider signification, and embraces every act, agreement, or combination of persons or capital believed to be done, made, or formed with the intent, power or tendency to monopolize business, to restrain or interfere with competitive trade, or to fix, influence, or increase the prices of commodities.
Page 197 - Gabriel, the arch-angel, was to announce to the Virgin Mary that she was to become the mother of the Savior of the world. His name in the original Hebrew means the "Man of God.
Page 91 - You might as well endeavor to stay the formation of the clouds, the falling of the rains, or the flowing of the streams...
Page 53 - Yes, we'll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river — Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God.