The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) by Marshall P. Wilder (free ereaders txt) 📗
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"Is standing straight, with outstretched arms,
And rapt and upturned eyes."
"Such posture is too proud;
A man should pray with eyes fast closed
And head contritely bowed."
Austerely clasped in front,
With both thumbs pointing toward the ground,"
Said Rev. Dr. Blunt.
Head first," said Cyrus Brown,
"With both my heels a-stickin' up,
My head a-pinting down.
Best prayer I ever said.
The prayingest prayer I ever prayed,
A-standing on my head."
FOOTNOTES:
[1] By permission of Life Publishing Company.
[2] Lippincott's Magazine.
[3] Lippincott's Magazine.
[4] From "At the Sign of the Dollar," by Wallace Irwin. Copyright, 1905, by Fox, Duffield & Co.
[5] Lippincott's Magazine.
"Well told and dramatically strong, it breathes again the spirit of Dumas and Bulwer-Lytton."—Portland Oregonian.
The Palace of Danger A STORY OF LA POMPADOUR By MABEL WAGNALLSAuthor of "Stars of the Opera," "Miserere," etc.
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"A powerful novel, exciting, interesting, and well worked out."—San Francisco Examiner.
"The author has shown skill in the use of her materials."—Boston Globe.
"It is a thoroughly human story, and so well constructed that the interest holds one to the end."—The Review of Reviews, New York.
"The author gives a splendid picture of that magnificent court and the conditions which eventually brought about the revolution. The precarious position of every member of that court from La Pompadour down to the meanest lackey, whose very lives were in constant danger from the whims of the weak but self-indulgent king, is made very real by the author."—Globe-Democrat, St. Louis.
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A brief, but beautiful romance in which the discovery of a rich and powerful voice leads ultimately to a climax as thrilling as the death scene in "Romeo and Juliet." The story is told with simple grace and directness, and is singularly pathetic and forceful.
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"A story unique in theme, delightfully told with many delicate touches."—The Arena, Boston.
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