11) Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Edmund Clarence
Stedman, ed. 1895. A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895
...Serenely in the sunshine as before, Without the sense of that which I fore-bore— Thy touch upon the palm. The widest land 50 Doom takes to part us, leaves thy heart...
12) 15. The Sick Stockrider by Adam Lindsay Gordon. Murdoch, Walter, comp.
1918. The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse
...The sunrise was a sullen, sluggish lamp; I was dozing in the gateway of Arbuthnot s boundary fence, I was dreaming on the Limestone cattle camp. We crossed the creek...
13) wing. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...function, or position relative to a main body. 8a. The act or manner of flying. b. A means of flight or rapid movement: Fear lent wings to his feet. 9a. Something,...
14) Isaiah 40. The Holy Bible: King James Version.
...all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Lk. 3.4-6 6 ¶ The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and...
15) The Sick Stock-Rider by Adam Lindsay Gordon. Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed.
1895. A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895
...The sun-rise was a sullen, sluggish lamp; I was dozing in the gateway at Arbuthnot s bound ry fence, I was dreaming on the Limestone cattle camp. We crossed the creek...
16) II. The Practice of Writing. Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. 1916. On the Art of
Writing
...that we practise it not only for our own improvement, but to make, or at least try to make, appropriate, perspicuous, accurate, persuasive writing a recognisable...
17) Job 11. The Holy Bible: King James Version.
...longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth...
18) 686. Exertion. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International
Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
...fag [Eng. schools], slave; man of action [See Activity]; agent [See Agent]; Samson, Hercules. VERB: EXERT ONESELF; exert -, tax- one s energies; use exertion. LABOR,...
19) VI. CEREALS. Farmer, Fannie Merritt. 1918. The Boston Cooking-School Cook
Book.
...rice is steamed for a simple dessert, use one-half quantity of water given in recipe, and steam until rice has absorbed water; then add scalded milk for remaining...
20) Act V. Scene II. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth. Craig, W.J., ed.
1914. The Oxford Shakespeare
...in his wantonness. Hot. Cousin, I think thou art enamoured On his follies: never did I hear Of any prince so wild a libertine. 76 But be he as he will, yet once ere...
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