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... head , and the furrows of time are on my brow , yet have I to be thankful for a light foot , a ready hand , a quick eye , and a cheerful heart ; and the possession of these blessings , naturally enough , leads me to partake of sunshine ...
... head , and the furrows of time are on my brow , yet have I to be thankful for a light foot , a ready hand , a quick eye , and a cheerful heart ; and the possession of these blessings , naturally enough , leads me to partake of sunshine ...
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... head , severed by the hand of the executioner , rolled to the ground ; but more of these things by - and - by . Were human crimes made visible , and did they occupy a space equal to their enormity , I much fear that a mountainous mass ...
... head , severed by the hand of the executioner , rolled to the ground ; but more of these things by - and - by . Were human crimes made visible , and did they occupy a space equal to their enormity , I much fear that a mountainous mass ...
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... heads , and finely carved tracery that springs from them , are exquisitely beautiful . Here is a portcullis , too , with its spikes of iron , and the massy gates have enormous hinges ; one of them is broken . There have evidently been ...
... heads , and finely carved tracery that springs from them , are exquisitely beautiful . Here is a portcullis , too , with its spikes of iron , and the massy gates have enormous hinges ; one of them is broken . There have evidently been ...
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... head , and he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass . And he had greaves of brass upon his legs , and a target of brass between his shoulders . And the staff of his spear was like ...
... head , and he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass . And he had greaves of brass upon his legs , and a target of brass between his shoulders . And the staff of his spear was like ...
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... head . First come the sabatynes , or steel clogs ; then the greaves , or shin pieces ; then the cuisses , or thigh pieces ; next , the breech mail ; the tuilettes , or waist pieces ; and the cuirass , or breast plate . Now come the ...
... head . First come the sabatynes , or steel clogs ; then the greaves , or shin pieces ; then the cuisses , or thigh pieces ; next , the breech mail ; the tuilettes , or waist pieces ; and the cuirass , or breast plate . Now come the ...
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