The Reader's Digest, Volumen5DeWitt Wallace, Lila Acheson Wallace Reader's Digest Association, 1926 |
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... night . " To ascertain the healthiness of the mental appetite of a human animal , place in its hands a short , well - written , but not exciting treatise on some popu- lar subject - a mental bun , in fact . if it is read with eager ...
... night . " To ascertain the healthiness of the mental appetite of a human animal , place in its hands a short , well - written , but not exciting treatise on some popu- lar subject - a mental bun , in fact . if it is read with eager ...
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... night , and the next night invites all his relations to join him . Or a kingfisher perches atop a fence post to survey his intended catch . The thing to do with him is to set a spring trap on the post . Or a water snake makes trouble ...
... night , and the next night invites all his relations to join him . Or a kingfisher perches atop a fence post to survey his intended catch . The thing to do with him is to set a spring trap on the post . Or a water snake makes trouble ...
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... night , the societies , clubs and schools were circularized again , with reviews of the play . " There is one form of publicity about which the actors and actresses are always fighting . There are different ways of presenting an actor's ...
... night , the societies , clubs and schools were circularized again , with reviews of the play . " There is one form of publicity about which the actors and actresses are always fighting . There are different ways of presenting an actor's ...
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... night . Up yonder on the Somme the Big Drive has begun , and down here the air drive has begun . The Big Gun all day long and the Gothas at night . It is intended to terrify . " Every 12 minutes the shells have dropped into the city ...
... night . Up yonder on the Somme the Big Drive has begun , and down here the air drive has begun . The Big Gun all day long and the Gothas at night . It is intended to terrify . " Every 12 minutes the shells have dropped into the city ...
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... night with the Germans only an hour away by train . " Thursday , March 28 " Spent the whole day in the Gare du Nord caring for thousands of refugees pouring in from northern towns where the drive is pushing forward . I went down last night ...
... night with the Germans only an hour away by train . " Thursday , March 28 " Spent the whole day in the Gare du Nord caring for thousands of refugees pouring in from northern towns where the drive is pushing forward . I went down last night ...
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Página 600 - This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
Página 202 - DRAMA and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act...
Página 273 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Página 518 - O LITTLE town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night.
Página 572 - The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me, correspondent to my flowing unto him. When the waters are at level, then my goods pass to him, and his to me. All his are mine, all mine his. 'I say to him, How can you give me this pot of oil or this flagon of wine when all your oil and wine is mine, which belief of mine this gift seems to deny?
Página 171 - A great many men die from burst arteries, especially in the brain, and this danger is presumably still greater for an elephant or a giraffe. But animals of all kinds find difficulties in size for the following reason. A typical small animal, say a microscopic worm or rotifer, has a smooth skin through which all the oxygen it requires can soak in, a straight gut with sufficient surface to absorb its food, and a simple kidney.
Página 401 - Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal.
Página 572 - The reason of these discords I conceive to be, that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift. You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person. After you have served him, he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
Página 655 - H, a Sir Knight Errant of the Mystic Order of Granada. It is characteristic of secret orders that the names they bear are high-spirited and resounding, on a plane above the routine affairs of daily living. The Shriners are not simply Shriners; they are members of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The Grottos are not simply Grottos; they are members of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. There are many other "Mystic
Página 490 - And peradventure had he seen her first She might have made this and that other world Another world for the sick man; but now The shackles of an old love straiten'd him, His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.