A Selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets[Selections made in 1913.]DedicationSincere thanks are due to my friend Thomas S. Jones, Jr., who, during my absence in Europe, has kindly…
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(no opposing runner reached base)
Lee Richmond—Worcester vs. Cleveland (N.L.) June 12, 1880
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means simply a book, but is now exclusively confined to the “Book of Books.” (Greek, biblos, a book.) The headings of the chapters were prefixed by Miles Smith, Bishop of Gloucester, one…
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