Word: deeps
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Stevenson, 7, gets too much body reach, rushes his slide and buries his oar too deep. Weight...
...circles of Hell are formed by converging rocks, which ended in the centre with a deep pit. The ledges of Purgatory, on the other hand, are formed by the retreating of the walls. On the very summit of the mountain of Purgatory is the earthly Paradise, through which the purified soul must pass before it can enter Heaven. In Hell sinful deeds are punished, but in Purgatory it is not an action but a disposition, of which the sinner is purged. Here the soul welcomes suffering as an approach to the utmost felicity. There is terrible suffering, but suffering always...
...time of Dante's wonderful journey through the spiritual realms was in the year 1300. On an afternoon in April he found himself wandering in a deep gloomy forest, not knowing how he had come there or where he was. His mind seemed weighed down with heaviness as if he had just awakened from a deep sleep. After trying for some time to find his way out of the wood, he came at length to the foot of a mountain, over which the sun was setting, spreading its red gold rays in a beautiful glow upon the summit. The poet...
...Salvini and Booth acted together in the Boston Theatre. The acting was simply marvelous, for both actors were influenced by the suppressed excitement and deep interest of the audience...
...only the Hudson with its tributaries, and the railroads which follow the rivers, but also a good egress to the sea. In former geological ages the Hudson was merely a river valley. Now, however, by the tipping of the land through which it flowed, the Hudson has become the deep sea way, which has made New York the greatest commercial centre in the United States...