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- Lord Byron

The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,

And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;

And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,

When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.

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verb

To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.

“to beam forth light”

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The Warden

by Anthony Trollope

A gentle warden of an almshouse faces a reform campaign that questions whether his comfortable position is truly justified.

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Contents

1Chapter I: Hiram's Hospital10m2Chapter II: The Barchester Reformer19m3Chapter III: The Bishop of Barchester19m4Chapter IV: Hiram's Bedesmen13m5Chapter V: Dr Grantly Visits the Hospital19m6Chapter VI: The Warden's Tea Party19m7Chapter VII9m8Chapter VIII: Plumstead Episcopi18m9Chapter IX: The Conference16m10Chapter X: Tribulation14m11Chapter XI: Iphigenia21m12Chapter XII: Mr Bold's Visit to Plumstead13m13Chapter XIII: The Warden's Decision12m14Chapter XIV: Mount Olympus15m15Chapter XV: Tom Towers, Dr Anticant, and Mr Sentiment21m16Chapter XVI: A Long Day in London22m17Chapter XVII: Sir Abraham Haphazard11m18Chapter XVIII: The Warden Is Very Obstinate8m19Chapter XIX: The Warden Resigns16m20Chapter XX: Farewell18m21Chapter XXI: Conclusion20m