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<h2>THE PRAYER OF CYRUS BROWN</h2> <h3>BY SAM WALTER FOSS</h3> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"The proper way for a man to pray,"<br/></span> <span class="i2">Said Deacon Lemuel Keyes,<br/></span> <span class="i0">"And the only proper attitude<br/></span> <span class="i2">Is down upon his knees."<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"No, I should say the way to pray,"<br/></span> <span class="i2">Said Rev. Dr. Wise,<br/></span> <span class="i0">"Is standing straight, with outstretched arms,<br/></span> <span class="i2">And rapt and upturned eyes."<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"Oh, no; no, no," said Elder Slow,<br/></span> <span class="i2">"Such posture is too proud;<br/></span> <span class="i0">A man should pray with eyes fast closed<br/></span> <span class="i2">And head contritely bowed."<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"It seems to me his hands should be<br/></span> <span class="i2">Austerely clasped in front,<br/></span> <span class="i0">With both thumbs pointing toward the ground,"<br/></span> <span class="i2">Said Rev. Dr. Blunt.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"Las' year I fell in Hodgkin's well<br/></span> <span class="i2">Head first," said Cyrus Brown,<br/></span> <span class="i0">"With both my heels a-stickin' up,<br/></span> <span class="i2">My head a-pinting down.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"An' I made a prayer right then an' there—<br/></span> <span class="i2">Best prayer I ever said.<br/></span> <span class="i0">The prayingest prayer I ever prayed,<br/></span> <span class="i2">A-standing on my head."<br/></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <p style="text-align: center;">"Well told and dramatically strong, it breathes again the spirit of Dumas and Bulwer-Lytton."—<i>Portland Oregonian.</i></p> <h2>The Palace of Danger</h2> <h4>A STORY OF LA POMPADOUR</h4> <h3>By MABEL WAGNALLS</h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>Author of "Stars of the Opera," "Miserere," etc.</i></p> <div class="blockquot"><p>"There have been few groups of characters who have been used more frequently in fiction than the members of the court of Louis XV., and there have been few attempts to make romance of their lives that are quite so delightful as this story. Around the heroine and hero Miss Wagnalls has spun a tale that has the quality of holding the reader's attention from first page to last. <i>It is charged with dramatic movement and a wealth and charm of style.</i>"—<i>New York Press.</i></p> <p>"A powerful novel, exciting, interesting, and well worked out."—<i>San Francisco Examiner.</i></p> <p>"The author has shown skill in the use of her materials."—<i>Boston Globe.</i></p> <p>"It is a thoroughly human story, and so well constructed that the interest holds one to the end."—<i>The Review of Reviews</i>, New York.</p> <p>"The author gives a splendid picture of that magnificent court and the conditions which eventually brought about the revolution. The precarious position of every member of that court from La Pompadour down to the meanest lackey, whose very lives were in constant danger from the whims of the weak but self-indulgent king, is made very real by the author."—<i>Globe-Democrat</i>, St. Louis.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>Illustrations by John Ward Dunsmore. 12mo, Cloth. $1.50</i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers<br/> <span class="smcap">NEW YORK and LONDON</span><br/></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2>MISERERE</h2> <h3>By MABEL WAGNALLS</h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>Author of "Stars of the Opera," &c.</i></p> <p>A brief, but beautiful romance in which the discovery of a rich and powerful voice leads ultimately to a climax as thrilling as the death scene in "Romeo and Juliet." The story is told with simple grace and directness, and is singularly pathetic and forceful.</p> <div class="blockquot"><p>"It is perfectly delightful. The theme is new and interesting."—<i>Ella Wheeler Wilcox.</i></p> <p>"It is a story of tender and pathetic interest—the story of a woman with a wonderfully beautiful voice. A dainty and fascinating romance which will appeal to music lovers."—<i>Chicago News.</i></p> <p>"It vibrates with musical sentiment. There is a good deal of artistic skill displayed in its description."—<i>Boston Watchman.</i></p> <p>"A story unique in theme, delightfully told with many delicate touches."—<i>The Arena</i>, Boston.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>Small 12mo, Cloth. Illustrated. 40 Cents, net</i></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers<br/> <span class="smcap">NEW YORK and LONDON</span><br/></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />

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