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Haikus from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Apr 2, 1919 by Various

From a book categorized as and pages follows a description and a number of hidden haikus found in the book:

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This no doubt accounts
for so many men closing
their eyes whilst travelling.

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Haikus from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

From a book categorized as and 608 pages follows a description and a number of hidden haikus found in the book: Download the epub for free here Download the book in raw text for free here I should mention, too, that this limb was no farther subject to my will. Some few inquiries had been made, but these had been readily answered. At length, for the third or fourth time, they descended into the cellar. There are some subjects upon which I take pleasure in being minute. An outstretched arm caught my own as I fell, fainting, into the abyss.

Haikus from The Call of the Wild by Jack London

From a book categorized as Fiction / Classics and 72 pages follows a description and a number of hidden haikus found in the book: The classic tale of the dog named Buck who is abducted from his comfortable home to a life of hard labor in the frozen land of the Yukon. **** This generously-sized edition has been priced and designed for students with special margins for easy note-taking on each page. Download the epub for free here Download the book in raw text for free here At the rear things were on even a more spacious scale than at the front. Three men with clubs were helping him to scatter them. It did not take long. He had started out preaching it to his sister and brother-in-law. It had long since passed into the stage where blows were required to rouse it. Hans paid out the rope, permitting no slack, while Pete kept it clear of coils. Then, rested, refreshed and strong, he turned his face toward camp and John Thornton.

Haikus from Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. I threw the letter on the table, and covered my face with my hands. The lady was dressed in a dark suit and covered with a thick black veil. Many things I read surpassed my understanding and experience. "But Paradise Lost excited different and far deeper emotions. Who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me? And yet you are still unhappy and still avoid our society. I entered the room where the corpse lay and was led up to the coffin. I cannot doubt it, yet I am lost in surprise and admiration. "This was my duty, but there was another still paramount to that.

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