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The Drawings of Leonardo da VinciLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE PROFILE OF A WARRIOR frontispiece PORTRAIT OF ISABELLA D'ESTE I STUDY OF AN OLD MAN II STUDY OF DRAPERIES FOR KNEELING FIGURES III STUDY OF A BACCHUS IV HEAD OF A MAN V BATTLE BETWEEN...

Silanus the ChristianMany years have elapsed since the author was constrained (not by a priori considerations but by historical and critical evidence) to disbelieve in the miraculous element of the Bible. Yet he retained the belief of his childhood and youthrooted more firmly than...

Herodoti Historiarum Libri IX For this transcription, the following edition was used: Any changes applied by the transcriber are indicated by footnotes ([TR1], [TR2], etc.). When a passage seemed doubtful, the following Greek/Latin edition was used to clear up any remaining doubts: Herodotus Halicarnassus,...

The Disappearing Eye2. The few instances of illegible words, indicated by [*], do not influence the flow of the story. These lacunae appear as a portion of pages 218 and 219 (8 words each). "I don't know what you're talking about," said Cannington again,...

Harper's Young People, April 25, 1882 - An Illustrated WeeklyIt certainly seemed, when they arrived at the pasture again, as if everything was conspiring in favor of their circus, for Chandler Merrill had willingly consented to let[Pg 402] them use his pony; but he...

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, July, 1913 - Vol. LXXXVI. New Series: Vol. LXIV. May to October, 1913SISTER EULALIA rose from the bench by the door in answer to Sister Teresas call. The broken pavement in the outer patio of the Convent of La...

The Saintsbury Affair"And see that you are just as clever and agreeable as your naturally morose nature will permit," she said saucily. "I have a charming young lady here as my guest, and I want you to make a good impression." "I don't wonder...

Historical Record of the Fifty-Third, or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot - Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755 and of its subsequent services to 1848 The natives of Britain have, at all periods, been celebrated for innate courage and...

The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403)Four years of residence in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Constantinople, during the most disastrous period of its decline, have led me to investigate its origin....

Két kritikaE tanulmnyok a Nyugatban megjelent knyvbirlatok, nagyrszt elgg jelentktelen knyvek birlatai. A szerz gondolt arra, hogy tdolgozza, kihagyva bellk az aktulis vonatkozsokat; utbb mgis jobbnak ltta eredeti alakjukban meghagyni, mert a tolla al vett, magukban jelentktelen dolgokat is jellemzknek tartja mai irodalmi letnkre....

The Polly Page Yacht ClubRuth Brooks dropped her bouquet of white roses on the piano stool, and hurried out into the long corridor. It was still crowded with people, although Crullers had played the tenderest, saddest strains of Trumerei, and Blumenlied, to let them...

Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art.At a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences, held in Paris on the 19th day of August, 1839, Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre, in the presence of the flower of Parisian art, literature and science, gave a demonstration...

The London Burial Grounds - Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present DayIn looking one day at Rocques plan of London (1742-5) I noticed how many burial-grounds and churchyards were marked upon it which no longer existed. I made a...

The King of the ParkI Inscribe This Book TO POLICE-SERGEANT CHARLES WESLEY HEBARD OF THE BACK BAY FENS, AND HIS HUMANE ASSOCIATES, TO MRS. HEBARD, HIS KIND-HEARTED WIFE, AND TO THE PARENTS OF THE DEAR GIRLS AND BOYS WHO PLAY ABOUT THE HOME OF...

The Flags of Our Fighting Army - Including standards, guidons, colours and drum bannersEver since the time when the Romans went into battle, inspired by the vexillum or labarum, military flags or colours have commanded a respect bordering almost on the sacred. Our own...

Peeps at Many Lands: CorsicaCorsica is so small that from its highest point one can see almost all over the island. It is only about three times the size of Yorkshire. As the island is approached by steamer, it appears from every point of...

Plain Tales of the NorthThe true romance of the far North has been captured in these short stories gathered and written by Captain Thierry Mallet, President of Revillon Frres, New York. For the past twenty years he has spent part of each year inspecting...

WhitewashLady Selina laid down her pena quillsmiling pensively. Early in life she had been taught to smile by a mother with half a dozen attractive but dowerless daughters, who had smiled themselves obediently into wives and matrons. Critics admitted that the smile had quality....

Pakkasen lapsiaVanha Koskoosh kuunteli ahneesti. Vaikka hn jo aikoja sitten oli menettnyt nkns, kuuli hn hyvin, ja heikkokin ni tunki viel hnen ymmrrykseens, joka kuitenkaan ei jaksanut en hnen ryppyisen otsansa takaa seurata maailman menoa. Aha! Sit-cum-to-ka siell kiroaa kimakasti koiria, piiskatessaan niit valjaisiin....

Aili: KertomusAili taipui kiireesti taittamaan kellastunutta hein maantienlaidasta. Hnen poskensa hehkuivat ja sit ei hn tahtonut nytt. Heidn ymprilln leveni laaja nkala: vihren vivahtelevia metsisi harjanteita, joiden riviivat tasaisina kaartuivat taivasta vastaan, siell tll vett tai jokunen asumus ja maantie, joka ponnisti yls ahteita,...