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The Spirit of the Age Or, Contemporary PortraitsThe Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits * * * * * Mr. Bentham is one of those persons who verify the old adage, that "A prophet has no honour, except out of his own country." His reputation lies at the circumference; and...
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La vie d'Ernest PsichariLa vie d'Ernest PsichariNOTE DU TRANSCRIPTEUR: Les renvois numriques [1] [41] rfrent aux notes la fin du livre. Les renvois alphabtiques [a] [f], dans l'dition originale, taient des renvois au bas de page. Dans ce texte, ces notes ont t places la fin du...
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Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. His father, Michael Johnson, was a bookseller, highly respected by the cathedral clergy, and for a time sufficiently prosperous to be a magistrate of the town, and, in the year of his son's birth, sheriff...
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by HerselfIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself The author of the following autobiography is personally known to me, and her conversation and manners inspire me with confidence. During the last seventeen years, she has lived the greater part of the...
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CleopatraCleopatraOf all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and, therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. Julius Caesar, whose legions trampled the conquered...
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Our SaviourOur Saviour Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ had been quietly living for many years at His father's home in Nazareth when John the Baptist began to preach and prepare the people for His coming, as it had been foretold by an Angel before...
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Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass - A BiographyFrederick Douglass lived so long, and played so conspicuous a part on the world's stage, that it would be impossible, in a work of the size of this, to do more than touch upon the salient features of his career,...
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Vergil: A BiographyVergil: A BiographyModern literary criticism has accustomed us to interpret our masterpieces in the light of the author's daily experiences and the conditions of the society in which he lived. The personalities of very few ancient poets, however, can be realized, and this is...
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The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1While, so far as the author knows, this is the first book on the subject, it is given, perhaps, especial novelty by the fact that advantage could be taken of much new material given to the public...
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Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1As I know no man who surpasses yourself either in combining a love of the most romantic fiction with the coolest good sense, or in passing from the driest metaphysical questions to the...
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The Life of Captain James Cook, the CircumnavigatorThe Life of Captain James Cook, the CircumnavigatorIn publishing a popular edition of my work, Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S., it has, of course, been necessary to condense it, but care has been taken to omit nothing of importance, and at the same time...
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Life of General Robert E. LeeA Life of Gen. Robert E. LeeThe name of Lee is beloved and respected throughout the world. Men of all parties and opinions unite in this sentiment, not only those who thought and fought with him, but those most violently opposed to his political...
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Lives of the English PoetsLives of the English Poets - From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives[Transcriber's Note: Printers' errors have been marked with the notation ** . There are a few special characters in the section on Erasmus Darwin; macrons (a straight...
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Autobiography of Sir George Biddell AiryAutobiography of Sir George Biddell AiryThe life of Airy was essentially that of a hard-working, business man, and differed from that of other hard-working people only in the quality and variety of his work. It was not an exciting life, but it was full...
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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American LeadersBeacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American LeadersThe remarks made in the preface to the volume on "American Founders" are applicable also to this volume on "American Leaders." The lecture on Daniel Webster has been taken from its original position in "Warriors and Statesmen"...
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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American FoundersBeacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American FoundersDr. Lord's volume on "American Statesmen" was written some years after the issue of his volume on "Warriors and Statesmen," which was Volume IV of his original series of five volumes. The wide popular acceptance of the...
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Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2WITH THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENCHANTED FOREST: Part I. Armida in the Christian Camp II. Armida's Hate and Love III. The Terrors of the Enchanted Forest IV. The Loves of Rinaldo and Armida...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IIIThe Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III. * * * * * An eminent poet of the 17th century, was the only son of Sir John Denham, knight, of Little Horsley in Essex, and sometime baron of the...
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Adventures in ContentmentAdventures in ContentmentI came here eight years ago as the renter of this farm, of which soon afterward I became the owner. The time before that I like to forget. The chief impression it left, upon my memory, now happily growing indistinct, is of...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IThe Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I.Although the title-page of Volume I announces four volumes, the work is continued in a fifth volume of the same date. Like Volumes II, III, and IV, it is by "Mr. CIBBER,...
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