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Mediæval town seriesThe Story of VeronaTHE story of Verona is no simple record of a simple town with a continuous rule guiding her fortunes and directing her destinies. Her tale is mingled with that of other nations and languages; and Greek, Ostrogoth, Longobard and Frank have...
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A plain and faithful narrative of the original design, rise, progress and present state of the Indian charity-school at Lebanon, in ConnecticutA plain and faithful narrative of the original design, rise, progress and present state of the Indian charity-school at Lebanon, in ConnecticutThat Charity and disinterested Care for the Souls of Men, which make so amiable a Part of your Lordship's Character, and give a...
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Human OriginsHuman OriginsThe reception which has been given to my former works leads me to believe that they have had a certain educational value for those who, without being specialists, wish to keep themselves abreast of the culture of the day, and to understand the...
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"Mr. Punch's" Book of Arms"Mr. Punch's" Book of ArmsArms / quarterly / i emergent paly from a legal orle of reception, a civic beak newly chained or, robed and garnished proper with bullion, slightly debruised with thunderbolts issuant from a chief [ii]justifiably rampant in invective robed and wigged...
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British Flags: Their Early History, and Their Development at SeaBritish Flags: Their Early History, and Their Development at Sea - With an Account of the Origin of the Flag as a National DeviceIt might have been expected that the attempt to trace to their origin in the past the institutions and customs in...
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The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" Or, A Boy's Adventures in the War of 1812The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"; Or, A Boy's Adventures in the War of 1812 CHAPTER I. DECLARATION OF WAR. CHAPTER II. THE DEPARTURE. CHAPTER III. THE LIEUTENANT'S STORY. CHAPTER IV. THE CHALLENGE. CHAPTER V. THE CHASE. CHAPTER VI. STORM AT SEA. CHAPTER VII....
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Pfarre und Schule: Eine Dorfgeschichte. Erster BandPfarre und Schule: Eine Dorfgeschichte. Erster Band.Wenn der Leser auf kurze Zeit Lust hat mir zu folgen, so will ich ihn auf ein ganz nahe liegendes und ihm doch vielleicht vollkommen fremdes Terrain fhren mag er dann aber nicht zrnen, wenn er die Gestalten,...
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Our Schools in War Time—and AfterOur Schools in War Time—and AfterIt is not an army that we must shape and train for war; it is a nation.... The whole nation must be a team in which each man shall play the part for which he is best fitted.... Each...
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Annali d'Italia, vol. 3Annali d'Italia, vol. 3 - dal principio dell'era volgare sino all'anno 1750 Al presente anno rapport il cardinal Baronio [Baron., Annal. Eccl. ad hunc ann.], e dopo lui Camillo Pellegrino [Peregrinus de Finib. Ducat. Benevent.], il principio del regno di Grimoaldo. Ma sapendo noi...
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La Belgique héroïque et martyreLa Belgique héroïque et martyreIl n'est pas, dans l'histoire de la royaut, un geste comparable celui d'Albert Ier rsistant de toute la hauteur de son courage et de sa loyaut la honteuse violation de son royaume par les armes allemandes; il n'est pas dans...
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The Walls of ConstantinopleThe Walls of ConstantinopleROMANCE and the history of walled cities are inseparable. Who has not felt this to be so at the sight of hoary ruins lichen-clad and ivy-mantled, that proudly rear their battered crests despite the ravages of time and mans destructive instincts....
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84th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (Infantry.)Eighty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (Infantry.)On the 15th June, 1887, the State of Pennsylvania provided for the erection of a Memorial Tablet, or Monument, for each of the Pennsylvania Commands that participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d and 3d, 1863. At a...
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Men of Our Times; Or, Leading Patriots of the DayMen of Our Times; Or, Leading Patriots of the Day - Being narratives of the lives and deeds of statesmen, generals, and orators. Including biographical sketches and anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan,...
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Seven Mohave MythsSeven Mohave MythsThis paper is an endeavor to make a beginning of payment on a scholarly debt long in arrears. Between 1900 and 1910, I spent considerable time with the Mohave Indians, both in the vicinity of Needles and with visitors from there to...
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Mit liv og levned som jeg selv har forstaaet detMit liv og levned som jeg selv har forstaaet detbenlyse trykfejl er rettet i denne e-bog, men originalens stavning er for vrigt bevaret. Manglende anfrselstegn er kun indsat p de steder, hvor der ikke har vret tvivl om deres placering. En ordliste med rettelser...
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Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2 My friends,continued Mr. Bosky, after an approving smack of the lips, and Thanks, my kind mistress! many happy returns of St. Bartlemy! had testified the ballad-singer's hearty relish and gratitude for the refreshing draught over which...
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Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 1Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 1 Youth is the season of ingenuousness and enjoyment, when we desire to please, and blush not to own ourselves pleased. At that happy period there is no affectation of wisdom; we look only to the bright...
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The Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Western Battle-FrontThe Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Western Battle-FrontThe sketches in this book and in my previous one, "The Cross at the Front," are attempts to show the soul of the soldier serving in France as I have seen it during the year...
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Punch Cartoons of the Great WarPunch Cartoons of the Great War[In an alleged interview the Crown Prince is reported to have said, "As to being a war agitator, I am truly sorry that people don't know me better. There is no 'War Party' in Germany nownor has there ever...
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The Spell of the Heart of France: The Towns, Villages and Chateaus about ParisThe Spell of the Heart of France: The Towns, Villages and Chateaus about Paris Whoever has read "The Spell of Alsace" by Andr Hallays will need no introduction to the present book. While the work on Alsace was undoubtedly read by many because of...
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