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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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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great RulersBeacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great RulersAlfred is one of the most interesting characters in all history for those blended virtues and talents which remind us of a David, a Marcus Aurelius, or a Saint Louis,--a man whom everybody loved, whose deeds were...
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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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An Englishman's Travels in AmericaAn Englishman's Travels in America - His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave StatesPersonal narrative and adventure has, of late years, become so interesting a subject in the mind of the British public, that the author feels he is not...
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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the AfricanAn Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African - Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions As the subject of the following...
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Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of ElginLetters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of ElginHaving been consulted by the family and friends of the late Lord Elgin as to the best mode of giving to the world some record of his life, and having thus contracted a certain responsibility in...
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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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With Kelly to ChitralWith Kelly to ChitralBefore you read this short history of a few brief weeks, I must warn you that it is no record of exciting adventure or heroic deeds, but simply an account of the daily life of British officers and Indian troops on...
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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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Great PossessionsGreat PossessionsFor these many years, since I have lived here in the country, I have had it in my mind to write something about the odour and taste of this well-flavoured earth. The fact is, both the sense of smell and the sense of...
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Adventures in FriendshipAdventures in FriendshipThis, I am firmly convinced, is a strange world, as strange a one as I was ever in. Looking about me I perceive that the simplest things are the most difficult, the plainest things, the darkest, the commonest things, the rarest. This...
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Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)Lady Mary Wortley Montagu has her niche in the history of medicine as having introduced inoculation from the Near East into England; but her principal fame is as a letter-writer. Of her gifts as a correspondent...
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Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 - Great Britain and Ireland, part 1A two-fold purpose has been kept in view during the preparation of these volumeson the one-hand, to refresh the memories and, if possible, to enlarge the knowledge, of readers who have...
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The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's ChaseThe Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase - With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan * * * * * * * * * * Joseph Addison, the Spectator, the true founder of our periodical literature, the finest,...
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Turkish Prisoners in EgyptTurkish Prisoners in Egypt - A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red CrossBeing deputed by the Red Cross International Committee to visit Turkish prisoners of war in Egypt, we presented ourselves on December 3, 1916, to the officer for...
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Holland: The History of the NetherlandsHolland: The History of the NetherlandsExtent of the KingdomDescription of the PeopleAncient State of the Low CountriesOf the High GroundsContrasted with the present Aspect of the CountryExpedition of Julius CsarThe BelgThe MenapiansBataviansDistinguished among the Auxiliaries of RomeDecrease of national Feeling in Part of the...
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Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the EmpireUncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart. None the less I took it out of my pocket, and, sitting on...
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The History of England, Volume IThe History of England, Volume I - From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 Like much 18th and 19th century publishing, the edition of David Hume's "History of England" from which this text was prepared makes extensive use of both...
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The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of FranceThe Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of FranceThe principal authorities for the following work are the four volumes of Correspondence published by M. Arneth, and the six volumes published by M. Feuillet de Conches. M. Arneth's two collections[1] contain not only a number of...
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Norwegian LifeNorwegian Life - An Account of Past and Contemporary Conditions and Progress in Norway and SwedenAn excursion into Norwegian life has for the student all the charm of the traveler's real journey through the pleasant valleys of the Norse lands. Much of this charm...
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