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Auguste Comte and PositivismFor some time much has been said, in England and on the Continent, concerning "Positivism" and "the Positive Philosophy." Those phrases, which during the life of the eminent thinker who introduced them had made their way into no writings or discussions...

Auguste Comte et Herbert Spencer - Contribution à l'histoire des idées philosophiques au XIXe siècleDans le remous des ides gnrales, dans la fluctuation des vues d'ensemble, dans le va-et-vient des systmes qui, pour un court espace de temps, russissent grouper les croyances, retenir et...

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume Historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the...

Auguste Rodin - Mit 96 VollbildernRodin war einsam vor seinem Ruhme. Und der Ruhm, der kam, hat ihn vielleicht noch einsamer gemacht. Denn Ruhm ist schlielich nur der Inbegriff aller Miverstndnisse, die sich um einen neuen Namen sammeln. Es sind ihrer sehr viele um...

Auguste Rodin ARCHAIC TORSO OF APOLLO We cannot fathom his mysterious head, Through the veiled eyes no flickering ray is sent; But from his torso gleaming light is shed As from a candelabrum; inward bent His glance there glows and lingers. Otherwise The round...

Auguste Rodin: The Man - His Ideas - His WorksOne of you is a great painter, whose art and mind are fraternally akin to Rodin's. The other is the first French Art critic of our day, and has nobly defended Rodin from the outset....

Augustine Day by Day 978-1-937913-48-9 Minute meditations for every day of the year, taken from the writings of Saint Augustine and complied and edited by John E. Rotelle, O.S.A. Each day includes a daily writing by St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church...

Augustine of Hippo (354-430), also known as Saint Augustine, was one of the most influential theologians in history. His writings, including the autobiographical Confessions and The City of God, helped shape the foundations of Christianity and Western philosophy. But for many centuries, Augustine's North...

WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD By the Author of Stoner In Augustus, his third great novel, John Williams took on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To...

Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good ManNo apology for writing this book. An imperative duty under present conditions. Description of my parents and their personal appearances. Description of Mon Repos, Angela Gardens. Long anxiety prior to my birth....

Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce I wish to express my gratitude for certain good offices which Augustus secured for me in January, 1917. I had been invited to visit the theatre of war in Flanders by the Commander-in-Chief: an invitation which was,...

The dramatic story of Augustus, Rome's first emperor, who plunged into Rome's violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire "A fascinating study of political life in ancient Rome."--Nick Romeo,...

Augustus: The Life and Times of the Founder of the Roman EmpireAugustus has been much less attractive to biographers than Iulius; perhaps because the soldier is more interesting than the statesman; perhaps because the note of genius conspicuous in the Uncle was wanting in...

Auld lang syneWhat are you to do when you are sent away by your doctor for three or four weeks of perfect rest? You are made to promise that you will lie perfectly fallow, take no books and allow no proofsheets to reach you....

Auld Lang Syne: Selections from the Papers of the "Pen and Pencil Club"The human heart is cradle of deep love, Which growing and expanding from its birth, Ever finds space within that living cot; Howeer remotely oer this beauteous earth Its subtle influences may...

Auld Licht Idylls This is the only American edition of my books produced with my sanction, and I have special reasons for thanking Messrs. Scribner for its publication; they let it be seen, by this edition, what are my books, for I know not...

Auld Licht Idyls Early this morning I opened a window in my school-house in the glen of Quharity, awakened by the shivering of a starving sparrow against the frosted glass. As the snowy sash creaked in my hand, he made off to the waterspout...

Aumolan emäntä: NovelliM:n pitj on kauniimpia Pohjanmaalla, jota, verraten Suomen muihin maakuntiin, mielitn moittia jonkinmoisesta yksitoikkoisuudesta. Valtava joki saarineen ja lisjokineen, sek pari isompaa mke, joista nkyala varsinki illoin ja aamusin on viehttv yli tuon laaksossa olevan kirkonkyln, antavat tlle paikkakunnalle vaihtelevaisuuden, jommoista ei...

AunePohjatuuli oli itynyt myrskyksi. Aavalla merell, joka silloin oli jss, levitti se mahtavat siipens ja lensi sitten Helsinki kohden hurjaa vauhtia. Nyttip silt kuin olisi se pttnyt paiskata kumoon kaikki taivasta tavoittelevat kivimuurit. Mutta lujina seisoivat ne perustuksillaan ja ainoastaan lunta katoilta sai raivostunut...

Aunt 'Liza's Hero, and Other StoriesAunt 'Liza Barnes leaned over the front gate at the end of the garden path, and pulled her black sunbonnet farther over her wrinkled face to shade her dim eyes from the glare of the morning sun. Something unusual...