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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 03Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 03[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] It...
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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 05Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 05[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] As...
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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 04Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 04[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] The...
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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 02Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 02[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] The...
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Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 01Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 01The earlier editions of "Uarda" were published in such rapid succession, that no extensive changes in the stereotyped text could be made; but from the first issue, I have not ceased to correct it, and...
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An Original BelleAn Original BelleNo race of men, scarcely an individual, is so devoid of intelligence as not to recognize power. Few gifts are more courted. Power is almost as varied as character, and the kind of power most desired or appreciated is a good measure...
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L'homme Qui RitL'homme Qui RitDe lAngleterre tout est grand, mme ce qui nest pas bon, mme loligarchie. Le patriciat anglais, cest le patriciat dans le sens absolu du mot. Pas de fodalit plus illustre, plus terrible et plus vivace. Disons-le, cette fodalit a t utile ses...
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Rab and His FriendsRab and His Friends Four years ago, my uncle, the Rev. Dr. Smith of Biggar, asked me to give a lecture in my native village, the shrewd little capital of the Upper Ward. I never lectured before; I have no turn for it; but...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — CompleteThe Memoirs of Count Grammont — Complete As those who read only for amusement are, in my opinion, more worthy of attention than those who open a book merely to find fault, to the former I address myself, and for their entertainment commit the...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 06The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 06The conversation before related was agreeable only to Miss Hobart; for if Miss Temple was entertained with its commencement, she was so much the more irritated by its conclusion this indignation was succeeded by the curiosity of...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 04The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 04"Sir," said the Chevalier de Grammont, "the Prince de Conde besieged Lerida: the place in itself was nothing; but Don Gregorio Brice who defended it, was something. He was one of those Spaniards of the old stamp,...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 07The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 07A thousand different thoughts occupied his mind upon the journey: Sometimes he reflected upon the joy and satisfaction his friends and relations would experience upon his return; sometimes upon the congratulations and embraces of those who, being...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 05The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 05Every man who believes that his honour depends upon that of his wife is a fool who torments himself, and drives her to despair; but he who, being naturally jealous, has the additional misfortune of loving his...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 02The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 02Military glory is at most but one half of the accomplishments which distinguish heroes. Love must give the finishing stroke, and adorn their character by the difficulties they encounter, the temerity of their enterprises, and finally, by...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 03The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 03Curiosity to see a man equally famous for his crimes and his elevation, had once before induced the Chevalier de Grammont to visit England. Reasons of state assume great privileges. Whatever appears advantageous is lawful, and every...
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The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 01The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 01 [For uniformity's sake the writer of this sketch has followed the Memoirs in the spelling of this name; but he thinks it necessary to observe that it should be Gramont, not Grammont.] The accounts prefixed to...
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Afoot in EnglandAfoot in England Guide-books are so many that it seems probable we have more than any other countrypossibly more than all the rest of the universe together. Every county has a little library of its ownguides to its towns, churches, abbeys, castles, rivers, mountains;...
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An essay on the American contribution and the democratic ideaAn essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea Failure to recognize that the American, is at heart an idealist is to lack understanding of our national character. Two of our greatest interpreters proclaimed it, Emerson and William James. In a recent address...
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A Traveller in War-TimeA Traveller in War-Time I am reprinting here, in response to requests, certain recent experiences in Great Britain and France. These were selected in the hope of conveying to American readers some idea of the atmosphere, of what it is like in these countries...
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The Crisis — CompleteThe Crisis — Complete THE CRISIS BOOK I. CHAPTER I. WHICH DEALS WITH ORIGINS CHAPTER. II. THE MOLE CHAPTER III. THE UNATTAINABLE SIMPLICITY CHAPTER IV. BLACK CATTLE CHAPTER V. THE FIRST SPARK PASSES CHAPTER VI. SILAS WHIPPLE CHAPTER VII. CALLERS CHAPTER VIII. BELLEGARDE CHAPTER...
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