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Mary LambMary LambI am indebted to Mrs. Henry Watson, a granddaughter of Mr. Gillman, for one or two interesting reminiscences, and for a hitherto unpublished "notelet" by Lamb (p. 248), together with an omitted paragraph from a published letter (p. 84), which confirms what other...
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A Corner of SpainA Corner of SpainI stood upon the salient bastion of an ancient fortress towering high above a swift and placid river. Below and around me swept line upon line of crumbling walls and grass-grown moats, the scene of many a bloody struggle in the...
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Birth of a Reformation Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. WarnerBirth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. WarnerThe life and labors of D. S. Warner are so closely associated with a religious movement that any attempt at his biography becomes in part necessarily a history of that movement. I...
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Ang "Filibusterismo" (Karugtóng ng Noli Me Tangere)Ang "Filibusterismo" (Karugtóng ng Noli Me Tangere)Ang tekstong ito ay nasa lumang Tagalog, na gumagamit ng titik g na may tilde sa ibabaw (g), na makikita halimbawa sa mga salitang ng, mga, at ngayn. Kung hindi maayos na nakikita ang titik g, tiyaking UTF-8...
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Recherches nouvelles sur l'histoire ancienne, tome IIRecherches nouvelles sur l'histoire ancienne, tome IIEN quel temps a vcu le lgislateur clbre appel Zoroaster par les Grecs, et Zardast ou Zerdoust par les Orientaux? et en quels sicles doit-on placer les deux dynasties Pishdd et Kn ou Kaan, que les Perses modernes...
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Edinburgh Under Sir Walter ScottEdinburgh Under Sir Walter ScottIn the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenthfrom, approximately, the death of Samuel Johnson in 1784 to that of Walter Scott in 1832Edinburgh, rather than London, was the intellectual centre of the kingdom. It would,...
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Safar Nameh, Persian Pictures: A Book Of TravelSafar Nameh, Persian Pictures: A Book Of TravelWarum bin ich vergnglich, O Zeus? so fragte die Schnheit. Macht ich doch, sagte der Gott, nur das Vergngliche schn. Und die Liebe, die Blumen, der Tau und die Jugend vernahmens, Alle gingen sie weg weinend von...
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The Relief of ChitralThe Relief of ChitralThis book is the joint production of two brothers, who are constantly being mistaken for one another, who happened to be present together in the same campaign and to both act as correspondents of the Times in that campaign. The chapters...
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Noli me tángereNoli me tángere - Novela Tagala, Edición completa con notas de R. SempauNaci en Calamba hizo sus primeros estudios en Manila, donde public sus poesas juveniles. Tena slo trece aos cuando di al teatro un melodrama en verso que llevaba por ttulo: Junto al...
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629Following is a synopsis of the documents contained in the present volume: XIV. In the concluding portion (Chapters xxvi.-xxxvii.) of the Relation of 1616, Biard relates how he and Father Quentin were taken...
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Country Rambles, and Manchester Walks and Wild FlowersCountry Rambles, and Manchester Walks and Wild Flowers - Being Rural Wanderings in Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and YorkshireTHE following pages consist, in part, of a reprint of the little volume published in 1858 under the title of Manchester Walks and WildFlowers;in part, of brief...
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Neaera: A Tale of Ancient RomeNeæra: A Tale of Ancient RomeAnno Domini Twenty-six, Tiberius Caesar, the ruler of the world, left Rome, with a small retinue, never to return. In the following year he arrived at the island of Capreae, and there took up his permanent abode. It was...
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The Rough DiamondPen Pictures, of Eventful Scenes and Struggles of Life It is fashionable to preface what we have to say. Some men build a large portico in front of the edifice they erect. This may attract the eye of a stranger, but no real comfort...
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Bonnie ScotlandBonnie Scotland - Painted by Sutton Palmer; Described by A.R. Hope MoncrieffTHE author does not attempt elaborate word-pictures, that would seem pale beside the artists colouring. His design has been, as accompaniment to these beautiful landscapes, an outline of Scotlands salient features, with glimpses...
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Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port ArthurHuman Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port ArthurTHE Russo-Japanese War! This tremendous struggle is now happily at an end, and the hundreds of thousands of brave and loyal officers and men have come back from the fields with laurels on their heads, and welcomed...
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Kun kansa nousee: Muistelmia ja kokemuksia Suomen vapaussodastaKun kansa nousee: Muistelmia ja kokemuksia Suomen vapaussodastaI. Suojeluskunnat syntyvt II. Harjotuksia, aseiden hankintaa, odotusta III. Vihdoinkin avonainen sota IV. Vangitsemisia Muutamia kaameita hetki Lis aseita V. Kotoisessa esikunnassa VI. Sotilaspoika VII. Jkrit tulevat VIII. Kuolon mailla IX. Eteenpin nelikertaista ylivoimaa vastaan X. Vandalismia...
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Ett land i kamp: DikterEtt land i kamp: DikterHsten viner i mark och skog, och vildare bli vra dagar. Brd ha vi icke, men hat ha vi nog fr alla hungrande magar. Rtten dog, skrnet tog ropet av vrnlsa liv mot den stjrnlsa himlen, som skyhljd jagar. Nr...
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The Marquis D'Argenson: A Study in CriticismThe Marquis D'Argenson: A Study in Criticism - Being the Stanhope Essay: Oxford, 1893There are occasions when the craft of the critic becomes especially delightful, and at the same time especially dangerous. Delightful, when the material in which he works is new and unessayed;...
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The Catacombs of Rome, and Their Testimony Relative to Primitive ChristianityThe Catacombs of Rome, and Their Testimony Relative to Primitive ChristianityThis text includes characters that require UTF-8 (Unicode) file encoding: (oe ligature), or (Greek), and (Hebrew). If any of these characters do not display properly--in particular, if the diacritic does not appear directly above...
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Légendes démocratiques du NordLégendes démocratiques du NordLa France offre la Pologne, en gage dune amiti plus forte que le destin, le portrait religieusement fidle dun homme cher toutes deux, dun des hommes les meilleurs qui aient honor la nature humaine. Cest le dernier des chevaliers,cest le premier...
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