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Star of RebirthEveryone should have known. They should have known as surely as though it were written in the curved palm of the wind. They should have known when they looked up at the empty sky; they should have known when they looked down...

Love and MoondogsAcross the street, frost lay crisp on the courthouse lawn, and the white and tan spotted hound put up his forepaws on the kitchen stool as if to warm them. The four women were too busy hauling down the flag to notice....

Car Pool"Well, now," I said jovially, glancing nervously about at the other air traffic, "what else can we all sing?" The singing seemed to be working nicely. They had stopped swatting each other with their lunch boxes and my experienced ear told me Gail...

The Battles of the World - or, cyclopedia of battles, sieges, and important military eventsWithin the last decade of the history of Great Britain, some very important books have been added to her literature, and especially to that particular division which treats of her...

Dr. Wainwright's Patient: A Novel"Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon...

Story of the RiotYour communication of the 7th inst. in reply to my letter received. We appreciate the consideration shown and interest manifested, but earnestly petition your Honor for a fair and impartial investigation. We condemn in unqualified terms lawlessness among our people, and...

In the Jag-Whiffing ServiceI had always said there was an easier way. And I think, when we invade, I'll be proved right. But you know how things get started, and how powerful tradition can be and how old-line thinking can keep people, even a...

Unohtumattomia sanojaVicenzan kaakkoisesta portista, jota nimitetn Porta Monteksi, koska Monte Berico-nimisen vuoren juuri tss kohden ulottuu aivan lhelle kaupunkia, vierivt auringonpaisteisena huhtikuun iltapivn v. 1849 kevyet ajopelit maantiet myten kirkasta Bacchiglione-jokea kohti, joka pehmesti mutkitellen virtailee hilpeitten ketojen halki. Vaunuissa istui kaunis nuori neiti...

Wilhelm Hauffs sämtliche Werke in sechs Bänden. Bd. 1Wilhelm Hauff ward zu Stuttgart, wo sein Vater als Regierungssekretr lebte, am 29. November 1802 geboren. Er war erst sechs Jahre alt, als sein Vater, der als Anhnger des guten alten Rechts (1799) acht Monat schuldlos...

The Birds of Australia, Vol. 3 of 7The great stronghold of this species is Van Diemens Land, particularly the western parts of the island. I feel assured that it is rarely seen on the main land of Australia, from the circumstance of the total...

New ZealandA larger version of the map on page 242 at the end of the project, can be viewed by clicking on the map in a web browser only as HTML. The poet who wrote the hexameter quoted on the title-page meant it to...

I tre moschettieri, vol. IV Ma come lo abbiamo detto, Bazin non aveva, col suo felice ritorno, tolto che una parte della inquietudine che agitava i quattro amici. I giorni dell'aspettativa sono lunghi, e d'Artagnan soprattutto avrebbe scommesso che in quell'epoca i giorni avevano...

I tre moschettieri, vol. III Il povero pollo era magro, e rivestito con quelle grosse pelli increspate che le ossa non giungono mai a traforare ad onta dei loro sforzi; abbisognava che fosse stato cercato lungamente prima di ritrovarlo nel pollaio, ove si era...

I tre moschettieri, vol. II Prendete, duca, gli disse, voi avevate ragione, e sono io che aveva il torto, tutto lo intrigo politico, ed in questa lettera non si tratta menomamente di amore. Al contrario, si parla molto di voi. Ebbene! Vostra Maest, disse...

I tre moschettieri, vol. I Il primo luned del mese d'aprile 1625 il borgo di Mung ove nacque l'autore del Romanzo della Rosa, sembrava esser in una cos completa rivoluzione, come se gli ugonotti vi fossero venuti a fare una seconda Rochelle. Molti borghigiani...

The Wind PeopleIt had been a long layover for the Starholm's crew, hunting heavy elements for fueleight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds. But in the end it presented its...

Kettu Repolainen - Goethen "Reineke Fuchs" mukaelmaKuningas Jalo oli kutsunut luokseen koko hovivkens, ja kaikki lnitysmiehet riensivt kiireimmn kautta noudattamaan hnen kutsuaan. Siin oli kansaa jos jonkinlaista. Juhlallisena astui saapuville Kurki Koipelainen, hnt seurasi Nrhi Nps, Harakka Hakattaja ja monta muuta valtakunnan ylimyst. Ei...

Two War Years in Constantinople - Sketches of German and Young Turkish Ethics and PoliticsThe undersigned hereby declares on his sworn word of honour that in writing this volume he has been in no way inspired by outside influence, and that he has never...

My Commonplace BookThis has presumably to be called a new edition, rather than a new issue, seeing that there are revisions and alterations. But these are not numerous, and the only ones to which I need call special attention are the substituted verses on...

The Granite Monthly. Vol. II. No. 7. Apr., 1879 - A New Hampshire Magazine devoted to Literature, History, and State ProgressWhen a biographer encounters the duty of describing, in the abstract, a character which demands greater elaboration in order to do it reasonable justice,...