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The Lives of the Saints, Volume 03 (of 16): March S. Hesychius, B.M. at Carteja, in Spain, 1st cent. S. Eudocia, M. at Heliopolis, in Phnicia, 2nd cent. S. Antonina, M. at Nica, 4th cent. S. Domnina, V.H. in Syria, circ. A.D. 460. S....

An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand - The Scale Insects (Coccididae)The number and variety of the insect pests which live on the plants of New Zealand, whether native or introduced, and the damage which they frequently do,...

Anecdotes of the Great War, Gathered from European SourcesHuman nature proves to be much the same in time of stress as under more cheerful circumstances, and the lads at the front, in the trenches, and even in the hospitals, as well as the sad-hearted...

Chats on Old Sheffield PlateImitation is no new thing in art. Indeed it may be advanced as an axiom that no art worthy of the name has ever come into being without inheriting the traditions and technique of some preceding motifs. Bizarre movements have...

Chats on Royal Copenhagen Porcelain"A good wine needs no bush" is an old English proverb, and this is essentially true in regard to the art of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory. The late M. Louis Solon, in preparing his colossal bibliographic work on Ceramic...

Social England under the Regency, Vol. 1 (of 2)Certainly, it is not the least part of an Author's reward, for all his pains and trouble, to find that the Public appreciates his efforts, and purchases, and reads his books. This, I am happy to...

Six Girls and the Tea RoomAgain a story of the Six Girls of whom we are fond, is dedicated to you. It will tell you what delightful things grew out of their Tea Room, and how the "Patty-Pans flat" was filled with happiness till...

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 7, No. 4, April 1900THIS curious bird has several local names. It is called the "stake-driver," "booming bittern," and "thunder-pumper," in consequence of its peculiar cry. It was once thought that this noise was made by using a hollow...

Robinson CrusoeSynnyin vuonna 1632 Yorkin kaupungissa Englannissa. Bremenist kotoisin oleva isni oli ensin asettunut kauppiaaksi Hulliin, pssyt siell varoihinsa ja siirtynyt sittemmin Yorkiin, jossa hn vietti hiljaista elm. Siell hn meni naimisiin itini kanssa, joka oli omaa sukua Robinson ja jonka mukaan min sain...

Veel Gemin, geen Gewint Is vriendelijk doen bedreigd, en dat niet zacht. (Hij leest.) Item: Als iemand binnen dit tijdsverloop van drie jaren er op betrapt wordt, dat hij met een vrouw spreekt, zal hij zulk een openbare schande hebben te ondergaan, als de...

Sylvia Arden DecidesI Of Futures and Other Important Matters II Reasons and Wraiths III Twenty-Two IV The Ways of a Maid V September Afternoon VI Of Missions, and Omissions VII October Developments VIII Fire and Frost IX The Moth and the Star X The...

Jan, Jannetje en hun jongste kind—Het Rijksmuseum - met inleiding en aanteekeningen van L.S. en vier-en-veertig afbeeldingenDe tekst in dit bestand wordt weergegeven in de originele, verouderde spelling. Er is geen poging gedaan de tekst te moderniseren. Afgebroken woorden aan het einde van de...

Histoires grotesques et sérieuses LE MYSTRE DE MARIE ROGET LE JOUEUR D'CHECS DE MAELZELLONORAUN VNEMENT A JRUSALEM L'ANGE DU BIZARRE LE SYSTME DU DOCTEUR GOUDRON ET DU PROFESSEUR PLUME LE DOMAINE D'ARNHEIMLE COTTAGE LANDOR PHILOSOPHIE DE L'AMEUBLEMENTLA GENSE D'UN POME Il y a des...

Five Years' Explorations at Thebes - A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard CarterTHE necropolis of Thebesthe great city which for so many centuries had been the capital of Egyptlies on the western side of the Nile valley,...

Kalevala (1835) 2. Osa - taikka Wanhoja Karjalan Runoja Suomen kansan muinosista ajoistaLemminkinen kuulee wen Pohjolan pitohin joutuwan. Pani kowin pahaksi, kun itse kutsumatta oli. Lhtee kotia ja alkaa kuitenki walmistellate. Kielt lhtemst iti, monta surmaa matkalla, monta perill pojallensa pelkw. Ensiksi hnt tulisen...

Kalevala (1835) 1. Osa - taikka Wanhoja Karjalan Runoja Suomen kansan muinosista ajoistaWiimmenkn nmt runot prntin alaseksi saatua owat ne walitettawasti wielki paljoa puuttuwaiset. Ainaki toiwossa, niit uusien keruulla lisytywn, en niit niin olisikkana keskosena ksist tyntnet, jos en toisappinki ajattelewa olisi pelnnyt, ett...

Molly and Kitty, or Peasant Life in Ireland; with Other TalesAlthough it is highly improbable that your happy and sheltered childhood and youth will ever be checkered by the struggles with fortune and the world painted in the following Scenes from Life, yet I...

Fireplaces and ChimneysTHAT THE WORD "HEARTH" is synonymous with "home" in many languages is not surprising since much of the enjoyment of home and camp life centers about an open fire. In mild climates a properly built fireplace will heat a single room, and...

Bill Bruce on Forest PatrolI should worry, replied Bill as he lay on his back on the bank of the McKenzie River. Let him do the worrying. I am having a marvelous time just lying here thinking how wonderful it is to be here...

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 11 (of 20)February 8, 1864, on the day of introducing his Amendment of the Constitution, declaring that all persons are equal before the law, Mr. Sumner asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in a bill...