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Lèvres closesDeux tasses seulement, avec la courte cafetire anglaise, et, sur la tablette infrieure, le cabaret liqueurs, menu chef-d'uvre de verrerie sign Gall, que la sobrit des matres de la maison rendait inutile lorsqu'ils taient seuls. Le valet de chambre approcha la bergre prfre...

Ariel: A Shelley RomanceIn the year 1809 George III appointed as Headmaster of Eton, Dr. Keate, a terrible little man who considered the flogging-block a necessary station on the road to perfection, and who ended a sermon on the Sixth Beatitude by saying, Now,...

The Christmas HollyBY MARION HARLAND New York: SHELDON & Co., PUBLISHERS, 498 & 500 BROADWAY. 1867. {iv} Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by SHELDON & Co., In the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for...

La Mal'aria: Etude SocialeLe 17 octobre 188., sur les six heures, six heures et demie du soir, on se cognait dur et on s'injuriait ferme au numro 70 du boulevard de la Chapelle, dans un de ces tablissements qu'on appelle bourgeoisement des mauvaises maisons,...

Kaksi rakastavaistaPierre hvisi maanalaiseen. Raakaa, kuumeista vke. Lhell ovea seisten, puristuneena ihmisolioita tynn olevaa penkki vasten ja hengitten niden suun kautta kulkenutta huonoa ilmaa katseli hn, heit nkemtt, mustia ja jylisevi holveja, joita pitkin junan kiiluvat valot liukuivat. Hnen mielessn oli sama synkkyys, sama...

The Convict Ship, Volume 2 (of 3)I was awakened from a deep slumber by the glare of a lantern upon my eyes, by the weight of a heavy hand upon my shoulder, and by a deep voice roaring out: Here yare, then! Another convict,...

Tres utile et compendieulx Traicte de l'art et science d'orthographie gallicane dedans lequel sont comprinses plusieurs choses necessaires, curieuses, nouvelles et dignes de scavoir non veues auparavant. Avec une petite introduction pour congnoistre a lire le chiffreCombien que plusieurs poetes et orateurs franoys eussent...

Kaipara; or, experiences of a settler in North New ZealandThe fact that nothing has hitherto been published concerning life in this part of New Zealand from the pen of a bona-fide settler has induced me to write the following pages. Before commencing the undertaking,...

Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 3 (of 3) - Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete...

At the Sign of the Fox: A RomanceLike careful woodsmen, they made sure that their guns were at half-cock before resting them against the tumble-down wall; pulling out pipe and tobacco pouch, they filled and fingered the smooth bowls with the deliberation that is...

The Christmas ReindeerBY THORNTON W. BURGESS ILLUSTRATED BY RHODA CHASE NEW YORK THE BOOK LEAGUE OF AMERICA 1929 Copyright, 1926, By THORNTON W. BURGESS All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Set up and electrotyped....

Christmas in Spain; or, Mariquita's Day of RejoicingIF your mother is willing, I will take you for a walk with me, said Seor Vasquez, smiling indulgently at his twin son and daughter. Anitia clapped her hands in delight as she ran after Antonio in...

Christmas in Sweden; or, A festival of lightA telegram for you, sir. Elfreda, the pretty Swedish maid, handed the envelope to Professor Edgecombe as the family were seated at breakfast one spring morning. Telegrams were not unusual in that household, so Dorothy and John,...

Il tesoro di Donnina Gran bella mattinata davvero! Chi direbbe che siamo in dicembre e quasi alle porte di gennaio, vedendo questo cielo azzurro e questo sole in gran pompa di raggi? molto se l'aria frizzante fa pensare a novembre, e pure la neve...

Children of South AmericaBy the Rev. Alan Ewbank Secretary of the South American Missionary Society I have read through with great interest the manuscript of this little book, and can say of those parts of South America which it has been my privilege to...

Punanen kokardi: Romaani Ranskan vallankumouksen ensi ajoilta Niinhn ne ystvnne tahtovat, sen huomion olen tehnyt. He kyll osaavat jaaritella veljellisyydest, vapaudesta, yhdenvertaisuudesta; he rakastavat kansaa, mutta mieluimmin etlt, puiston eli korkean kuusiaidan takaa. Minulla on St. Alais'ssa vki silmini alla ja kun he kyttytyvt...

Little Paulina: Christmas in RussiaIT was nearing the close of a short winters day,the day before Christmas. Thickly fell the snow, fiercely keen blew the northern wind, heaping the drifts into crannies and gullies, and then whirling them far and wide. The fir-trees were...

Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden: A Posy from the Plays Get you some of this distilled Carduus Benedictus and lay it to your heart; Why Benedictus? You have some moral in this Benedictus Moral? No, by my troth. I have no moral meaning: I meant,...

Nova Scotia's Part in the Great WarTwo years have passed since the last gun was fired in the Great War on the Western Front and hitherto no attempt has been made to place before the people of Nova Scotia a comprehensive history of the...

Santa Claus, Kriss Kringle, or St. Nicholas - Fully Illustrated. OW, I have caught you Santa Claus, Kriss Kringle or St. Nicholas, And you must tell me, tell me true, Which of these names best pleases you? O-ho! my pretty little maid, Ill answer...