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Idillii spezzati Io tengo a Oria, sulle rive del lago di Lugano, una piccola villa battuta dalle onde a piede di un monte vestito di ulivi, di viti ed anche di allori, che nessun poeta, prima di me, andato a cercare. un ameno e...

The Sardonic ArmIf I yield to the remorseful redundancy of a foreword, with its bedraggled battalions of fiercely insinuating words, it is from no mere desire to invite the ridicule of impatient time, or to rail against that host of vacant insincerities which betrays...

A student's history of educationThere is a growing conviction among those engaged in training teachers that the History of Education must justify itself. It is believed that, if this subject is to contribute to the professional equipment of the teacher, its material must be...

Ireton, a PoemTHE following Poem was suggested in an excursion one afternoon to Attenburrow, a village on the banks of the Trent, about five miles south-west of Nottingham, the birthplace of the well known Republican, General Ireton. If, in the contemplation of the character...

Nala och Dayamanti: En indisk dikt ur MahabharataSkert knner redan enhvar tminstone till namnet den forntidsdikt, hvilken benmnes Mahbhrata "den stora dikten om Bhras tt," denna dikt, som med sina aderton bcker och sina hundratusen dubbelverser (sloks), hvarje af trettio tv stafvelser, till sitt...

Harper's Round Table, December 15, 1896Once upon a time there lived on a large plantation in Middle Georgia a boy who was known as Little Crotchet. It was a very queer name, to be sure, but it seemed to fit the lad to a...

Floyd's Flowers; Or, Duty and Beauty for Colored Children - Being One Hundred Short Stories Gleaned from the Storehouse of Human Knowledge and Experience: Simple, Amusing, ElevatingTruly the boys and girls of to-day ought to be thankful that they are alive. There never was...

The legend of the blemished king, and other poemsIRISH NEWS (Belfast) says:In the ten Idylls which Miss Douglas contributes, we have a group of the sweetest prose poetry possible.... A gallery of lovely pictures.... A thing of beauty and a joy for ever.... The...

Five Minute Sermons, Volume I. - For Low Masses on All Sundays of the Year by Priests of the Congregation of St. Paul These short sermons were commenced in St. Paul's Church, New York, toward the close of the year 1876. The motive for...

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 6/8)Une inadvertance de l'imprimeur, dont on s'est aperu trop tard pour pouvoir y porter remde, a produit une irrgularit dans la manire de numroter les pages adopte jusqu' prsent dans cet...

The Great Galveston Disaster - Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches, and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives;...

Pilgrimages to the Spas in Pursuit of Health and Recreation - With an inquiry into the comparative merits of different mineral waters: the maladies to which they are applicable, and those in which they are injuriousThe observations and reflections contained in the following pages,...

What a Colored Man Should Do to VoteAS citizens of the United States, you cannot value too highly your right to vote, which is an expression of your choice of the officers who shall be placed in control of your nearest and dearest interests....

Wanderer of the Wasteland Wanderer of the Wasteland Tales of Lonely Trails To the Last Man The Mysterious Rider The Man of the Forest Tales of Fishes The Desert of Wheat The U.P. Trail Wildfire The Border Legion The Rainbow Trail The Lone Star...

Large Fees and How to Get Them: A book for the private use of physiciansThere are some methods explained in this book which the author does not endorse. They are printed because they are necessary to a thorough understanding of the subject. Newspapers publish...

Anthony Trollope; His Work, Associates and Literary OriginalsTHE beginning of my very juvenile acquaintance with Anthony Trollope has been incidentally, but naturally, mentioned in the body of the present work. Some of my nearest relatives had been with him at Winchester, and had maintained...

Cecilia of the Pink Roses I Where Is Gawd? II The Vision of a Promised Land III The First Step into Canaan IV Learning V Disgrace VI A Hint of Pink VII Santa Claus VIII A Little Touch of the Man with the Hour...

Mr. Rabbit at Home - A sequel to Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his Queer CountryWhen Buster John and Sweetest Susan and Drusilla returned home after their first visit to Mr. Thimblefingers queer country, a curious thing happened. The children had made a bargain to...

Horses and Men: Tales, long and short, from our American lifeDid you ever have a notion of this kindthere is an orange, or say an apple, lying on a table before you. You put out your hand to take it. Perhaps you eat it,...

Mr. Fortune's PracticeTHAT is what it would have been called in the evening papers if they had known all about it. They did not. They made the most of the mystery, you remember; it was not good for them or you to know that...