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History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2)Minor errors in punctuation and formatting have been silently corrected. Please see the transcribers note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its...

History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 1 (of 2)In 1857 Dr. Samuel Birch issued his well-known work on ancient pottery, at that time almost the first attempt at dealing with the whole subject in a comprehensive manner. Sixteen years later, in...

Fables AN EXPOSTULATION WITH TRUTH ARIEL AND THE HIPPOPOTAMUS THE FROG, THE FAIRY, AND THE MOON THE TROLL AND THE MOUNTAIN THE TOAD AND THE FAYS THE PARSON AND THE ANGEL PUCK AND THE CROCODILE THE VIRTUOUS GOAT THE TRUTH OF TRUTH THE MAN,...

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)Although the plan of this new edition of Beckmanns History of Inventions and Discoveries was to confine it to the subjects treated of in the original work, yet we feel it imperative to make...

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)That the arts had their rise in the East, and that they were conveyed thence to the Greeks, and from them to the Romans, is universally admitted. Respecting the inventions and discoveries however of...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 702 - June 9, 1877Forty years ago or thereabouts, we happened to make a visit to an hospital for pauper orphan children in a large city. It was a dismal spectacle. The little creatures, seated...

Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. 1 (of 2)The following translation of the great work of the lamented James Balmes on Philosophy, was undertaken at my suggestion and recommendation, and thus far I hold myself responsible for it. I have compared a considerable portion of it with...

Der Dichter Lenz und Friedericke von Sesenheim - Aus Briefen und gleichzeitigen Quellen; nebst Gedichten und Anderm von Lenz und GötheDas Sesenheimer Idyll, Gthes und Friederickes Liebe, hat von jeher die Aufmerksamkeit des Publikums auf sich gezogen und bei mancher empfindsamen Seele das tiefste...

Bennie Ben Cree: Being the Story of His Adventure to Southward in the Year '62 If anyone would understand how Ben Cree comes to be what he is for better or worse, he should know first the Commodore Inn and what it meant in...

On Adventure IslandFlying a mile high above the rolling hills of the countryside, Terry Mapes suddenly put Skybird, her little blue-and-gold monoplane, into a series of loops. She was feeling good, her brown eyes were keenly alive and her slight boyish figure sat erect...

Salaminin kuninkaat: Murhe-näytelmä viidessä näytöksessäRHAISTES. Kas, Zeus! Kas purppurainen simpukka, jok' arvosta On lammaslauman! Tuota tahdot salata? Nyt tiedn, ukko, mill keinoin hankit s Nuo uhriviinisi ja paistit, joita ain' S poltat rukoillessas, jotta palajais Tuo Aiaan suku; nyt m kaikki ymmrrn. Mut tied:...

The Mystery of the Iron Box - A Ken Holt MysteryThe loud-speakers bellow died away and there was an answering stir in the big terminal building of the airport. People began to move toward the wide windows that overlooked the landing field. Soon there...

David: A TragedySCENE: A Hall of Judgment in the palace of Saul at Gibeah. The walls, pillars and ceiling are of cedar richly carven with images of serpents, pomegranates and cherubim in gold. The floors are of bright marble; the throne of ivory, hung...

The Adventures of Two Alabama BoysIt has been a number of years since these letters appeared in the Alabama Baptist. As I have traveled, many have been the kind words said to me about them. Parents have expressed the wish that I put them...

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 6, No. 4, November 1899 - In Natural ColorsINSTANCES are very rare where birds are familiar with human beings, and the humming birds especially are considered unapproachable, yet a naturalist tells how he succeeded in catching one in his...

Mein Besuch Amerika's im Sommer 1824 - Ein Flug durch die Vereinstaaten Maryland, Pensylvanien, New-York zum Niagarafall, und durch die Staaten Ohio, Indiana, Kentuky und Virginien zurück Ich sehe da deren nicht mehr, als auf dem Lande; nmlich, allenfalls ums Leben zu kommen. Gut,...

Liput liehumassa_Norjan kirjallisuus keskittyy ulkomaalaisen mieless tavallisesti melkeinp vain kahteen suureen nimeen, Bjrnsoniin ja Ibseniin. Samalla kuin nm voimakkaat ja itseniset miehet kohottivat maansa kirjallisuuden maailmanmaineeseen, heidn mahtava hertystyns mit hedelmllisimmin psi vaikuttamaan monilla muillakin aloilla. Erityisesti Bjrnson sytyttvn puhujana ja taistelua pelkmttmn sanomalehtimiehen...

The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 3 [of 3][The papers under the present head, of American Politics before the Troubles, in the volume of Dr. Franklin's works, printed for Johnson in 1799, from which they...

The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 2 [of 3]Several pages of the book contain a description and examples of a modified alphabet proposed by B.F. There are six new characters in his alphabet; these, and...

The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1 [of 3]The first collection was made by Mr. Peter Collinson in the year 1751. It consisted of letters, communicated by the author to the editor, on one subject,...