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Jerusalem Delivered

By: Torquato Tasso

...ivered by T orquato T asso (1544-1595) Gerusalemme Liberata Published 1581 in Parma, Italy Translated by Edward Fairfax(1560-1635) Translation First P... ... Italy Translated by Edward Fairfax(1560-1635) Translation First Published in London, 1600 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Jerusa... ...d free, I sing; much wrought his valor and foresight, And in that glorious war much suffered he; In vain ‘gainst him did Hell oppose her might, In vai... ...es prest, Reduced he to peace, so Heaven him blest. 4 Jerusalem Delivered II O heavenly Muse, that not with fading bays Deckest thy brow by the Helic... ...ill these lines with other praise than thine. III Thither thou know’st the world is best inclined Where luring Parnass most his sweet imparts, And tru... ...season now was come and gone, That forced them late cease from their noble war, When God Almighty form his lofty throne, Set in those parts of Heaven ... ... As it is hence up to the highest star), Looked down, and all at once this world beheld, Each land, each city, country, town and field. VIII All thing... ... shall with doubt be overcast. If we forslow the siege I well foresee From Egypt will the Pagans succored be.” XXIX This said, the hermit Peter rose a... ...but kept it secret there. LXVII For he by faithful spial was assured, That Egypt’s King was forward on his way, And to arrive at Gaza old procured, A ...

...Index A A blow felled Artaxerxes, with a thrust 466 A branch of Est there in the Guelfian tree 392 A bugle small he winded loud and shrill, 162 ?A burning fire, so are those deserts charmed, 307 A Christian once, Macon he now adores, 27 A dreadful thunder-clap at last he heard, 402 A false Armenian...

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The Prince

By: Nicolo Machiavelli

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli, trans. W. K. Marriott, the Pe... ...00 he was sent to France to obtain terms from Louis XII for continuing the war against Pisa: this king it was who, in his conduct of affairs in Italy,... ...llowing the choice of the College to fall on Giuliano delle Rovere (Julius II), who was one of the cardinals that had most reason to fear the duke. Ma... ... himself. Julius did not rest until he had ruined Cesare. It was to Julius II that Machiavelli was sent in 1506, when that pontiff was commencing his ... ...where he was much sought after, and also for the production of his “Art of War.” It was in the same year that he received a commission at the instance... ...ce among the nations of Eu- rope. Whilst it is idle to protest against the world-wide and evil signification of his name, it may be pointed out that t... ... to cause him to lose it a second time it was necessary to bring the whole world *Duke Lodovico was Lodovico Moro, a son of Francesco Sforza, who marr... ...necessary, therefore, to Moses that he should find the people of Israel in Egypt enslaved and oppressed by the Egyptians, in order that they should be...

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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

By: Gilfillan

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume T wo, the Pennsylv... ...MPLE, LORD COBHAM.*............................................ 26 EPISTLE II.—TO A LADY. ............................................................... ...mpression he has made on, and impulse he has given to, his own age and the world. In other words, what were his native powers, and what has he done, f... ...he judged of beauty by fashion; he sought for truth in the opinions of the world; he judged the feelings of others by his own. The capacious soul of S... ..., the breaking of a flower-pot or the fall of a China jar; for the tug and war of the elements, or the deadly strife of the passions, “‘Calm contempla... ... charity should own, Must act on motives powerful, though unknown. P. Some war, some plague, or famine, they foresee, Some revelation hid from you and... ...ion claim, Glorious in arms, in riches, and in fame: Though there the fair Egyptian heifer fed, And there deluded Argus slept and bled: Though there t... ...hts transfer, Let altars blaze and temples smoke for her; For her, through Egypt’s fruitful clime renown’d, Let weeping Nilus hear the timbrel sound. ...

.............................................. 25 EPISTLE I.?TO SIR RICHARD TEMPLE, LORD COBHAM.*............................................ 26 EPISTLE II.?TO A LADY. ........................................................................................................... 33 EPISTLE III.20........................................................................................

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Twenty Three Tales

By: Leo Tolstoy, Graf

...s Publication PREFACE....3 GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS ....5 A PRISONER IN THE CAUCASUS ....13 THE BEAR HUNT ....40 WHAT MEN LIVE BY ....49 A SPARK... ...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State ... ...earness, and sincerity, which Tolstoy says are the signs of true art. Part II contains a series of stories written for the Twenty three Tales by Tolst... ... this collection are the temperance story, The Imp and the Crust, the anti war story, The Empty Drum, and another story, How Much Land does a Man Need... ...hat affair or maybe you’ve seen me before?’ ‘How could I help hearing? The world’s full of rumours. But it’s long ago, and I’ve forgotten what I heard... ...beverage – Ed.] as a farewell treat, and got ready to go. It was a time of war in the Caucasus. The roads were not safe by night or day. If ever a Rus... ...oveth not abideth in death.’ — I Epistle St. John iii. 14. ‘Whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compa... ...od and wine were given them. Next morning they went to the cell of Mary of Egypt, where she had lived doing penance. Here too they placed candles and ... ...magine that the sun shines for their country alone.’ Then the master of an Egyptian vessel, who was present, spoke in his turn. ‘No,’ said he, ‘you al...

... is divided into seven parts. First we have Tales for Children, published about the year 1872, and reminding us of the time when Tolstoy was absorbed in efforts to educate the peasant children. This section of the book contains the two stories which of all that he has written Tolstoy likes best. In What is Art? he claims no place among examples of good art for any of his o...

...Contents PREFACE....3 GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS ....5 A PRISONER IN THE CAUCASUS ....13 THE BEAR-HUNT ....40 WHAT MEN LIVE BY ....49 A SPARK NEGLECTED ....71 TWO OLD MEN ....86 WHERE LOVE IS, ....109 THE STORY OF IV?N THE FOOL, .....122 EVIL ALLURES, BUT GOOD ENDURES ....149 LITTLE GIRLS W...

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The Works of Aristotle

By: Aristotle

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Works of Aristotle, trans. Anon., the Pennsylvania State Un... ...he faculties are hindered in operations. 6 The Works of Aristotle CHAPTER II How to beget a male or female child; and of the Embryo and perfect Birth... ...o restore him, the only begotten son of the Eternal Father coming into the world to destroy the works of the devil, and to raise up man from that low ... ... happier, when God has joined them together, he “blessed them,” as in Gen. ii. An ancient writer, contemplating this happy state, says, in the economy... ...tory of Plants, lib. ii. cap. 77, that after a great mor- tality among the Egyptians, the surviving women, that they might multiply quickly, were comm... ...ir is most suitable, as appears by 36 The Works of Aristotle the women in Egypt, who often bring forth three or four children at one time. CHAPTER X ... ... consume one of the principles of genera- tion, which gives a being to the world, viz., the menstruous 56 The Works of Aristotle blood. The blood may... ...he line, de- notes a violent death. A star like a comet, threatens ruin by war, and death by pestilence. But if a bright sun appears therein, it promi...

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