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Plutarchs Lives Volume One

By: Hugh Clough

...lutarch’s Lives – Volume One trans. Arthur Hugh Clough is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ...eserted by Theseus. Others that she was carried away by his sailors to the isle of Naxos, and married to Oenarus, priest of Bacchus; and that Theseus ... ...s, their armies, and their galleys, the is- lands, the sea, and their wide-extended power, partly over other Greeks and partly over barbarians, and al... ...e walls around a town; and again, if so he likes, to pull them down; Their treaties and alliances, power, empire, peace, and war, their wealth and the... ... that they might not be encompassed and charged on all sides by the enemy, extended his wings of horse, and, riding about, drew out his wings of foot ... ...racusans much desired to redeem this man, and there were many meetings and treaties about the matter betwixt them and Marcellus, he had op- portunity ...

.... 5 ROMULUS ........................................................................................................................... 34 COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS .............................................................. 64 LYCURGUS .......................................................................................................................... 68 ...

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The Last of the Mohicans, A Narrative of 1757

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper is a... ...Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnishe... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2001 The Pennsylva... ...ts way among countless islands, and imbedded in mountains, the “holy lake” extended a dozen leagues still fur- ther to the south. With the high plain ... ...extremity of a narrow, deep cavern in the rock, whose length appeared much extended by the perspective and the nature of the light by which it was see... ...eward; for, without explanation or apology, he pronounced aloud the words “Isle of Wight,” drew a long, sweet sound from his pitch-pipe, and then ran ... ...riend. Let him indulge his passions since it may be done without hazard.” “Isle of Wight!” repeated David, looking about him with that dignity with wh... ...elf, had luck thrown him in my way.” “That would have been an abuse of our treaties, and unwor- thy of your character.” “When a man consort much with ...

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The Pioneers Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna a Descriptive Tale

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...THE PIONEERS OR, THE SOURCES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA A Descriptive Tale by James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State El... ...James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna, A Descriptive Tale by Jame... ...Document File produced as part of an ongoing stu- dent publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2001 The Pennsylva... ...ring tribes were accustomed to meet on the banks of the lake to make their treaties, and otherwise to strengthen their alliances, and which refers the... ...s was directed to a development of the natural ad vantages of their widely extended dominions. Before the war of the Revo- lution, the inhabited parts... ...a clearing, and all the usual improvements of a new settlement; these even extended up the hill to the point where the road turned short and ran acros... ...ctant hireling, who had deserted him in his poverty, owned to my urgent en treaties, that he be- lieved he had been carried away by an -old man who ha... ... jocund shout— But with that skill Abides the minstrel tale.” —Lord of the Isles. THE EVENTS OF OUR TALE carry us through the summer; and after making...

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The World Set Free

By: H. G. Wells

...et Free by H.G. Wells A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The World Set Free by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania Stat... ...ICS SERIES PUBLICATION The World Set Free by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...Document File pro- duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy acce... ...orks of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylva... ...ial companions in one of the new atomic models. They flew over the Channel Isles and Touraine, he mentions, and circled about Mont Blanc—’These new he... ...re and neglect the vast insane literature of this obsession, the intricate treaties, the secret agreements, the infinite knowingness of the political ... ...rt of general control for International affairs—a sort of Hague Court with extended powers—that is no reason whatever for losing sight of the principl... ...e world to that hasty conference at Brissago, there would still have been, extended over great areas and a considerable space of time perhaps, a less ...

Excerpt: The World Set Free by H. G. Wells.

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Vittoria

By: George Meredith

...assics Series Publication Vittoria by George Meredith is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis; Paul Cézanne: The Pool, 1876 ... ...as if darting on a jewel in the deeps, seizes the blue-green lake with its isles. The villages along the darkly- wooded borders of the lake show white... ...d she stretched her fingers to the grass, supporting herself so, while her extended chin and animated features told how eagerly her spirit drank at po... ...tion and bid it to have great hope, with a voice of authority. But, for an extended popular movement a 83 George Meredith great name is like a consec... ...eaf of assassins; and more—the curse of Italy! There should be extradition treaties all over the world to bring this arch-conspirator to justice. The ... ...and’s good behaviour. The rest he con- siders legally his own by right of (Treaties), and by right of possession and documents his sword. Yonder castl...

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Stalky & Co.

By: Rudyard Kipling

...cs Series Publication Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furnish... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ...the cliff-edge was their chosen retreat. Beetle christened it the Pleasant Isle of Aves, for the peace and the shelter of it; and here, the pipes and ... ...n open his grounds to them; and, since they were lawful Bug-hunters, their extended bounds ran up to his no- tice-boards in the combe and his Lodge-ga... ...aving a row with a master unless you can make an ass of him,” said Stalky, extended at ease on the hearth-rug. “If Mason didn’t know Number Five—well,... ...’re tarred with the same brush. On the strength of those tuppenny-ha’penny treaties, your asses of Politicals reported the country as pacified, and th... ...ture triangulations. Rutton Singh sends his best salaams. I am making some treaties, and have given my pris- oner—who also sends his salaams—local ran...

...IN AMBUSH? ................................................................................................................................. 6 SLAVES OF THE LAMP ............................................................................................................... 29 AN UNSAVORY INTERLUDE ...............................................................................

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The Trial or More Links of the Daisy Chain

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...THE TRIAL or MORE LINKS OF THE DAISY CHAIN By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Seri... ...By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Trial, or More Links of the Daisy Chain by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publ... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylva... ...cotch grandfather.’ ‘But Blanche! your own Blanche, Aubrey? She might have extended Leonard’s ideas of beauty.’ ‘Blanche has a pretty little visage of... ...e below, I used to watch old Orion, who was my great friend in the Loyalty Isles, and wish the heathen name had not stuck to the old fellow, he always... ...was concealed by a large pho- tograph stuck into the frame, one long crack extended even to the opposite corner. The two ladies were not slow to relat... ...oo settled for him, he should certainly find something to do in the Feejee Isles, where the high spirit of the natives, their painted visages, and mar... ..., and this time in company with Aubrey. Most urgent had been the boy’s en- treaties to be taken to see his friend, and Dr. May had only hesitated beca...

Excerpt: The Trial, or More Links of the Daisy Chain by Charlotte M. Yonge.

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The Lesser Bourgeoisie (The Middle Classes)

By: Honoré de Balzac

...ine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Worme... ...e by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...y Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katherine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2002 The Pennsylva... ... 36 The Lesser Bourgeoisie men of energy. It ought to have torn up all the treaties of 1815 and demanded the Rhine. They keep the same men too long in... ...work. But we cannot conceal from ourselves that the principle of election, extended now to al- most every function, has brought the interests of ambit... ...eather was severe. A platform about half a foot high and eight feet square extended from the edge of the fireplace; on it was fastened a common table ... ...arc of the terrestrial meridian from 359 Balzac Barcelona to the Balearic isles. I was just in the act of observ- ing a star (perhaps the very one my...

...Excerpt: Here, madame, is one of those books which come into the mind, whence no one knows, giving pleasure to the author before he can foresee what reception the public, our great present judge, will accord to it. Feeling almost certain of your sympathy ...

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Main Street

By: Sinclair Lewis

...SICS SERIES PUBLICATION Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2001 The Pennsylva... ...towbody the banker is the new law for London, Prague, and the unprofitable isles of the sea; whatsoever Ezra does not know and sanc- tion, that thing ... ...e- sota River, hard by Traverse des Sioux, where the first set- tlers made treaties with the Indians, and the cattle-rustlers once came galloping befo... ... type, Parisian imagistes, Hindu recipes for curry, voyages to the Solomon Isles, theoso- phy with modern American improvements, treatises upon succes... ...and surgeons, gave the town a delightful surprise when he returned from an extended honeymoon tour in Colorado this week with his charming bride. nee ... ...ttle-guard of sharpened timbers. She walked the rails, balancing with arms extended, cautious heel before toe. As she lost balance her body bent over,...

...Excerpt: This is America--a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called ?Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.? But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would...

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The Young Step-Mother; Or a Chronicle of Mistakes

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...By Charlotte M. Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Young Step-Mother; Or A Chronicle of Mistakes by Charlotte M. Yonge is ... ...ther; Or A Chronicle of Mistakes by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylva... ... went into an agony of entreaties, and proffers of prom- ises, but no more treaties of secrecy could he obtain, she 237 The Young Step-Mother would o... ...eans to go away. No introduction was wanted; she grasped the hand that was extended to her, and 273 The Young Step-Mother would have said something i... ...she perceived what the exhibition was, and why the politeness of the Green Isle revolted from her proclaiming her own un- popularity. But all she did ... ...418 Yo n g e more than she had reckoned on to find that the party had been extended to the male teachers, an exceedingly good and lugubrious-looking y... ...y on the way to Marseilles. But when the Vectis came in sight of the rocky isle, with its white stony heights, the heart-sickness of apprehension grew...

Excerpt: The Young Step-Mother; Or A Chronicle of Mistakes by Charlotte M. Yonge.

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Essays of Michel de Montaigne

By: William Carew Hazilitt

...Carew Hazilitt 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877 ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Book the First T ranslated by Charles Cotton Edited by William Carew Hazilitt 18... ...tion ublication ublication ublication Essays of Michel De Montaigne, Book the First, trans. Charles Cotton, Ed. William Carew Hazilitt is a publicati... ...Document File produced as part of an ongo- ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ... in his native tongue; but otherwise he was very comfortable, and his stay extended to five months. A mind like his, full of grand classical reflec- t... ... the priest was elevating the host, Montaigne fell for- ward with his arms extended in front of him, on the bed, 23 Montaigne and so expired. He was ... ...aval victory they had obtained over the Lacedaemonians near the Arginusian Isles, the most bloody and obstinate engagement that ever the Greeks fought... ...r naval forces, having got the better of Pollis, Admiral of Sparta, at the Isle of Naxos, totally lost the fruits of his victory, one of very great im... ...rst put on, into another of fear and amazement, filling his voice with en- treaties and his eyes with tears, and, endeavouring so to with- draw and se...

Excerpt: Essays of Michel De Montaigne, Book the First, translated by Charles Cotton, Ed. William Carew Hazilitt.

...................................................................................................................................................... 6 THE LIFE OF MONTAIGNE ...................................................................................................................................... 9 THE LETTERS OF MONTAIGNE ............................................

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The Iliad of Homer

By: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744

... WITH NO WITH NO WITH NO WITH NO WITH NOTES BY TES BY TES BY TES BY TES BY THE THE THE THE THE RE RE RE RE REV V V V V. . . . . THEODORE AL THEODORE A... ....A. .S.A. .S.A. .S.A. A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Iliad of Homer, trans. Alexander Pope with notes by the Rev. Theodore A... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis; Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Pros... ...st know more than mere facts. Hu- man nature, viewed under an induction of extended experi- ence, is the best help to the criticism of human history. ... ...many persons ad- vised him to visit Greece, whither his reputation had now extended. Having, it is said, made some additions to his po- ems calculated... ...reafter, when some stranger from the sea, A hapless wanderer, may your isle explore, And ask you, maid, of all the bards you boast, Who si... ...reece then know, my purpose I retain: 194 The Iliad of Homer Nor with new treaties vex my peace in vain. Who dares think one thing, and another tell,... ..., and tries to persuade his son to re-enter the town. Hecuba joins her en- treaties, but in vain. Hector consults within himself what measures to take...

Excerpt: The Iliad of Homer, translated by Alexander Pope with notes by the Rev. Theodore Alois Buckley, M.A., F.S.A.

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Plutarchs Lives Volume Two

By: Hugh Clough

... Plutarch’s Lives – Volume Two trans. Arthur Hugh Clough is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...lutarch’s Lives – Volume Two trans. Arthur Hugh Clough is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ...l cause of Caius’s ruin; for part of the envy which fell upon Fulvius, was extended to him. And when Scipio Africanus died suddenly, and no cause of s... ...y for honest men.” Some report, that be- sides this provoking language, he extended his naked arm towards them, as a piece of scorn and contempt. Upon... ...been the price of this uncle’s safety. In respect of breaches of oaths and treaties, the seizure of Artabazes, and the assassination of Alexander, Ant... ...emy killed himself, Cato, being by some necessary business detained in the isle of Rhodes, had already sent one of his friends, named Canidius, to tak...

... ...................................................................................................................................... 31 COMPARISON OF SERTORIUS WITH EUMENES................................................................. 50 AGESILAUS ............................................................................................................................

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The Count of Monte Cristo Voulume One

By: Alexandre Dumas

...ne by Alexandre Dumas A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Count of Monte Cristo Volume One by Alexandre Dumas is a publication of... ...he Count of Monte Cristo Volume One by Alexandre Dumas is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnishe... ...Docu- ment File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis; sketch of Dumas in 1869, Fren... ...tes, and without relinquishing Mercedes hand clasped in one of his own, he extended the other to the Catalan with Alexandre Dumas 21 a cordial air. B... ... of the principal cities of France; beneath these windows a wooden balcony extended the entire length of the house. And although the entertainment was... ...h he coveted for his son.” “Unfortunately,” said Villefort, “there are the treaties of 1814, and we cannot molest Napoleon without breaking those comp... ...e way out of it,” responded M. de Salvieux. “There wasn’t any trouble over treaties when it was a ques- tion of shooting the poor Duc d’Enghien.” “Wel... ...rt contains — give him the particulars of what the usurper is doing in his islet.” “Monsieur,” said the baron to the duke, “all the servants of his ma...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Marseilles -- The Arrival. On the 24th of February, 1810, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples. As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Chateau d?If...

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A Modern Utopia

By: H. G. Wells

...ics Series Publication A Modern Utopia by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyo... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylva... ...ica, or round about the pole, those last refuges of ideality. The floating isle of La Cite Morellyste no longer avails. We need a planet. Lord Erskine... ...asuring in fluctuating money values, the same scale of energy units can be extended to their discussion, if, in fact, the idea of trading could be ent... ...bend and wrinkle men and women in the middle years of existence. They have extended the level years far into the seventies, and age, when it comes, co... ... to be assimilated and made citizens; without, there is the possibility of treaties. Why, for example, should Britain and France, or either and the Un... ...ef sustained effort of will, is too much for the contem- porary mind. Such treaties, such sympathetic international movements, are but dream stuff yet...

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The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra

By: William Shakespeare

... TRAGEDIE OF Anthonie, and Cleopatra. by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Based on the Folio Text of 1623 DjVu Editions E-books ' 2001, Global Language ... ...nthonie, and Cleopatra. by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Based on the Folio Text of 1623 DjVu Editions E-books ' 2001, Global Language Resources, Inc.... ...s ' 2001, Global Language Resources, Inc. Shakespeare: First Folio Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Tragedie of Anthonie, and C... ...Shakespeare: First Folio Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ac... ...eages all temper, 13 And is become the Bellowes and the Fan 14 To coole a Gypsies Lust. 15 Flourish. Enter Anthony, Cleopatra, her L... ...he loue that can be reckon’d 23 Cleo. Ile set a bourne how farre to be belou’d. 24 Ant. Then must thou needes finde out new Heauen... ...nus (this is stiffe- newes) 188 Hath with his Parthian Force 189 Extended Asia: from Euphrates his conquering 190 Banner shooke, from S... ...8 Sextus Pompeius spoil’d, we had not rated him 1779 His part o’th’ Isle. Then does he say, he lent me 1780 Some shipping vnrestor’d. Lastl... ...pardon. 2091 Ant. Now I must 2092 To the young man send humble Treaties, dodge 2093 And palter in the shifts of lownes, who 2094 W...

...Excerpt: The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra; Actus Primus -- Scoena Prima -- Enter Demetrius and Philo. Philo. Nay, but this dotage of our Generals Ore- flowes the measure: those his goodly eyes That o?re the Files and Musters of ...

Table of Contents: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra, 1 -- Actus Primus. Scoena Prima., 1

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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency

By: The Duke of Saint Simon

...Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency By The Duke of Saint-Simon A Penn State Electronic Classics Ser... ...nic Classics Series Publication Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Duke of Saint-Simon is a publication of the Pennsylvania... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ...nce Eugene ascertained that there was at Cremona an ancient aqueduct which extended far out into the country, and which started from the town in the v... ...e against France by the Emperor, England, and Holland, the war took a more extended field. It became necessary to send an army to the Rhine. There was... ..., were suffi- cient; the English replying by reference to the fate of past treaties. Peace meanwhile was arranged with the English, and much beyond ou... ...lf and his coun- try from barbarism, and extend his power by conquests and treaties, had felt the necessity of marriages, in order to ally himself wit... ...haw to profit by it. He was arrested shortly after- wards, and sent to the Isle de Sainte Marguerite, which he obtained permission to leave before the...

Excerpt: Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Duke of Saint-Simon.

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The Lily of the Valley

By: Honoré de Balzac

...ine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Worme... ...ott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a ... ...y Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2002 The Pennsylva... ... was a kiss, but the “t’s” were an echo of her heart’s despotism. She thus extended, without herself know- ing that she did so, the meaning of her wor... ...e of the heat, to the meadow- lands for another sight of the Indre and its isles, the valley and its slopes, of which I seemed so passionate an admire... ...d con- trolled within certain limits; where two beings live on a flow- ery isle far from the world whose luxury and display offend them. Still, love m... ...e, now to be left sole guardian of those delicate beings, brought mute en- treaties to her face, which fell upon my heart like sacred fire. Before rec...

...Excerpt: ENVOI. Felix de Vandenesse to Madame la Comtesse Natalie de Manerville: I yield to your wishes. It is the privilege of the women whom we love more than they love us to make the men who love them ignore the ordinary rules of common-sense. To smooth the ...

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Don Quixote

By: Miquel de Cervantes

... by Miguel de Cervantes, trans. John Ormsby (1922 ed.) is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnishe... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2000 The Pennsylva... ... Cortes was that of granting money at the King’s dictation. The transition extended to literature. Men who, like Garcilaso de la Vega and Diego Hurtad... ...various parts of the world, among others the Curing-grounds of Malaga, the Isles of Riaran, the Precinct of Seville, the Little Market of Segovia, the... ... is conducted and led by the mighty emperor Alifanfaron, lord of the great isle of Trapobana; this other that marches behind me is that of his enemy t... ...him, and that he need not trouble himself with any further warnings or en- treaties, as they would be fruitless, and bade him make haste. During the d... ...d bewildered and not knowing what to say or do; but so urgent were the en- treaties of Basilio’s friends, imploring him to allow Quiteria to give him ...

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Love and Life an Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...s Series Publication Love and Life by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...eries Publication Love and Life by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylva... ...ex my father.” The gravity of her eldest sister convinced Aurelia that en- treaties would be vain, and there was soon a general outburst 41 Yo n g e ... ...ore compassion,” said Mr. Belamour, dryly, and going on to say that he had extended his inquires to Sedhurst, and had heard of her visit to Dame Wheat... ...fe, as the watermen named Rotherhithe, was on one bank, the marshes of the Isle of Dogs were gay with white cotton-grass and red rattle on the other. ... ...THE RETURN And now the glorious artist, ere he yet Had reached the Lemnian Isle, limping, returned; With aching heart he sought his home. —Odyssey—COW...

...Excerpt: Preface to the Second Edition. The first edition of this tale was put forth without explaining the old fable on which it was founded--a fable recurring again and again in fairy myths, though not traceable in the classic world till a ...

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