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A Personal Record

By: Joseph Conrad

...writer of tales, and the emotions of the man reviewing his own experience. II AS I HAVE SAID, I was unpacking my luggage after a journey from London i... ...nces of the old Polish patrimony. A brother of the Emperor, the Grand Duke Constantine (Pavlovitch), its Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief, married morga...

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Some Reminiscences

By: Joseph Conrad

...ns of the man reviewing his own experience. 32 Some Reminiscences Chapter II A S I HAVE SAID, I was unpacking my luggage after a journey from London ... ...nces of the old Polish patrimony. A brother of the Emperor, the Grand Duke Constantine (Pavlovitch), its Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief, married mor- ...

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Beatrix

By: Honoré de Balzac

... the Baron du Guaisnic sword in hand, all here written would be falsehood. II THE BARON, HIS WIFE, AND SISTER E ARLY IN THE MONTH OF MAY, in the year ... ... for continuous effort or creative activity. Charlemagne, Belisarious, and Constantine are noted excep- tions to this rule. Certainly Claude Vignon pr... ..., the stage of deriving vanity from his mistress (whom he now called Ninon II.), by vaunting her scrupulous honesty, her excellent manners, her educat... ... artists had given to their inn after Rochefide purchased it for his Ninon II. When Maxime saw La Palferine, the last to arrive, enter, he walked up t... ...ent Cousin Betty The Member for Arcis A Man of Business Gaudissart II. The Unconscious Humorists Cousin Pons Blondet (Judge) Jealousies ... ...n-Felicien du (or Duronceret) Jealousies of a Country T own Gaudissart II Ronceret, Madame Fabien du The Muse of the Department Cousin Betty ...

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The Lesser Bourgeoisie (The Middle Classes)

By: Honoré de Balzac

...e causes which made Mademoiselle Thuillier the owner of the house. CHAPTER II THE HISTORY OF A TYRANNY AT THE FALL of the Villele ministry, Monsieur L... ...d sorrows; they triumphed in their corner with the triumphs of Algiers, of Constantine, of Lisbon, of Sainte- Jean d’Ulloa; they deplored the death of... ...les represented in the over-excited energy of his labors. 209 Balzac PART II THE PARVENUS CHAPTER I PHELLION, UNDER A NEW ASPECT BETWEEN THE FIRST an... ...Phellion. And each party took its way. 218 The Lesser Bourgeoisie CHAPTER II THE PROVENCAL’S PRESENT POSITION THE INFORMATION acquired by the mayor o...

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Ordeal of Richard Feverel

By: George Meredith

...ation for his son. How it worked we shall see. 11 George Meredith CHAPTER II OCTOBER, shone royally on Richard’s fourteenth birthday. The brown beech... ....” “I take my young prince as I find him, coz: a Julian, or a Caracalla: a Constantine, or a Nero. Then, if he will play the fiddle to a conflagration...

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The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc

By: Thomas de Quincey

........................................................................... 5 II. CRITICAL REMARKS ......................................................... .................................................................. 30 SECTION II—THE VISION OF SUDDEN DEATH ................................................ ...d edition of his works. He died in Edinburgh on the 8th of December, 1859. II. CRITICAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL... ...CAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL REMARKS II. CRITICAL REMARKS The Opium-Eater had been a weak, lonely, and over-stud... ...Second Paper, Joan of Arc, and On the Knocking at the Gate in ‘Macbeth.’”] II. BIOGRAP II. BIOGRAP II. BIOGRAP II. BIOGRAP II. BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM... ...Church Festivals, the discovery of the true cross (by Helen, the mother of Constantine) is recorded (and, one might think, with the express consciousn...

...................................................................................................................................................... 5 II. CRITICAL REMARKS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 III. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE..........................................

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Essays of Michel de Montaigne

By: William Carew Hazilitt

... AT THE SAME END............................................... 57 CHAPTER II OF SORROW ................................................................. ...Book the First to superstition, rather than to the other extreme.”[Essays, ii. 2.] Pierre Eyquem bestowed great care on the education of his children,... ...iament of Bordeaux; in 1559 he was at Bar-le-Duc with the court of Francis II, and in the year following he was present at Rouen to witness the decla-... ...in Ordinary to the King, which he as- sumes, in a preface, and which Henry II. gives him in a let- ter, which we print a little farther on; what he sa... ...rty-two years, nine months, and seventeen days. 36 Essays: Book the First II II II II II T o Monseigneur, Monseigneur de Montaigne. [This letter is p... ... never denying anything to ladies. Does she not seem to be an artist here? Constantine, son of Helena, founded the empire of Constantinople, and so ma... ...n of Helena, founded the empire of Constantinople, and so many ages after, Constantine, the son of Helen, put an end to it. Sometimes she is pleased t...

................................. 24 CHAPTER I THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END............................................... 57 CHAPTER II OF SORROW .................................................................................................................................... 62 CHAPTER III THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US ....................

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Arthurian Chronicles : Roman de Brut

By: Eugene Mason

...eading clerk), and at length, he says, his writings won for him from Henry II. preferment to the position of canon at Bayeux. He was more author, how ... ...ic inter est. He had begun it in 1160, in obedience to a command of Henry II, but for some unknown reason Henry later trans ferred the honour to ano... ...ant for Arthurian romance. He wrote the Brut under the patronage of Henry II, and, if we may trust Layamon’s statement, he dedicated it to Queen Elea... ...plicity and grace that were his by birth and temperament. 8 See Excursus II. 9 Vs. 11048 ff. 10 See Excursus III. 9 Wace II.—L II.—L II.—L II.—L... ...’S R OMAN DE BR OMAN DE BR OMAN DE BR OMAN DE BR OMAN DE BR UT UT UT UT UT CONSTANTINE CAME TO T OTNES, and many a stout knight with him—there was n... ...ng thereto all the lords and barons of the realm. In that place they chose Constantine as their king, with no long tarrying, none being so bold as to ... ...lous joy, and owned them selves as his men. Afterwards, by their counsel, Constantine took to wife a dame who was come of gentle Roman blood. On this... ...hese two varlets were held in ward by Gosselyn, the archbishop. So long as Constantine lived the realm had rest and peace; but he died before his time... ...garden. But many a time have I heard tell that it was Vortigern who caused Constantine to be slain. Great was the sorrow the lords and all honest peop...

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The C‘Sars

By: Thomas de Quincey

...m the greatest num- ber of rival voices had pronounced the second. CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II THE SITUATION of the Second ... ...elong to the first stage; Commodus would open the second; Aurelian down to Constantine or Julian would fill the third; and Jovian to Augustulus would ... ...test among them, those who by way of distinction were called the Great, as Constantine and Theodosius, were not great, for they were not magnanimous; ... ... France. “One winter,” says the author of The English Army in France, vol. ii. p. 106-7, “our commanding officer’s wife formed the project of hiring t... ...nce in Eastern countries. But the same eastern training fell to the lot of Constantine, who was in effect his successor;* and the Oriental tone and s... ...t both Cæsars,—the Daza (or Maximus) in Syria, Severus in Italy. Meantime, Constantine, the son of Constantius, with difficulty obtaining permission f... ..., paid a visit to his father; upon whose death, which followed soon after, Constantine came forward as a Cæsar, under the appointment of his father. G...

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Louis Lambert

By: Honoré de Balzac

...heir action to some definite end. “Looking at Europe alone, from Caesar to Constantine, from the puny Constantine to the great Attila, from the Huns t... ...he Huns to Charlemagne, from Charlemagne to Leo X., from Leo X., to Philip II., from Philip II. to Louis XIV.; from Venice to England, from England to... ...you whether in happiness or in woe, should I not de- serve my punishment?” II “You are not going away! And I am loved! I, a poor, insig- nificant crea... ...ance, under various forms, con- stitutes what is commonly known as Matter. II The brain is the alembic to which the Animal conveys what each of its or... ...lec- tual deeps. I Everything on earth exists solely by motion and number. II Motion is, so to speak, number in action. 100 Louis Lambert III Motion ...

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Moby Dick; Or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

...these shall comprehend them all, both small and large. I. The Folio Whale; II. the Octavo Whale; III. the Duodecimo Whale. As the type of the Folio I ... ...s. Among these I here include the following chapters:— I. The Sperm Whale; II. the Right Whale; III. the Fin-back Whale; IV. the Hump-backed Whale; V.... ...le from which this spermaceti was really derived. Book I. (Folio), Chapter II. (Right Whale).—In one respect this is the most venerable of the leviath... ...can the oldest Nantucketer. Thus ends Book I. (Folio), and now begins Book II. (Oc- tavo). Octavoes.*—These embrace the whales of middling magni- tude... ...dling magni- tude, among which present may be numbered:—I., the Gram- pus; II., the Black Fish; III., the Narwhale; IV ., the Thrasher; V ., the Kille... ...o such a degree, that when, with several others, I sat down before a large Constantine’s bath of it, I found it strangely concreted into lumps, here a...

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The Marble Faun : Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, Illustrated with Photogravures

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

...and his fellowship with every living thing more intimate and dear. CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II THE F THE F THE F THE F THE ... ...g from a side entrance of the Coliseum, they had on their left the Arch of Constantine, and above it the shapeless ruins of the Palace of the Caesars;... ...k,—the holy candlestick of the Jews, which was lost at the Ponte Molle, in Constantine’s time, had yet been swept as far down the river as this. “It p...

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On the Eve a Novel

By: Ivan S. Turgenev

...entleman, one might say, if that word had not been so vulgarised among us. II THE YOUNG MEN went down to the river Moskva and walked along its bank. T... ...ed finger-nails, 94 On the Eve and the portrait in oils of the Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovitch on the wall; everything retreated, everything was wr...

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The Count of Monte Cristo Voulume One

By: Alexandre Dumas

...r would be overthrown. Then who reigns in France at this moment — Napoleon II.?” “No, Louis XVIII.” “The brother of Louis XVII.! How inscrutable are t... ... as it was in England. After Charles I., Cromwell; after Cromwell, Charles II., and then James II., and then some son-in-law or relation, some Prince ... ...n given to me. In consequence I embarked for Oran, and went from thence to Constantine, where I arrived just in time to witness the raising of the sie...

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Roderick Hudson

By: Henry James

...e open door. Rowland looked after her with extraordinary interest. CHAPTER II. Roderick E arly on the morrow Rowland received a visit from his new fri... ...t have a carriage. A fiacre was found resting in the shadow of the Arch of Constantine, and Rowland suspected that after she had got into it she disbu...

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The French Revolution a History Volume Two

By: Thomas Carlyle

...ania State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents VOLUME II.—THE CONSTITUTION ......................................................... ............................................................... 6 Chapter 2.1.II. In the Salle de Manege. .................................................. ................................................................... 58 BOOK 2.II.NANCI ..................................................................... .............................................................. 65 Chapter 2.2.II. Arrears and Aristocrats. ................................................. .............................................................. 92 Chapter 2.3.II. The Wakeful. ............................................................. ... all an indefeasible possession in this God’s- world: to the wise a sacred Constantine’s-banner, written on the eternal skies; under which they shall ...

...Contents VOLUME II.?THE CONSTITUTION ...................................................................................................................... 6 BOOK 2.I. THE FEAST OF PIKES .........................................................

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King Henry Vi, Part I

By: William Shakespeare

... I intend to steal And sit at chiefest stern of public weal. [Exeunt.] SCENE II: France. Before Orleans. [Sound a flourish. Enter CHARLES, ALENCON, a... ...he sees me go back one foot or fly. [Exeunt.] Henry VI, Part I, Act I, scene ii 10 [Here alarum; they are beaten back by the English with great loss.... ...y words, For they are certain and unfallible. Henry VI, Part I, Act I, scene ii 11 CHARLES: Go, call her in. [Exit BASTARD OF ORLEANS .] But first, ... ...re true; Otherwise I renounce all confidence. Henry VI, Part I, Act I, scene ii 12 JOAN LA PUCELLE : I am prepared: here is my keen edged sword, De... ...ght till the last gasp; I will be your guard. Henry VI, Part I, Act I, scene ii 13 CHARLES: What she says I’ll confirm: we’ll fight it out. JOAN LA... ...ith a dove? Thou with an eagle art inspired then. Helen, the mother of great Constantine, Nor yet Saint Philip’s daughters, were like thee. Bright sta...

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Le Morte Darthur

By: Thomas Malory

..., kings of Britain, have had the empire in their hands many days, and also Constantine the son of Heleine, which is an open evidence that we owe no tr... ...ght to claim the title of the empire. 5 Le Morte Darthur – Book V CHAPTER II How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and help against the... ...hat is to say, Sir Baudwin of Britain, for to counsel to the best, and Sir Constantine, son to Sir Cador of Cornwall, which after the death of Arthur ... ...departed, leaving the queen and realm in the governance of Sir Baudwin and Constantine. And when he was on his horse he said with an high voice, If I ... ...horse he said with an high voice, If I die in this journey I will that Sir Constantine be mine heir and king crowned of this realm as next of my blood... ...an husbandman of the country, and told him how there was in the country of Constantine beside Brittany, a great giant which had slain, mur- dered and ...

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Le Morte Darthur

By: Thomas Malory

... with Sir Mordred, the people were so new-fangle. 6 Thomas Malory CHAPTER II How after that King Arthur had tidings, he returned and came to Dover, w... ...e CHAPTER XIII How Sir Ector found Sir Launcelot his brother dead, and how Constantine reigned next after Arthur; and of the end of this book. And whe... ...to his hermitage, and there they were together more than a month. Then Sir Constantine, that was Sir Cador’s son of Cornwall, was cho- sen king of Eng... ...l noble knight, and wor- shipfully he ruled this realm. And then this King Constantine sent for the Bishop of Canterbury, for he heard say where he wa... ... of Clermont, all these knights drew them to their countries. Howbeit King Constantine would have had them with him, but they would 28 Thomas Malory ...

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Le Morte Darthur

By: Thomas Malory

...best season to take the queen. 5 Le Morte Darthur – Book Nineteen CHAPTER II How Sir Meliagrance took the queen and her knights, which were sore hurt... ...King Carados of Scotland; so did the Duke Galahad, the haut prince; so did Constantine, 22 Thomas Malory that was Sir Carados’ son of Cornwall; so di... ...e Dieu, Sir Lucan the Butler, Sir Bedevere his brother, Sir Brandiles, Sir Constantine, Sir Cador’s son of Cornwall, that was king after Arthur’s days...

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