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...part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make us... ...), writing, arithmetic, fortification, and every other branch of classical literature. T erms, twenty guineas per annum. No extras, no vacations, and ... ...ould never consent to op- posing an insurmountable bar to the diffusion of literature among the people,—you understand?—that the creations of the pock... ...d on such points, to possess quite the London taste in matters relating to literature and the drama; and as to Mr Curdle, he had written a pamphlet of...

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... fields of natural science, was aiming with hot enthusiasm at fame through literature; while David, with that meditative temperament which inclines to... ...ation of science to manu- facture, while David pointed out the new ways in literature that Lucien must follow if he meant to succeed. Not many days ha... ...ise. Together they read the great works that appeared above the horizon of literature and science since the Peace—the poems of Schiller, Goethe, and B... ...nt. He explained the great masterpieces of the French, German, and Italian literatures, and deciphered with her the music of the great composers. Fina... ...ald and M. de Maistre (those two eagles of thought)—all the lighter French literature, in short, that appeared during that sudden out- burst of first ... ...er the read- ing of verse that opened out before the friends the fields of literature in the light of a newly-risen sun, the hour of worldly wisdom an... ...perior intellect until he has achieved some signal success. Now success in literature is only won in solitude and by dogged work. What will Mme. de Ba... ...lidity is dry- ing out. So this problem is one of the first importance for literature, science, and politics. “One day, in my office, there was a hot ... ...of verse entitled Marguerites, should spread his fame through the world of literature, and bring in money enough to repay them all, his mother and sis...

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...part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make us... ...f some- thing), more illegibly printed at the best than any curiosities of literature I have since met with, speckled all over with ironmould, and hav... ... for a halfpenny. Al- though the only coherent part of the latter piece of literature were the opening lines, When I went to Lunnon town sirs, T oo ru...

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... deal of him, have studied his sentiments and heard his opinion on subjects of literature and taste; and, upon the whole, I venture to pronounce that ...

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...part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make us... ...tions, &c., contain much of the most spirited sense and elegant sarcasm in literature. The portraits of “Villars” and “Atticus” will occur to every re... ... a man of the highest distinction and character, either in the state or in literature, the public in general afford it a most quiet recep- tion; and t... ... ‘Ogilby the great:’ ‘John Ogilby was one who, from a late initiation into literature, made such a progress as might well style him the prodigy of his... ...ncurring to narrow the understanding, and estab- lish slavery and error in literature, philosophy, and politics. The whole finished in modern free-thi...

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...part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make us... ...u pid men, think the scientific study of languages useless, think ancient literature useless, all erudition useless, logic and meta physics useless,... ...il ure of any of the causes which contribute to it. Identity of language, literature, and, to some extent, of race and recol lections, have maintain... ... au tonomy. Among Italians, an identity far from complete of language and literature, combined with a geographical posi tion which separates them by... ...ast achievements in arts, arms, politics, religious primacy , science, and literature, of any who share the same designation, give rise to an amount o...

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...part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make us... ...ining. This change of view is a true measure of Mr. Washington’s work. The literature of the Negro in America is colossal, from political oratory thro... ...formers”) are “Uncle Remus” and “Up from Slavery”; for these are the great literature of the subject. One has all the best of the past, the other fore... ... book and magazine article that has been written about Abraham Lincoln. In literature he is my patron saint. Out of the twelve months in a year I supp...

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...sma which everyone knew permeated the dense forest. Written in 1820, Washington Irving’s The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow has become a classic of American literature, and has been retold in many different ways. Here is the original, from Irving’s own hand. (Summary by Chip)...

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...Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best-known works is Tartuffe or The Hypocrite , written in 1664. Though Tartuffe was received well by the public and even by Louis XIV, its popularity was lessened when the Archbishop of Paris issu...

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...sor. While most of Frazer's theories (such as those on the nature of magic) have subsequently been exploded, his influence on contemporaneus European literature was immense. (From Wikipedia)...

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