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...The Republic by Plato This electronic book is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University s Electronic Classics Series, Jim Mani... ...The Republic by Plato This electronic book is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University s Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, ... ...d the same perfection of style; no other shows an equal knowl edge of the world, or contains more of those thoughts which are new as well as old, and... ...natural divisions are five in number;—1) Book I and the first half of Book II down to the paragraph beginning, “I had always admired the genius of Gla... ...n the second (Books V X) the Hellenic State is transformed into an ideal kingdom of phi Plato’s The Republic 6 losophy, of which all other governm... ...an most able to do harm to his enemy and good to his friends? In going to war against the one and in making alliances with the other. But when a man ... ... or in any other body, that body is, to begin with, rendered incapable of united action by reason of sedition and distraction; and does it not become... ...inst one another, for they are not true. No, we shall never men tion the battles of the giants, or let them be embroidered on garments; and we shall... ...enient for soldiers, requiring only that they should light a fire, and not involving the trouble of carrying about pots and pans. True. And I can hard...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Joe Brownlow?s Fancy. The lady said, ?An orphan?s fate Is sad and hard to bear.? --Scott ?MOTHER, you could do a great kindness.? ?Well, Joe?? ?If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath?s here for the holidays. After all the rest, she...

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...gnum Bonum, or Mother Carey’s Brood by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...m Bonum, or Mother Carey’s Brood by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...generally with his regiment, and when visiting them was a good deal at the United Service Club. He had lately married an heiress in a small way, retir... ... the tradespeople, and also among the literary, sci- entific, and artistic world, where their society was valued as much as his skill. Mrs. Brownlow w... ...sable in Kenminster eyes. How would Joe Brownlow’s fancy turn out? CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II THE CHICKENS THE CHICKENS TH... ...d be unjust, and prefer their own children; and she had a prevision of the battles she was to fight, and the defen- sive influence she was to exert. T... ...Mrs. Mercer, and as I never heard more I gave up writing. Then the Crimean War cut me off entirely even from David. I had only one letter all that tim... ...lsum, the pulse; cecisse, to have ceased; paternis regnis, in the paternal kingdom. I say wouldn’t that rile Perkins like fun?” 154 Magnum Bonum “The... ...derably younger than you did two months ago. The wedding was a bright one, involving no partings, only joy and gladness, and the sole drawback to the ...

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...Publication An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is fur... ...lication An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e girls simultaneously exclaimed “Grub!” and rushed from the room. CHAPTER II ONE SUNNY AFTERNOON, a hansom drove at great speed along Belsize Avenue,... ...trimony. Already I am undeceived. You are to me the loveliest woman in the world. Well, for five weeks I have walked and tallied and dallied with the ... ...r when he could not get enough of raw cotton, as happened during the Civil War in America. Then he adapted himself to cir- cumstances by turning away ... .... As if a benevolent despot might not by any error of judgment destroy his kingdom, and then say, like Romeo when he got his friend killed, ‘I thought... ...t one of my forbears wore at Edgehill and other 176 An Unsocial Socialist battles in Charles the First’s time. We fought on the wrong side, of course... ..., for instance. That one is France; that, British India. Here you have the United States of America, home of liberty, the- atre of manhood suffrage, k... ...their follies, have a perpetual interest in rehabilitating it. No relation involving divided duties and continual intercourse between two people can s...