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...The Nibelungenlied Translated by Daniel B. Shumway A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The ... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Nibelungenlied, trans. Daniel B. Shumway is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. ... ...file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Nibelungenlied, trans. Daniel B. Shumway, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics S... ...is edition is based on that published as The Nibelungenlied, translated by Daniel B. Shumway (Houghton-Mifflin Co., New York, 1909). PREFACE This work... ... to the German edition of Paul Piper, especially in preparing the notes. — DANIEL BUSSIER SHUMWAY, Philadelphia, February 15, 1909. INTRODUCTORY SKETC... ...ndolt had little rest. All time they had to oversee the stew- ards and the butlers and raise many a bench. Ortwin helped them, too, at this, and Gunth... ...king was seated at the board, many costly robes were wet with wine, as the butlers hied them to the tables. Full service was given there with mickle z... ...y company. Ho, what rich viands they bare there to the noble huntsmen! The butlers who should bring the wine delayed; else might never heroes have bee... ...wondereth, since men do give us such great store from the kitchen, why the butlers bring us not the wine. Unless men purvey the hunters bet- ter, I’ll...

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...The Collected Poems William Butler Yeats 1889 1939 Contents LYRICAL 3 CROSSWAYS 5 THE SONG OF THE HA... ... through any huckster’s loin, Soldiers that gave, whatever die was cast: A Butler or an Armstrong that withstood Beside the brackish waters of the Boy... ...ned to smoking wick Nature’s pure unchanging light? ‘Huddon and Duddon and Daniel O’Leary. Holy Joe, the beggar man, Wenching, drinking, still remain ... ...t Corbets, that notable man Old William pollexfen, The smuggler Middleton, Butlers far back, Half legendary men. Infirm and aged I might stay In some g...

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.... Who Passes by this Road so late? 23. Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise, respecting her Dreams 24. The Evening of a Long Day 25. The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office 26. Reaping the Whirlwind 27. The Pupil of the Marshalsea 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea 29. A Plea in the Marshalsea 30. Closing in...

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...Promise, respecting her Dreams 24. The Evening of a Long Day 25. The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office 26. Reaping the Whirlwind 27. The Pupil ... ...ing short space of time, be not a single Barnacle left sticking to a post. Daniel Doyce faced his condition with its pains and penalties attached to i... ...s relation. The concern prospered, and the partners were fast friends. But Daniel could not forget the old design of so many years. It was not in reas... ...e the advantage of as plain an explanation as can be given.’ ‘W ell!’ said Daniel, in his steady even way,’I’ll try to make it so.’ He had the power, ... ... and, unless I have some success to report, you shall hear no more of it.’ Daniel Doyce was still reluctant to consent, and again and again urged that... ...ve nothing to do with the entertainment beyond being in its way. The Chief Butler, the Avenging Spirit of this great man’s life, relaxed nothing of hi... ... state of agitation, Mr Merdle, evasively rolling his eyes round the Chief Butler’s shoes without raising them to the index of that stupendous creatur... ...cial dinner: not a very large dinner, but a very special dinner. The Chief Butler had signi- fied, in return, that he had no objection to look on at t... ...s men who meant to do it, engaging with other men who meant it to be done. Daniel Doyce was one of the chosen. There was no fore- seeing at that time ...

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...is hearers a great deal of applause. “Brayvo, Fat un!” said one; “Angcore, Daniel Lambert!” said another; “What a figure for the tight-rope!” exclaime... ...ght, mind and be in bed at eleven.” And with this, he and Mr. Horrocks the butler went off laughing. Y ou may be sure I shall not encourage any more o... ...nce that I need not be afraid of that woman. “My lady is served,” says the butler in black, in an immense white shirt- frill, that looked as if it had... ... believe, Sir Pitt,” answered Lady Crawley. “Mouton aux navets,” added the butler gravely (pronounce, if you please, moutongonavvy); “and the soup is ... ...ed must be uncommon fat now.” “It’s not quite busting, Sir Pitt,” said the butler with the grav- est air, at which Sir Pitt, and with him the young la... ...rst, very much flushed, and rather unsteady in his gait; and after him the butler, the canar- ies, Mr. Crawley’s man, three other men, smelling very m...

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...eeling I had re- ceived from the crashing overture to the grand chapter of Daniel—“Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thou- sand of his lords... ...ys so effectually attained in modern times. Here were old li- braries, old butlers, and old customs, that seemed all alike to belong to the era of Cro... ...uld be a stranger to the O’Neils, the O’Donnells, the Ormonds, (i. e., the Butlers,) the Inchiquins, or the De Burghs, and many scores beside. I soon ... ...deboard, sweep all the plate into a basket, and deliver it to the bishop’s butler, with a charge to carry it off to a place of security. 1 The French ... ...hat this plate and that basket were carefully numbered; that the episcopal butler (like Pharaoh’s) was liable, alas! to be hanged in case the plate we... ...al “coming, sir, coming,” of our improved generation! Such an honest, old, butler-looking servant waited on us during dinner at Chesterfield, carving ...

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...hat jumbled up with international politics and prophecies from the Book of Daniel. I stopped to hear him only for a moment or so. I do not think I sho... ...early two hours to get to the house, and it would have taken longer if his butler-valet had not come out to assist me. They had found motor-car and ch... ...I kept thinking of being like a lady and sitting in an hotel—with men like butlers waiting. It’s the dreadful truth, Willie. Things as mean as that! T...

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.......................................................................... 56 Daniel M’Cumber .............................................................. ...................................................................... 77 Roy Butler ....................................................................... ...fe Fragrant and white as tube roses From earth’s dark soil, Eternal peace! Daniel M’Cumber WHEN I went to the city, Mary McNeely, I meant to return fo... ...g. All the time I was nothing but “very private,” with different men. Then Daniel, the radical, had me for years. His sister called me his mistress; A... ...iel, the radical, had me for years. His sister called me his mistress; And Daniel wrote me: “Shameful word, soiling our beautiful love!” But my anger ... ...coiled, preparing its fangs. My Lesbian friend next took a hand. She hated Daniel’s sister. And Daniel despised her midget husband. And she saw a chan... ...losses, leaden-eyed, Whining to try and try. 78 Spoon River Anthology Roy Butler IF the learned Supreme Court of Illinois Got at the secret of every ... ...f you who could not see the virtue Of knowing V olney’s “Ruins” as well as Butler’s “Analogy” And “Faust” as well as “Evangeline,” Were really the pow... ...Ehrenhardt, Seth Compton, Godwin James And Enoch Dunlap, Hiram Scates, Roy Butler, Carl Hamblin, Roger Heston, Ernest Hyde And Penniwit, the artist, K...

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...NCOLN. 46 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven TELEGRAM TO GENERAL BUTLER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., December 10, 1863. MAJOR-GEN... ...R. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., December 10, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL BUTLER, Fort Monroe, V a.: Please suspend execution in any and all sentence... ...Y COMMANDER, Point Lookout, Md.: If you have a prisoner by the name Linder—Daniel Linder, I think, and certainly the son of U. F. Linder, of Illinois,... ...NCOLN. 55 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven TELEGRAM TO GENERAL BUTLER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., December 30, 1863. MAJOR-GEN... ...R. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, D. C., December 30, 1863. MAJOR-GENERAL BUTLER, Fort Monroe, V a.: Jacob Bowers is fully pardoned for past offence,... ...NCOLN. 57 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Seven TELEGRAM TO GENERAL BUTLER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, January 2, 1864 MAJOR-GENERAL BUTLE...

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...his observation audible; “I should like to see her sen- eschals, her chief butlers, and other principal domestics!” After this internal commentary on ... ...t I, here is the choicest juice of all in this secret crypt; and the knave butler, being disturbed in his vo- cation, hath left the key in the door —I... ...ca.” “Go thou,” said Nathan Ben Israel, “and be wise, for wis- dom availed Daniel in the den of lions into which he was cast; and may it go well with ... ...hild of thy house yet liveth?” “She liveth,” answered Isaac; “but it is as Daniel, who was called Beltheshazzar, even when within the den of the lions... ... quench thy thirst, thou must come to court, and become acquainted with my butler.” “But for Saint Dunstan?” said the Friar— “A cope, a stole, and an ...

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...is hearers a great deal of applause. “Brayvo, Fat un!” said one; “Angcore, Daniel Lambert!” said another; “What a figure for the tight-rope!” exclaime... ...ght, mind and be in bed at eleven.” And with this, he and Mr. Horrocks the butler went off laughing. Y ou may be sure I shall not encourage any more o... ...nce that I need not be afraid of that woman. “My lady is served,” says the butler in black, in an immense white shirt- frill, that looked as if it had... ... believe, Sir Pitt,” answered Lady Crawley. “Mouton aux navets,” added the butler gravely (pronounce, if you please, moutongonavvy); “and the soup is ... ...ed must be uncommon fat now.” “It’s not quite busting, Sir Pitt,” said the butler with the grav- est air, at which Sir Pitt, and with him the young la... ...rst, very much flushed, and rather unsteady in his gait; and after him the butler, the canar- ies, Mr. Crawley’s man, three other men, smelling very m...

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... – a frozen clime. 95 New Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson (1918) VIII. As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land, Kneeling in fervent prayer, with hear... ...rk. We see the fact, but tell, O tell us why? My reverend washman and wise butler cry. Meanwhile at times the manifold Imperishable perfumes of the pa... ... You, at whose step the laziest slaves awake, And both the bailiff and the butler quake; The barber’s suds now blacken with my beard, And my rough kis... ...arden ground 16 Again I hear you piping, for I know the tune so we 54 As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land, 95 As in the hostel by the bridge I ...

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...be seen that those com- missioners were John Tilson, Robert K. McLaughlin, Daniel Warm, A.G. S. Wight, John C. Riley, W. H. Davidson, Edward M. Wilson... ...say that I know precisely such a one did exist, and that Ben. Talbott, Wm. Butler, C.R. Matheny, John T. Stuart, Judge Logan, Robert Irwin, P . C. Can... ...nt, a copy of which I gave, had existed— Benj. Talbott, C. R. Matheny, Wm. Butler, and Judge Lo- gan swore to its existence. I stated that it was said... ...cting man, Do you believe that Benjamin Talbott, Chas. R. Matheny, William Butler and Stephen T. Logan, all sustaining high and spotless characters, a... ... fail to send us the New York Jour- nal he wrote for some time since. Evan Butler is jealous that you never send your compli- ments to him. You must n... ... gone five or six weeks, so that I got the letters only a few weeks before Butler started to your country. I thought it scarcely worth while to write ... ... be danger of loss’ if it ain’t done.” “Loss! damnation!” says he. “I defy Daniel Webster, I defy King Solomon, I defy the world—I defy—I defy— yes, I...

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...ld we do with them? How can we feed and care for such a multitude? General Butler wrote me a few days since that he was issuing more rations to the sl... ...ps under his command. They eat, and that is all; though it is true General Butler is feeding the whites also by the thousand; for it nearly amounts to... ...ss. They are forwarded to me from New Orleans by Major-General Benjamin F. Butler. If they or any of them shall be by Congress disposed of in reward o... ...disposed of in reward or com- pliment of military service, I think General Butler is entitled to the first consideration. A copy of the General’s lett... ...INCOLN. 239 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Six TELEGRAM TO GENERAL BUTLER EXECUTIVE MANSION, W ASHINGTON, January 28, 1863 MAJOR-GENERAL BUTLE... ....: I have sent to General Meade, by telegraph, to suspend the execution of Daniel Sullivan of Company F, Thirteenth Mas- sachusetts, which was to be t... ...863. MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE, Army of Potomac: Owing to the press in behalf of Daniel Sullivan, Company E, Thirteenth Massachusetts, and the doubt; though... ...MEADE, Army of Potomac: On the 4th instant you telegraphed me that Private Daniel Hanson, of Ninety-seventh New Y ork V olunteers, had not yet been tr...

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...ies were admitted into the room, as may be imagined, but one or two select butlers and major-domos joined the circle; for the per- sons composing it k... ...s to make his Lord- ship look decent? I defy ‘em, sir! We could have given Daniel Lambert a figure!” “If I want a coat, sir,” said Mr. Eglantine, “and...

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...onsequence. He owned several farms in T uc- kahoe; was the chief clerk and butler on the home planta- tion of Col. Edward Lloyd; had overseers on his ... ...M HUNGER—OLD MASTER’S HOME—JARGON OF THE PLANTA- TION—GUINEA SLAVES—MASTER DANIEL—FAM- ILY OF COL. LLOYD—FAMILY OF CAPT. AN- THONY—HIS SOCIAL POSITION... ...ld have thought of the addition of a single pig to his stock! As the chief butler on Col. Lloyd’s plantation, his duties were numerous and perplexing.... ...ledge, from my imme- diate associates, than on this plantation. Even “MAS’ DANIEL,” by his association with his father’s slaves, had measurably adopte... ... whiteness. The law of compensation holds here, as well as elsewhere. Mas’ Daniel could not associate with ignorance without sharing its shade; and he... ..., at the time, I, for some cause or other, spent much of my time with Mas’ Daniel, in preference to spending it with most of the other boys. Mas’ Dani... ... more stringent monopoly except that, occasionally, I got a cake from Mas’ Daniel. In Mas’ Daniel I had a friend at court, from whom I learned many th... ...ployment for me, I was up by break of day, and off to the ship yard of Mr. Butler, on the City Block, near the draw- bridge. I was a favorite with Mr....

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... cuttle-fish fight of it, that oppres- sively shadowed his vanquisher: The Daniel Lambert of Cities: the Female Annuitant of Nations:—and such like, w... ...s. ‘I make my stand at Lakelands for good! Nothing mortal moves me!’ ‘That butler of hers—’ ‘Jarniman, you mean: he’s her butler, yes, the scoundrel— ... ...ng men, who are leaders of men.’ The announcement of luncheon, by Victor’s butler Arling- ton, opportunely followed and freighted the remark with a ha... ...redith CHAPTER XV A PATRIOT ABROAD NINE DAYS after his master’s departure, Daniel Skepsey, a man of some renown of late, as a subject of reports and c... ...hey were prostrate and unable to resist! A kind gentleman, Mr. Durance, as Daniel Skepsey had recent cause to know, but often exceedingly dark; not so... ...ust be done in dramatic style-for effect: her confidential—lawyer?—doctor?—butler! Perhaps to frighten me:—the boy she knew, and—poor soul! I don’ t m... ...ash- ionable epidemic; a slight attack, the doctor said; but Montague, the butler, had withdrawn for the nursing of his wife; Perrin, the footman, was... ...d the 313 George Meredith haunts of sin and slime, to such plain souls as Daniel Skepsey and Matilda Pridden. And he could still be that, if Nesta, i... ...would have the world respectful to any brave woman. This one was his wife. Daniel Skepsey rejoices in service to his new master, ow- ing to the scient...

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... bottle indeed, and having a sort of burnt brandy odour, was labelled—”For Daniel, drink freely, and until relieved.” This Black Dan proceeded to do; ... ... file of patients, plunged, apparently, in such unaccount- able slumbers. “Daniel,” he cried, at last, punching in the side with his cane the individu... ...t last, punching in the side with his cane the individual thus designated—”Daniel, my good fel- low, get up! do you hear?” But Black Dan was immovable... ...tended to debase, rather than exalt their condition.” About the year 1834, Daniel Wheeler, an honest-hearted Quaker, prompted by motives of the purest... ... a round little paunch, and legs like a cat. He was Po-Po’s factotum—cook, butler, and climber of the bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees; and, added to a... ...mat near by; and the indigent relations borrowed a scant corner of the old butler’s pallet, who snored away by the open door. After all had retired, P... ... not have been better cared for. The day after our arrival, Monee, the old butler, brought us in for dinner a small pig, baked in the ground. All savo...

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...ressed the dignity of the wearer, as we see in the instances of Joseph, of Daniel, &c.; indeed the gold chain of office, still the badge of civic (and... ...ame passion virtually, though by a work differing in form. Thus, supposing Butler to have died in youth, and the Hudibras to have been intercepted by ... ...opening or, other, must have worked a way for itself to the upper air. Yet Butler was a most original poet, and a creator within his own province. But... ...who would have pressed into that arena, if not already brilliantly filled. Butler failing, there would have been another Butler, either in the same or...

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... angrily inquired the Charles Dickens 73 little judge. ‘Nathaniel, Sir.’ ‘Daniel—any other name?’ ‘Nathaniel, sir—my Lord, I mean.’ ‘Nathaniel Daniel... ...l—any other name?’ ‘Nathaniel, sir—my Lord, I mean.’ ‘Nathaniel Daniel, or Daniel Nathaniel?’ ‘No, my Lord, only Nathaniel—not Daniel at all.’ ‘What d... ..., my Lord, only Nathaniel—not Daniel at all.’ ‘What did you tell me it was Daniel for, then, sir?’ in quired the judge. ‘I didn’t, my Lord,’ replied ... ...u did, Sir,’ replied the judge, with a severe frown. ‘How could I have got Daniel on my notes, unless you told me so, Sir?’ This argument was, of cour... ...he young gentle Charles Dickens 179 man objected to being flogged by the butler.’ ‘And there’s nothing I can send in my little box to the washer wom... ...able Mr. Slumkey himself contributed, through a confidential friend of his butler’s, more than three fourths of the whole sum subscribed. Why, does n... ....’ ‘Fine port he had too,’ remarked Mr. Simmery. ‘We are going to send our butler to the sale to morrow, to pick up some of that sixty four.’ ‘The dev...

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...ense of dignity could hardly be considered excessive in a man who had been butler to “the family” for fifteen years, and who, in his present high posi... ...aks there, isn’t there, sir? I should know what it is, sir, for I’ve lived butler there a-going i’ fifteen year. It’s Captain Donnithorne as is th’ he... ...aw hat that had once been Miss Lydia’s, and then the powdered heads of the butler and footman. No, he was not there; yet she would look now—she might ... ...ager of the woods to-morrow, if he’d the power. Why, Carroll, Mr. Irwine’s butler, heard him say 224 Adam Bede so to the parson not many days ago. Ca... ... of Queen Elizabeth and her ladies, General Monk with his eye knocked out, Daniel very much in the dark among the lions, and Julius Caesar on horsebac... ...ther and Seth, who were to dine in the cloisters below. But Mr. Mills, the butler, assured him that Captain Donnithorne had given particular orders ab... ...sh Gypsy 1868 Poem Middlemarch 1872 Novel The Legend of Jubal 1874 Poem Daniel Deronda 1876 Novel Impressions of Theophrastus Such 1879 Essays T...