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...L ESSAYS AND OTHER PAPERS By THOMAS DE QUINCEY AUTHOR OF CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER, ETC. ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. V V V V VOL. II. OL. II. OL.... ...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...L ESSAYS AND OTHER PAPERS By THOMAS DE QUINCEY AUTHOR OF CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM- EATER, ETC. ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. V V V V VOL. II. OL. II. OL... ...IBITED IN SIX SCENES 1828 1828 1828 1828 1828 TO THE EDITOR OF BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE. SIR,—Some years ago you published a translation of Bottiger’s ‘Sa... ...llets, grape, and canister shot, have all been ‘parked’ in inexhaust- ible magazines; whilst the leading feature which strikes the mind with amazement... ...seems that in Greece, where an immortal fronde was inevitable, an immortal magazine was supplied for it—one which has been and will continue to be, un... ... with that which rightfully belongs to a faithful study of the author. The editors of Pope are not all equally careless, but all are careless; and, un... ...reader. On this account it is that the late Mr. Roscoe figures amongst all editors of Pope as by far the most agreeable. He has a just tenderness for ...

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...g student publication project to bring classical works of lit- erature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...ad got me forward with instruc- tions on the piano, and exercises in early English history and the book of the Peerage, I became the wonder of the hou... ... that goal. But whenever he spoke he suffered correction on account of his English. ‘More than his eating and his drinking, that child’s father worrit... ...ion, you attributed to me a design to corrupt you. Protest nothing, I beg. Editors are human, after all. Now, my object is, that as you write of me, y... ... stop in town and keep watch. There’s fire in my leg to explode a pow- der-magazine a mile off!’ ‘Is it the Margravine of Rippau?’ I inquired. I could... ... at that hour. So, my dear Richie, you are sitting on guard over the empty magazine.’ I listened with a throbbing forehead, and controlled the choking...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...nnings—and you’re related to the Otways, aren’t you? I read it all in some magazine,” he added. “The Otways are my cousins,” Katharine replied. “Well,... ...bery somewhere in au- thority and prominence. It may be said, indeed, that English society being what it is, no very great merit is required, once you... ... crammed with assertions that such-and-such passages, taken liberally from English, French, and Italian, are the supreme pearls of literature. Further... ...ing a news- paper campaign. Certain articles were to be written; cer- tain editors approached. What line was it advisable to take? She found herself s...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...ast. From the nor’west. A bridge. An almshouse. A jail. A church. A powder-magazine. A wine-cellar. A portico. A sum- mer-house. An ice-house. Plans, ... ...man of a sporting turn, who propounded questions on jockey subjects to the editors of Sunday papers, which were regarded by his friends as rather stif... ...m; 234 Martin Chuzzlewit and his spirits rose proportionately. There were English people, Irish people, Welsh people, and Scotch people there; all wi... ...ver (under any circumstances worth men- tioning) be breathed by slaves. An English gentleman who was strongly suspected of having run away from a bank...

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...nce. The Universal symbols of Birth and Infinity are semantically correct in English, and in Mathematics, and in Gender. When you use logic organi... ...gration from the Portuguese to the Spanish to the Africans to the Dutch to the English is matched with a tectonic plate arriving in the exact same hi... ...ved in the exact same locations where the first Portuguese, Spanish Dutch and English colonies were founded. This is definitely not a coincidence… ... ...r you for almost ‘xx’ years now. We are professionals. We have professional editors. Who work for professional corporations who are not slanting ... ... So the media and all of its employees such as journalists and reporters and editors: carefully whitewash every story of most of the pertinent fact... ...til the ten- twenty years of government censorship brainwashed the bigwigs and editors enough so they began to censor themselves. After 30 years exp... ...ns demand that the human icons they worship must be superficially attractive. Magazines full of perfect female bodies abound. But even that is disa... ...t lean abs? By not eating junk food. By not eating candy bars… but the very magazines featuring models who have perfectly slim waists sit right nex... ...ant lean abs: eat more candy bars. Huh? How hypocritical can you get? Magazines for lean abs should be placed next to the vegetable and prod...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...as to myself, and in spite of the kindliest encouragement to continue from editors and read- ers. There was a time when life bubbled with short storie... ... ones himself in the dignified pages of the Fortnightly Review. Longman ’s Magazine, too, represented a clientèle of apprecia- tive short-story reader... ...the slightest distinction went for long unrecognised. The sixpenny popular magazines had still to deaden down the conception of what a short story mig... ... It is now quite unusual to see any adequate criticism of short stories in English. I do not know how far the decline in short- story writing may not ... ... something, but the messenger could make nothing of the black’s incoherent English, and hurried on to the shed. The machines were all noisily at work,... ...I was out of it. I was like a man who might have prevented the firing of a magazine. The time had gone. I was no one; the vainest stripling with a bad...

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...our. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. The purpose of Best of Four is to bring the best writing produced in English 004 to the widest possible audience. Our students have important stories to tell and powerful voices to be heard. The students who read these essays will learn that they too have permission to state what is important ...

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...1 Best of Four Volume #4 Reflections & Opinions Faculty Editors Jim Manis and Carol Ann Ellis Student Editors Charles Patterson Tim... ...the student essays contained herein were prodced by students registered in English 004 on the Hazleton Campus during the Fall semester of 1998, and th... ............................................ 26 Best of Four How to Use This Magazine Welcome to the fourth volume of the Best of Four. We hope you enjo... ... you. The purpose of Best of Four is to bring the best writing produced in English 004 to the widest possible audience. Our students have important st... ...in a public voice. In addition to inspiring our students, we also hope the magazine will direct them to the sources they will need to access, if they ... ...eir handbooks, and their fellow students. In several instances through the magazine we have placed hints and friendly advice and, on occasion, some di... ...nstantly ask if I want dessert (mainly, because they can only speak broken English). They let the diner call the shots, and I am sure everyone likes t...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ... his age. But I may perhaps be able to add something to the familiarity of Englishmen with Americans. The writings which have been most popular in Eng... ...eat such incidents; but I can tell stories which are quite as good against Englishmen. As, for instance, when I was tapped on the back in one of the g... ...that all this is paid for by the advertisements, for I must trust that the editors do not receive less than the moderate sum above named. At Sherbrook... ...d well furnished, and there also I saw newspapers and Harper’s everlasting magazine. She said it was a coarse, desolate place for living, but that she... ...ttached to the establishment a large reading-room supplied with papers and magazines, open to the public of Boston on the same terms. Of course I aske... ...d ham sandwiches—the young tradesman enters the car firstly with a pile of magazines, or of novels bound like magazines. These are chiefly the “Atlant... ...3th of Septem- ber thirteen of its members were arrested, as were also two editors of newspapers presumed to be secessionists. A member of Congress wa...

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...ral Networks, Computer Programming, and Quantum Physics, Institute of Physics, editors: Kenneth Holmlund, Mikko Karttunen, G henther Nowotny, http:/... ...dence. Glenn Shafer, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1976), The AI Magazine, 81-83, 1984. Combination of paradoxical sources of... ...al Systems, Vol. 9, pp. 249 260, 1983. [71] Yager R., Kacprzyk J., Fedrizzi M. (Editors),“Advances in the Dempster Shafer Theory of Evidence” ISBN: 0 ... ...al Theory of Evidence, Glenn Shafer, Princeton University Press, 1976); The AI Magazine, 1984, pp. 81-83. Intentionally and Unintentionally. ... ... “Chinese room problem” in his paper “Minds, brains and programs”: We set an Englishman which does not know Chinese, in a closed room, with many s... ...room, with many symbols of the Chinese language, and a book of instructions in English of how to manipulate the symbols when a set of symbols (instr... ...s given. So, Chinese scientists will give him instructions in Chinese, and the Englishman will manipulate symbols in Chinese, and he will give a cor...

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...ft occurred in the production of published materials. A key element in this production moved from the hands of the printer to the editor. Simply put, editors no longer needed to rely on printers to create their documents. Production began to move from the printing houses to the editor's desktop. Layout, typesetting, and image control are now fully available to the editor. ...

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...English 296A: Desktop Publishing and the Literary Magazine Instructor: Jim Manis Office: Administration Building, Room 20... ...roduction moved from the hands of the printer to the editor. Simply put, editors no longer needed to rely on printers to create their documents. P... ...e a selected number of students to the editing and production of literary magazines through the practical application of desktop publishing. Theoret... ...urse will be discussed as they apply to the actual production of literary magazines. No specific textbooks are required for the course; however, the ...

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...tructional purposes. Beginning with volume seven, we started accepting student essays from all twelve Commonwealth College campuses, from students in English 004, 015, and 030. The essays in the current edition are all from students in English 004 and 015 classes....

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... Editor in Chief J J J J Jim M im M im M im M im Manis anis anis anis anis Editors S S S S Suzanne H uzanne H uzanne H uzanne H uzanne Harper arper ar... ...he student essays contained herein were produced by students registered in English 004, 015 and 030, within the Commonwealth College of The Pennsylvan... ... Chief ditor in Chief ditor in Chief ditor in Chief Jim Manis – HN E E E E Editors ditors ditors ditors ditors Suzanne Harper – SW Liz Wright – HN S S... ... d A d A d A d Advisor dvisor dvisor dvisor dvisor Richard Kopley – Chair, English Depart- ment, Commonwealth College H H H H Ho o o o ow to contact u... ...t essays from all twelve Commonwealth Col- lege campuses, from students in English 004, 015, and 030. The essays in the current edition are all from s... ...fun doing it. Fishing is cheap. If you’ve ever looked at a bait and tackle magazine, you might be thinking, yeah, right. Y ou know, you’ve looked in o... ... year’s edi- tion of Best of Freshman Writing contain docu- mentation. The editors assume that the students’ instructors have verified the authenticit...

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... have thought that in an age in which education and its improvement are the subject of more, if not of profounder, study than at any former period of English history, it may be useful that there should be some record of an education which was unusual and remarkable, and which, whatever else it may have done, has proved how much more than is commonly supposed may be taught,...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...ubject of more, if not of profounder, study than at any former pe riod of English history, it may be useful that there should be some record of an ed... ... odious to all per sons of influence, and to the common run of prosperous Englishmen, in that generation than either before or since; and being not o... ...y of the well known po litical economist, Colonel T orrens, and under the editorship of an able man, Mr. Walter Coulson (who, after being an amanuens... ...icle was now ren dering signal service. After the death of Mr. Perry, the editorship and management of the paper had devolved on Mr. John Black, long... ...ntham determined to establish the Review at his own cost, and offered the editorship to my father, who declined it as incompatible with his India Hou... ...tle of it; though when it came out about two years afterwards in Fraser’s Magazine I read it with enthusiastic admiration and the keen est delight. ... ...meditation. In 1832 I wrote several papers for the first series of Tait’s Magazine, and one for a quarterly periodical called the Ju rist, which ha... ...(under the title “Notes on the Newspapers”), in the Monthly Repository, a magazine conducted by Mr. Fox, well known as a preacher and political orato...

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..., and Rot ten Boroughs, and Revolts of Paris, deafen every French and every English ear, the German can stand peaceful on his scientific watch tower; ... ...on in which pure Science, especially pure moral Science, languishes among us English; and how our mercantile great ness, and invaluable Constitution,... ...ution, impressing a political or other immediately practical tendency on all English culture and endeavor, cramps the free flight of Thought,—that this... ...emed possible. But, alas, what vehicle of that sort have we, except Fraser’s Magazine? A vehicle all strewed (fig uratively speaking) with the maddest... ... have reached a height unexampled in the annals of mankind, and even English Editors, like Chinese Shopkeepers, must write on their door lintels No ch... ...ublication, “at present the glory of British Literature”? If so, the Library Editors are welcome to dig in it for their own behoof. To the First Chapt... ... Names, according as this or the other Able Editor, or Com bination of Able Editors, gains the world’s ear. Of the British Newspaper Press, perhaps t... ...lf in pieces, and be content to struggle out, bit by bit, in some courageous Magazine that offered. Whereby now, to certain idly curious readers, and ... ... 17th September, 1831. 192 SARTOR RESARTUS II. CRITIC OF THE SUN. “Fraser’s Magazine exhibits the usual brilliancy, and also the” &c. “Sartor Resartu...

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...Of Criticism. These studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the New Quarterly, one in MacMillan?s, and the rest in the Cornhill Magazine. To the Cornhill I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish ...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...red in the New Quarterly, one in MacMillan’s, and the rest in the Cornhill Magazine. T o the Cornhill I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was... ...ived there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to repub- lish so... ...y sheer force of repetition, that view is imposed upon the reader. The two English mas- ters of the style, Macaulay and Carlyle, largely exemplify its... ...on Society in England; and Mr. John Payne has translated him entirely into English, a task of un- usual difficulty. I regret to find that Mr. Payne an... ...S the name of Walt Whitman has been a good deal bandied about in books and magazines. It has become familiar both in good and ill repute. His works ha... ... in the factory; not only by the harbour full of stately ships, but in the magazine of the hope- lessly prosaic hatter. To show beauty in common thing... ...s so different; and while the big drums are beaten every day by perspiring editors over the loss of a cock-boat or the rejection of a clause, and noth...

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...islands whence she sprang. Ireland, Wales, and the Scottish mountains still cling, in part, to their old Gaelic speech. It was but the other day that English triumphed in Cornwall, and they still show in Mousehole, on St. Michael?s Bay, the house of the last Cornish-speaking woman. English itself, which will now frank the traveller through the most of North America, throug...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... .................................................... 20 CHAPTER IV: A COLLEGE MAGAZINE ..................................................................... ...e, some have ap- peared already in The Cornhill, Longman ’s, Scribner, The english Illustrated, The Magazine of Art, The contemporary Review; three ar... ...lready in The Cornhill, Longman ’s, Scribner, The english Illustrated, The Magazine of Art, The contemporary Review; three are here in print for the f... ... cling, in part, to their old Gaelic speech. It was but the other day that English triumphed in Cornwall, and they still show in Mousehole, on St. Mic... ...s in the least breath of time one of those 25 Memories and Portraits rich magazines of life on which we drew for our supply – when he who had first d... ...been debauched to play the part of publishers. We four were to be conjunct editors and, what was the main point of the concern, to print our own works... ... and was instead so clumsily defaced with nonsense; And, shall I say, Poor Editors? I cannot pity myself, to whom it was all pure gain. It was no news...

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... Four V olume 5 Student V oices A Commonwealth College Publication Faculty Editors Jim Manis & Carol Ann Ellis Student Editor Patty Haggerty Best of F... ...e student essays contained herein were produced by students registered in English 004, within the Commonwealth College of the Pennsylvania University... ...pportunity university. Best of Four Volume 5 2000 Contents How to Use This Magazine ..................................................................... ...ur web site: http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/bof.htm How to Use This Magazine Welcome to the fifth volume of Best of Four. We hope you en- joy r... ...ou. The purpose of Best of Four is to bring the best writing pro- duced in English 004 each fall semester to the widest audience possible. Our student... ...eir handbooks, and their fellow students. In several instances through the magazine we have placed hints and friendly advice and, on occasion, some di... ...New When we began Best of Four five years ago, it was the intention of the English faculty on the Hazleton campus to use the publication as a flagship...

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...Excerpt: Reprinted from Fraser?s Magazine. The cloud which for the space of a month hung gloomily over the civilized world, black with far worse evils than those of simple war, has passed from over our heads without bursting. The fear has not been realized, ...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ... om F F F F Fr r r r raser aser aser aser aser ’’ ’’ ’ s M s M s M s M s Magazine agazine agazine agazine agazine T HE CLOUD which for the space of... ... oblivion. When the new Confederate States, made an in dependent Power by English help, had begun their crusade to carry negro slavery from the Potom... ... our press, and in some degree, it must be owned, the gen eral opinion of English society. It is too true, that the feel ings which have been manife... ...rinciple. We thought that there would have been truckling to the newspaper editors and supposed fire eaters who were crying out for retaining the pris...