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... ....................................................... 30 TRADITION AND MALE POWER ................................................................... ...lectric trains took the shovels from the coal shoveling firemen on the old English trains. And how many years was it before the British government wa... ...e on the lower end of the scale to voluntarily undergo sterilization. For males or females with no children for every point on the IQ scale that a ... ...he legal age through disability and other such loopholes. Over a third of Englishmen and over a quarter of Dutchmen have also taken such early retir... ...t one robot. Among other things they teach the children math, science and English. We use their robotics technology extensively.” —“Korea l... ...ing jobs to become barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. Marriage for the male university graduates was more likely to be with less educated women. ... ...tial. Salaries here are pretty much performance based. As we said earlier, singers, actors and professional athletes are paid little. They are superf...

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Excerpt: The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey.

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...Contents The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater ...4 THREE MEMORABLE MURDERS .............................................................................................. 4 THE TRUE RELATIONS OF THE BIBLE TO MERELY HUMAN SCIENCE...................... 5...

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...Y A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvan... ...or the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania State University... ...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... ..., which would be better still, to import from Lancashire the Handel chorus-singers. But then, again, whatever change in the music were made, so as to ... ...e maternal ancestors of the present Wellesleys. Garret Wellesley, the last male heir of the direct line, in the year 1745, left his whole estate to on...

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...medies are such rare productions, that notwithstanding the wealth of our literature in the Comic element, it would not occupy us long to run over the English list. If they are brought to the test I shall propose, very reputable Comedies will be found unworthy of their station, like the ladies of Arthur?s Court when they were reduced to the ordeal of the mantle....

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...terature in the Comic element, it would not occupy us long to run over the English list. If they are brought to the test I shall propose, very reputab... .... And were there more in this posi- tion, Comic genius would flourish. Our English idea of a Comedy of Manners might be im- aged in the person of a bl... ...acing-yacht. Morality is a duenna to be circumvented. This was the view of English Comedy of a sagacious essayist, who said that the end of a Comedy w... ...ld, Millamant overshadows Mirabel, 12 An Essay on Comedy the sprightliest male figure of English comedy. But those two ravishing women, so copious an... ...given to be sentimental; for with them the feelings are pri- mary, as with singers. Comedy, on the other hand, is an in- terpretation of the general m...

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...LIAM DEAN HOWELLS ............................................................................................................................... 148 ENGLISH AS SHE IS TAUGHT ............................................................................................................................ 156 A SIMPLIFIED ALPHABET.....................................................

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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, and ... .................................................... .................... 148 ENGLISH AS SHE IS TAUGHT ..................................................... ... can come within a split hair of guessing the complexion of his religion: English—Protestant; Ameri can—ditto; Spaniard, Frenchman, Irishman, Italia... ...hen we have lately had a season or two of them in New York with these same singers in the several parts, and possibly this same orchestra. I resolved ... ...ou can lay on your keelson except gravel. THURSDAY.—They keep two teams of singers in stock for the chief roles, and one of these is composed of the m... ...oon till ten at night. Nearly all the labor falls upon the half dozen head singers, and apparently they are required to furnish all the noise they can... ...e so tram meled in his material that his name stands for whatever is most malevo lent and perfidious in human nature. You see how easy and flowing i... ...the laborers. No work is done, in the hive or out of it, save by them. The males do not work, the queen does no work, unless laying eggs is work, but ...

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................... 14 A CHILD?S DREAM OF A STAR................................................................................................. 21 OUR ENGLISH WATERING-PLACE ......................................................................................... 24 OUR FRENCH WATERING-PLACE.......................................................................................

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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. Copy... ...................................................................... 21 OUR ENGLISH WATERING PLACE ....................................................... ...ove to off Pitcairn’s Island; says his simple grace before eating, in good English; and knows that 7 Charles Dickens a pretty little animal on board ... ... is usually a drawn game. After that, the performer instantly departs with male dictory expressions, and is never heard of more. But the most wonderf... ... comes, the Fantoccini come, the T umblers come, the Ethiopians come; Glee singers come at night, and hum and vibrate (not always melodiously) under o... ...ose that between the T orrid Zone and the North Pole there are to be found male dancers with such astonishingly loose legs, fur nished with so many j... ..., git along with you, Sir, if you please; me and Mrs. Bigby don’t want no male parties here!’ That female was Mrs. Prodgit. I immediately withdrew, o...

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...MERICAN EDITOR OF THIS WORKS. ...................................................................................................... 4 PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION ..................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER I: THE AFFLICTION OF CHILDHOOD ................................................................ 16 CHAPTER II: IN...

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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... ............................................................ 4 PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION .............................................................. ...cey PREF PREF PREF PREF PREFA A A A ACE CE CE CE CE T T T T TO O O O O THE ENGLISH EDITION THE ENGLISH EDITION THE ENGLISH EDITION THE ENGLISH EDITION... ...f a real uncounterfeit sympathy. I have mentioned already that we had four male guard- ians, (a fifth being my mother.) These four were B., E., G., an... ... and Cimarosa. With Handel I had long been familiar, for the famous chorus singers of Lancashire sang continually at churches the most effective parts... ...better sung; but at that time I needed nothing better. It was sung by four male voices, and rose into a region of thrilling pas- sion, such as my hear... ...ell away from her, and for- sook her house. T o them succeeded a clique of male visitors, some of whom were doubtfully respectable, and others (like M...

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...................................................................................................................................... 115 IMITATIONS OF ENGLISH POETS .................................................................................................................. 116 I. CHAUCER ....................................................................................

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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... ..................................................... 115 IMITATIONS OF ENGLISH POETS ................................................................ ...es.” His prin- cipal favourites were Virgil’s “Eclogues,” in Latin; and in English, Spencer, Waller, and Dryden—admiring Spencer, we presume, for his ... ...ly we are inclined to suspect, that when common decency quits the words of male and female parties in their mutual communications, it is a very ample ... ...rtemisia talks, by fits, Of councils, classics, fathers, wits; Reads Malebranche, Boyle, and Locke: Yet in some things methinks she fails— ‘... ... poet lays A table, 77 with a cloth of bays; And Ireland, mother of sweet singers, Presents her harp 78 still to his fingers. The feast, his towerin... ...ander Pope – V olume One Is emulation in the learn’d or brave; Nor virtue, male or female, can we name, But what will grow on pride, or grow on shame....

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...st familiar forms of the tale, and it seemed to me one of those legends of such universal property that it was quite fair to put it into 18th century English costume....

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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... ...such universal property that it was quite fair to put it into 18th century English costume. Some have seen in it a remnant of the custom of some barba... ...aith, not Sight, was taught, with special reference to the Holy Eucharist. English poetry has, however, only taken up its simple classi- cal aspect. I... ...tom and precedent of our family have always transmitted the estates to the male heir. But when Charles II. granted the patent of nobility to the first... ...f nobility to the first Baron Delavie, the barony was limited to the heirs male of his body, and out grandfather 16 Love and Life was only his brothe... ...rt of his estates by will, yet that some of the land was en- tailed in the male line, so that there need not be many years of campaigning or poverty f... ...ster’s safety, and hailing as a kind of hopeful augury this verse from the singers— “At home, abroad, in peace, in war Thy God shal...

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...this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country-house, in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon. Part of the afternoon had waned, but much of it was left, and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality. Real dusk would...

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...The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house, in what I should call the perfect middle of a sple... ... such consideration and was the most characteristic object in the peculiarly English picture I have attempted to sketch. It stood upon a low hill, abo... ...ne of these was a remarkably well made man of five and thirty, with a face as English as that of the old gentleman I have just sketched was something e... ...emained for some days a mystery. Isabel remembered perfectly the neat little male child whose hair smelt of a delicious cosmetic and who had a bonne a... ...hey drew near the choir on the left of the entrance the voices of the Pope’s singers were borne to them over the heads of the large number of persons ...

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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. Copy... ...Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 42 The childr... ...ments. 70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all... ...me of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the sev en... ...sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. 4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son ... ...ons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three... ...Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. 6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him f...

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... Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File pro- duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical w... ...on the bounty of the natives, are to be found in almost every isle and hamlet; and even where these are unserviceable, the natives themselves have oft... ...er, it may be called, and will almost certainly become, the tongue of the Pacific. I will instance a few examples. I met in Majuro a Marshall Island b... ...id, is uppermost in the mind of the Marquesan. It would be strange if it were oth- erwise. The race is perhaps the handsomest extant. Six feet is abou... ...tted. They must not sit on the paepae; they must not go up to it by the stair; they must not eat pork; they must not approach a boat; they must not co... ...iefs, the drummers, the dancers, the women, and the priests. The drums—perhaps twenty strong, and some of them twelve feet high—con- tinuously throbbe... ...e bell agoing in the small belfry; and the faithful, who were not very numerous, gathered to prayers. I was once present: it was the Lord’s day, and s... ...you not hear something supernatural?’ His attention thus directed, he was aware of a strange buzzing voice—and yet he declared it was beautiful—which ... ...ere summoned (I suppose in honour of Queen Victoria) to join him. A strong breathless heat reigned under the iron roof, and the air was heavy with the...

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...r, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literatu... ...nd I, in my turn, intend to feed my reader, with one or two little lunches from the same larder. I shall not mar Garnharn’s translation by meddling wi... ...all not mar Garnharn’s translation by meddling with its English; for the most tooth- 5 A Tramp Abroad some thing about it is its quaint fashion of bu... ...was heard, and immediately groups of people began to gather in the street. Two or three open carriages arrived, and depos- ited some maids of honor an... ...res- sion; yet at times the pain was so exquisite that I could hardly keep the tears back. At those times, as the howlings and wailings and shrieking ... ..., once, and in Mannheim once, and in Munich (through my authorized agent) once, and this large experience had nearly persuaded me that the Germans pre... ...ake a drowning relative to help dispute about whether the stopple of a departed Buon Retiro scent-bottle was genuine or spurious. Many people say that... ...the walls of one room were pretty completely covered with small pictures of the Margravine in all conceivable varieties of fan- ciful costumes, some o...

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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... ...ified, and did not then wait by course: 12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and t... ...ts sounding with trumpets:) 13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thankin... ... house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. 12 And ... ...ourses, as well to the great as to the small: 16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth i... ...l city, the men that were expressed by name, to give por tions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among...

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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. Copy... ...been married but a fortnight, and who was the fairest specimen of a comely English country girl I have ever seen. Fourthy, fifthly, and lastly, an ot... ...ind se curity among their friends, for the payment of about twenty pounds English for their first year’s board and American Notes – Dickens 32 inst... ...rom its roof. In the gallery opposite to the pulpit were a little choir of male and female singers, a violoncello, and a violin. The preacher already ... ... the gallery opposite to the pulpit were a little choir of male and female singers, a violoncello, and a violin. The preacher already sat in the pulpi... ...hat all the great sights are somewhere else. If a lady take a fancy to any male passenger’s seat, the gentleman who accompanies her gives him notice o... ...ly into her own bed chamber. In another part of the building, there was a male pa tient in bed; very much flushed and heated. ‘Well,’ said he, start...

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...g student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...ritish Government,” and “bad for the people—good for the people,” made him malevolently angry. The doctor was nonplussed for a moment. Then he gath- ... ...are in England. We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English. It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual c... ... Bricknell, the old man, was one of the partners in the Colliery firm. His English was incorrect, his accent, broad Derbyshire, and he was not a gentl... ...ith disgust. The sham Egypt of Aida hid from her nothing of its shame. The singers were all colour- washed, deliberately colour-washed to a bright ora... ...on heads, a million hands, and one monstrous, unnatural consciousness. The singers ap- peared before the curtain—the applause rose up like clouds of d... ... can’t stand it that Robert offers to hand her into the taxi.” He gave his malevolent grin round the company, then went out. He did not reappear for t... ... answer. “Did you ever keep count?” Tanny persisted. Jim looked up at her, malevolent. “I believe I did,” he replied. “Forty is the age when a man sho...

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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... ...t is his turn to deal, selecting the game to be played. 5 Balzac Spanish, English, and German, with sufficient fluency to lead one to suppose that th... ... the old style, and his linen was of dazzling whiteness. A shirt- frill of English lace, yellow with age, the magnificence of which a queen might have... ...Sarrasine came to Paris to seek a refuge against the threats of a father’s malediction. Having one of those strong wills which know no obstacles, he o... ...s frantic admiration could not long escape the no- tice of the performers, male and female. One evening the Frenchman noticed that they were laughing ... ...th laughing decanters whose red facets sparkled merrily. He recognized the singers from the theatre, male and female, mingled with charming women, all... ...e red facets sparkled merrily. He recognized the singers from the theatre, male and female, mingled with charming women, all ready to begin an artists... ...sci- nating delicacy of feeling. At one time, as the merry little party of singers ventured out into the open country, they saw at some distance a num...

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...going student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Co... ...of the few shabby people in the free seats. The organ peals forth, the hired singers commence a short hymn, and the congregation condescendingly rise,... ...osed in manner, to that we have just quitted. The hymn is sung not by paid singers, but by the whole assembly at the loudest pitch of their voices, ... ...t class of persons does this affect? The rich man? No. Menial servants, both male and female, are specially exempted from the operation of the bill. ‘... ... Heaven knows, he very often goes long enough without it. This is the plain English of the clause. The carriage and pair of horses, the coachman, the... ...ening service, was published by Charles the First, it is needless to say the English people were comparatively rude and uncivilised. And yet it is ex ... ...anding round, to colour up also, and look anywhere but in the faces of their male companions. As I approached this spot in the evening about half an 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... ... The passions were absolutely in harmony with the intelligence. He had the English manner; a remarkable simplicity contrasting with the demonstrative ... ...pon their polluted cheeks! They get us an ill name wherever they go. These singers have 16 Vittoria no country. One—I knew her—betrayed Filippo Masta... ...t I shall be ready.” “There are no squabbles of any serious kind among the singers?” A soft dimple played for a moment on her lips. “I have heard some... ...cquiescence. “Once more, good-bye.” The Chief addressed the signo- rina in English. She replied in the same tongue, “Good-bye,” tremulously; and passi... ...it more than they disliked it, called their female foes Amazons, and their male by a less complimentary title, and so waited for the patriotic epidemi... ...le of faith with the Austrian military that noth- ing save terror of their males kept sweet Italian women from the expression of their preference for ... ...ly turning toward Royalty. Great excuses are to be made for this, the last male descen- dant, whose father in his youth had been an Imperial page, and... ...’ 110 Vittoria She hardly listened to Vittoria’s statement that the chief singers in the new opera were engaged to attend a meeting at eleven at nigh...

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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... ... absurd errors, was opposed to that of Saladin, in which the Christian and English monarch showed all the cruelty and violence of an Eastern sultan, a... ...aracter of a conquering mon- arch; so that I doubted not a name so dear to Englishmen as that of King Richard I. might contribute to their amuse- ment... ...l myself undertake thy revenge with five thousand horse. I will slay every male of them, and send their women into such distant captivity that the nam... ...cattered flowers. After these followed, in due and majestic order, the fe- males who composed the choir—six, who from their black scapularies, and bla... ...ts cage, as if to assure him, by its sympathetic suggestions, that the fe- male who held the right file on the second rank of the nov- ices was dearer... ...le, ungratefully treated, because men’s mouths—even those of his own minne-singers [The German minstrels were so termed.]—are filled with the praises ... ...Richard of England 136 The Talisman engrosses amongst minstrels and minne-singers. Has no one of the joyeuse science here present a song in praise of...

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...g student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ... lifted and extended to view, in all his beautiful, dead youth. The young, male body droops forward on the cross, like a dead flower. It looks as if i... ...which was not herself, ultimately. 21 Twilight in Italy Even the man, the male, was part of herself. He was the mobile, separate part, but he was non... ... iously, waiting, holding his chin. He is afraid he ought to understand my English. I stutter off into French, confounded by the laconic phrases of th... ...is last triumph of the ego, this last reduction. He wanted to go where the English have gone, beyond the Self, into the great inhuman Not Self, to cre... ...he flesh that is like a narcotic. But they are too strong for the men. The male spirit, which would subdue the immediate flesh to some conscious or so... ...-respectable cafe. These young men are all free-think- ers, great dancers, singers, players of the guitar. They are im- moral and slightly cynical. Th...