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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

... THE COMING OF MESSIAH IN GLORY AND MAJESTY BY JUAN JOSAFAT BEN-EZRA, A CONVERTED JEW ... ...HE REV. EDWARD IRVING, A.M. Volume I PUBLISHED BY L. B. SEELEY AND SON FLEET STREET, LONDON MDCCCXXVII THIS EDITION ... ...............................................................................205 CHAPTER VIII............................................................ ...who look for him that he is to appear without sin unto salvation, and to those who love his appearing that the crown of glory remaineth, I do exhort... ...(2 Pet. i.3.), there shall come in the last days scoffers, saying, Where is the hope of his coming. From your brother in the common faith, and serva... ...is effect: but really I have thought this matter so completely set at rest by Mede, and Henry More, and the common consent of those who have written ... ...ong with the seventh seal laid out in detail under the seven vials; after which we have six chapters of explanation or interpretation by the angel, ... ...n the resurrection of the dead.” Phil. iii. 10,11. And to this effect I understand Rom. viii. 1. “There is no condemnation (êñéóéò i.e. judgement) t... ...ding to faith, should also be of the number. And here for eight days, under the roof of Henry Drummond, Esq. the present High Sheriff of the County,...

...ALL that I have to say to thee, my venerable friend Christophilus, reduces itself to the serious and formal examination of one single point; which, in the present constitution or system of the church and the world, appears to me of the highest importance; viz. Whether the ideas which we entertain concerning the coming of...

....1 PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE BY THE TRANSLATOR.....3 PART II...32 CHAPTER I.....33 CHAPTER II....46 CHAPTER III ....67 CHAPTER IV....85 CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY...113 TO THE READER....129 A CRITIQUE OF THE WORK ...130 DEDECATION....135 PREFACE.....137 PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE.....143 THE COMING OF MESSIAH...151 CHAPTER I.....151 CHAPTER II....160 CHAPTER III....163 ...

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On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

By: Martin Luther

...ABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY OF THE CHURCH 1520 Translated by A. T. W. Steinhäuser and revised by Frederick C. Ahrens and Abdel Ross Wentz INTRODUCTION Th... ...ual- temporal power. Now in The Babylonian Captivity of the Church he enters and takes her central stronghold and sanctuary—the sacramental system by... ... 3 In this book on the “Babylonian Captivity,” later that year, he fulfils his promise and the “little song” becomes a veritable “prelude.” Luther... ...romise and the “little song” becomes a veritable “prelude.” Luther intends his book to be only an introduction to his major engagement on this theme... ... and dangerous foe of the church. Of special significance was the action of Henry VIII of England. Not content with ordering Luther’s writings to be ... ...angerous foe of the church. Of special significance was the action of Henry VIII of England. Not content with ordering Luther’s writings to be publi... ..., denouncing Luther and defending the Catholic positions on the sacraments. Henry’s book so pleased the pope that he issued a special bull declaring ... ...). LW 31, 253–292. 11 The title page of Alveld’s treatise contained twenty-six lines. Luther’s Calopodia (perhaps originally intended as calcipodiu... ..., op. cit., p. 303 n. 2. 185 As he actually did later in the case of Henry VIII and Philip of Hesse, considering it to be the lesser of two evils i...

...Martin Luther goes through the seven sacraments of the medieval Catholic Church with his interpretation of the Bible. He teaches his opinions on the different pratices taken place within the Catholic Church and what they should or do represent. The book is seemingly set in an "angry tone" as this was the fi...

...“Rise up then, you popish flatterers, one and all! Get busy and defend yourselves against the charges of impiety, tyranny, and lèse-majesté against the gospel, and of the crime of slandering your brethren. You decry as heretics those who refuse to contravene such pla...

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The Curse of Kali

By: Audrey Blankenhagen

...SSAGE OF INDIA’ E.M. Forster, 1924 This book is a work of fiction. Places, events, and situations in this story are purely fictional.... ... 11/22/02 iii Note to Reader Extracts from investigations, 1835 Major General Sir William Henry (‘Thuggee’) Sleeman Sleeman: ‘Are you afr... ...you afraid of the spirits you murder?’ Thuggee: ‘Never, they cannot trouble us.’ Sleeman: ‘And how do they not trouble you?’ Thuggee: ‘Are... ...ppointed a special Commissioner for the Suppression of Thuggee and Dacoity, William Sleeman, and his investigations and interrogations of informers ... ... surrounding the base of the idol. The figure of a man lay prostrate at the foot of the Goddess, his fingers clutching at her feet, the knuckles ten... ...he looked into the face of ‘The Strangler’ and saw the face of his son. KALI WAS AVENGED!! viii THE CURSE OF KALI 1 Chapter 1 India-1851 ... ...marry Gavin French, then that was what she would do. THE CURSE OF KALI 17 Chapter 2 It was six months later that Sir Terence arranged a passag... ...ting, all too clearly, the real military masters of the State. ‘There is the fort, which is about six miles, as the crow flies, from the northern ga... ...ore of women and children reached them, there was a sense of horror. ‘It seems Major General Sir Henry Havelock’s relief forces arrived too late to...

...l fiction set in 19th century India by Audrey Blankenhagen. The exotic beauty of India, her British rulers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machinations of a sinister cult of Kali; the horrors of the Indian Mutiny: are the themes woven into the rich backcloth of ?THE CURSE OF KALI?. In this turbulent setting are a man and...

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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

... The First Book of Factoids First Published on the Links and Factoids Study List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfacto... ...ist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfactoid Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ...OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V. E VI. F VII. G VIII. H IX. I-J X. K XI. L XII. M XIII. N XIV. O XV. P-Q ... ...the Rain" A Abdication Crisis The love affair of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) and Wallis Simpson in 1936 is the stuff of romantic drama... ...econd time, dined with her and her husband in their London flat and invited them to his country retreat - she did not captivate him. He did take her... ...y her husband. He tried to introduce her in court, but George V was outraged. Upon his death, the Prince of Wales became King on January 20, 1936. ... ...ing after a crown.' In Bogotá the U. S. minister and future president, Gen. William Henry Harrison, accused Bolívar of planning to turn Gran Colombi... ...make one orbit of the sun) to be 365 days and 6 hours. Every fourth year the extra six hours were collected and added as an extra day to the year, ... ...h his domineering and fanatically religious mother, Augusta, and his older brother, Henry, on a 195- acres family homestead outside Plainfield, Wisco...

Anthology of fascinating historical and scientific facts and links to relevant Web sources.

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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human... ............................................... 14 WE MUST THINK MORE DEEPLY—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING ............... 24 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS -- T... ...eep late and arranged to meet Commander Gulliver at one o’clock. She knew his jet lag was slowing him up, he was still lagging somewhere west of Tah... ...ng somewhere west of Tahiti. She found him in the hotel lobby but without his South Sea pareo. ------------------... ...ch believes this is an essential part of the marriage contract. When King Henry didn‘t want to abide by his contract he just started a new approach ... ...th both of our friends there. One is even crying. We can imagine ourselves six feet under with the worms gnawing at our bones. But we are still think... ...he Inquisition was a deistic school teacher named Cayetano Ripoll in 1826. Six years after his execution the queen mother declared the Spanish Inquis... ...e individual freedom to experiment has given us the auto assembly lines of Henry Ford, the electric light and the other inventions of Thomas Edison, ... ...resy, Q 11, A 3 9. See: Plato, Laws, Book X; Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book VIII, Aquinas, Summa Theologica 491 Q. 2, Art. 3 10. Letter to Jeffer...

...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyss...

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Information Technology Tales

By: Brad Bradford

... balance of power within major civilizations. BRAD BRADFORD Foreword and Epilogue By Michael S. Hart Dedication to CAROL For bec... ...Dedication to CAROL For becoming my smart, beautiful bride in 1949 and then giving fully of herself to me and our wonderful family incomparab... ...to foster curiosity about past Information Technology. Paraphrased from Henry Hobhouse’s introduction to Seeds of Change. Table of Contents ... ...l Europe The illiterate warrior-king brings the scholarly monk Alcuin and his literary arts and sciences school system to France to create the Carol... ...iam Caxton’s print shop helps standardize The Treasure of Our Tongue, and Henry VIII’s first act as ―pope‖ orders and then funds the first printed En... ...xton’s print shop helps standardize The Treasure of Our Tongue, and Henry VIII’s first act as ―pope‖ orders and then funds the first printed English ... ... to mechanize Gutenberg’s process—unsuccessfully until Mergenthaler built his Linotype. But Ottmar’s name fell through history’s cracks. 18. ―The... ... symbols to the phonetic alphabet‘s sound symbols so great? The twenty-six letters of our alphabet are without doubt much easier to master than h... ...rchant-diplomat who turned pioneer printer, two defiant clergy, and Henry VIII with his mistress-wife Anne Boleyn. “Black Plague” set stage for Peas...

...This book also begins with that wondrous first Information Technology and then moves on to tales about the wonders of the written word—great stories, many of them likely new to most readers. In them, you‘ll find all the backgrounds, foregrounds, premises, conclusions, and surprises that make up...

...him with language. Even before He takes Adam‘s rib to make Eve, He tells Adam to name every living creature. Adam immediately understands God‘s words and enunciates his own....

...h. Yet somehow we find it easy to make sense of speech. -- 2. The Gift of Memory-For millennia, mnemonics reigned over commerce, news, entertainment, and the perpetuation and refinement of crafts. -- 3. From Whence Cometh Indo-European Tongues?-Did a freshwater lake community flee a saltwater surge that filled the Black Sea and scatter its language west toward the Atlantic...

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Essays

By: Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

...in 1603. In 'The World's Classics' the first volume was published in 1904, and reprinted in 1910 and 1924." Additional material was supplied by R.S. ... ... presentation is copyright © 1999 The University of Oregon. For nonprofit and educational uses only. Send comments and corrections to the Publisher, ... ... Houre of Parlies is dangerous VII. That our Intention judgeth our Actions VIII. Of Idlenesse IX. Of Lyers X. Of Readie or Slow Speech XI. Of Prognost... ...end on the opinion we have of them XLI. That a Man should not communicate his Glorie XLII. Of the Inequalitie that is betweene us XLIII. Of Sumptuari... ... VI. Of Exercise or Practice VII. Of the Recompenses or Rewards of Honour VIII. Of the Affections of Fathers to their Children: To the Lady of Estis... ...VIII. Of the Art of Conferring IX. Of Vanitie X. How one ought to governe his Will XI. Of the Lame or Crippel XII. Of Phisiognomy XIII. Of Experience... ...t men put to the sword, as having no meanes of publike defence; for above six thousand were slaine and massacred, of which not one was seene, either... ...ts us of all our bonds.' I know some that have taken it in another sence. Henry the seventh, King of England, made a composition with Philip, son to... ...or, was Monsieur de Carnavalet, who was Master of the Horse unto our King Henry the second. I have seene a man take his full cariere, standing boult ...

...well-meaning Booke. It doth at the first entrance forewarne thee, that in contriving the same I have proposed unto my selfe no other than a familiar and private end: I have no respect or consideration at all, either to thy service, or to my glory: my forces are not capable of any such desseigne. I have vowed the same to the particular commodity of my kinsfolk and friends...

...They have a secret, unperceived and delicate beauty; he had neede of a cleere, farreseeing and true-discerning sight that should rightly discover this secret light. Is not ingenuity (according to us) cosin germaine unto sottishnesse, and a quality of rep...

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Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands

By: J. W. Buel

... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "T... ...thor of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descripti... ...t ever set foot on the American continent -- Killing of Thorwald by natives -- His last instructions while dying -- Finding of a skeleton in armor -- ... ...America -- Captured and eaten by Cannibals -- A sole survivor -- How he served his captors -- The Aztecs of Mexico -- Final rescue -- Attacked by sava... ...rom Umcan -- Founding a new nation with Genghis Khan as ruler 90- 101 CHAPTER VIII. The Great Khan Wins a Wife by battle. -- Genghis demands the daug... ...erful walls about their capital city -- A bloody battle with the Tlascalans -- Six thousand dead upon the field -- Another terrible battle -- Four hun... ... Rica adopted as a base for operations -- Objection to Buccaneer government -- Henry Morgan the sea bandit -- His first service, when a boy, as servan... ...ood and happiness of the people whom he was thus appointed to govern. CHAPTER VIII. THE GREAT KHAN WINS A WIFE BY BATTLE. ZINGIS' power continued rap... ... charter of donation, fitted out a fleet, conducted under letters- patent from Henry VII., who gave the command to John Cabot, a native of Venice, who...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Reciting astonishing incidents and perilou...

...e Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- Building a strong nation -- The earliest navigators -- Evolution of the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- Islands of the long ago...

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Voices from the Past

By: Paul Alexander Bartlett

...of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham Lincoln. Each novel appears here in its entirety within a sin... ... Bartlett’s writing has been praised by many leading authors, reviewers, and critics, among them: JAMES MICHENER, novelist: “I am much taken wit... ... JAMES PURDY, novelist: “An important writer... I find great pleasure in his work. Really beautiful and distinguished.” ALICE S. MORRIS in Harper’s... ...rt knowledge of place and people.” MICHAEL FRAENKEL, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity of the true and original creator. Bartlett is esse... ...with him at war, I suppose it was. How can I know? Our horses have gone, six or seven at a time, until there are only colts and old ones—I see them... ... my career, is no longer here: it is a long way from Ve- nus and Adonis to Henry VIII: there were grim diversions, rude and costly failures: my goal ... ...reer, is no longer here: it is a long way from Ve- nus and Adonis to Henry VIII: there were grim diversions, rude and costly failures: my goal it see... ... it snowed, and during the afternoon I fell asleep and dreamed I saw King Henry and Shallow crossing the fields be- yond my windows. “O God, that on... ...will...my last walk...my last play. I never thought of a last play. Henry VIII was to have another and yet another...creeping on but creeping to be ...

... the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham Lincoln. Each novel appears here in its entirety within a single unique volume of 644 pages beautifully illustrated by the author-artist....

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Information Technology Tales

By: Brad Bradford

...lance of power within major civilizations. BRAD BRADFORD Foreword and Epilogue by Michael S. Hart Dedication to CAROL For bec... ...Dedication to CAROL For becoming my smart, beautiful bride in 1949 and then giving fully of herself to me and our wonderful family incomparab... ...to foster curiosity about past Information Technology. Paraphrased from Henry Hobhouse’s introduction to Seeds of Change. Table of Contents ... ...l Europe The illiterate warrior-king brings the scholarly monk Alcuin and his literary arts and sciences school system to France to create the Carol... ...iam Caxton’s print shop helps standardize The Treasure of Our Tongue, and Henry VIII’s first act as ―pope‖ orders and then funds the first printed En... ...xton’s print shop helps standardize The Treasure of Our Tongue, and Henry VIII’s first act as ―pope‖ orders and then funds the first printed English ... ... to mechanize Gutenberg’s process—unsuccessfully until Mergenthaler built his Linotype. But Ottmar’s name fell through history’s cracks. 18. ―The... ...pe symbols to the phonetic alphabet‘s sound symbols so great? The twenty-six letters of our alphabet are without doubt much easier to master than h... ...rchant-diplomat who turned pioneer printer, two defiant clergy, and Henry VIII with his mistress-wife Anne Boleyn. “Black Plague” set stage for Peas...

...This book also begins with that wondrous first Information Technology and then moves on to tales about the wonders of the written word—great stories, many of them likely new to most readers. In them, you‘ll find all the backgrounds, foregrounds, premises, conclusions, and surprises that make u...

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The Religious Dimension

By: Donald Broadribb

...ELIGIOUS DIMENSION by DONALD BROADRIBB With contributions by Marilyn Holly and Norma Lyons Second Edition Published by the Author York, Western Austra... ... Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with text reset, various emendations, and new index, is published by the Author, Donald Broadribb, owner of the p... ... has its origins in something far deeper than mere intellectual reasoning. His mentor, Socrates, had known the vox dei (divine voice within) which gav... ... action, though it never attempted to persuade him to undertake an action. His comment that he supposed it unique to himself is in The Republic sectio... ...tude” I do not mean the religions and philosophies THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION viii of the past or present, or any kind of religion or philosophy at all.... ...olumes, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London, 1921. vol.1. book III, chapter VIII. For a popular Buddhist legendary account of the Buddha’s life see Edw... ...anism was a religion which originated in Persia (modern Iran) some five to six cen- turies BC. It began as a series of revelations to the prophet Zara... ...t. We entered. Inside there were many rows of tables, each of which seated six persons, two on each of the long sides and one at each end. When we sat... ...n Environmental Ethics, vol. 1, no. 3, Fall 1979, pp. 255-62. Stites, Sara Henry: Economics of the Iroquois, AMS Press edition, 1978. (First published...

... went hand in hand with their social structure. It has been only in the past two or three centuries that religious questioning has occupied the minds and hearts of a large share of the population. Religious questioningis now a concern of the entire world, West and East alike. One sign of this is the extraordinary proliferation of new religiouscreeds and organizations. It s...

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King Henry V

By: William Shakespeare

... William Shakespeare’s King Henry V is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...nsylvania State University. This Portable Docu ment file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file,... ...y charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania ... ... person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim M... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. William Shakespeare’s King Henry V , the Pennsylvania State University, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, H... ...Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels, Leash’d in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire Crouch f... ...intain, to the king’s honor, Full fifteen earls and fifteen hundred knights, Six thousand and two hundred good esquires; And, to relief of lazars and ... ...o harm between them. Go you with me, uncle of Exeter. [Exeunt.] ACT IV SCENE VIII: Before KING HENRY’S pavil ion. [Enter GOWER and WILLIAMS.] WILLIA... ...r in France, or in England! GOWER: How now, sir! you villain! Act IV, scene viii 67 WILLIAMS: Do you think I’ll be forsworn? FLUELLEN: Stand away,...

...Excerpt: Chorus: O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels, Leash?d in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire Crouch for employment. But pardon, and g...

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King Henry Vi, Part Iii

By: William Shakespeare

...nsylvania State Uni versity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file,... ...y charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania ... ... person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim M... ...the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. King Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare , the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...he Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 KING HENRY VI, PART III William Shakespeare (written about 1591 1592) DRAMATIS... ...1 1592) DRAMATIS PERSONAE KING HENRY : the Sixth. EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES : his son. (PRINCE ED WARD:) KING LEWIS XI : King of France. (KING LEWIS X... ...entle Warwick? And when came George from Burgundy to England? WARWICK: Some six miles off the duke is with the soldiers; And for your brother, he was... ...t of the day, And, that once gotten, doubt not of large pay. [Exeunt.] SCENE VIII: London. The palace. [Flourish. Enter KING HENRY VI, WARWICK, MONTA... ...And thus I seal my truth, and bid adieu. Henry VI, Part III , Act IV , scene viii 72 KING HENRY VI : Sweet Oxford, and my loving Montague, And all a...

...Excerpt: While we pursued the horsemen of the north, He stole away and left his men: Whereat the great Lord of Northumberland, Whose warlike ears could never brook retreat, Cheer?d up the drooping army; and himself, Lord Clifford and Lord Stafford, all abreast, Charged our main battle?s fron...

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The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

By: Henry Fielding

...Vol. 1 The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding: Volume One, Containing Books I through VIII is a publicati... ...nes, A Foundling by Henry Fielding: Volume One, Containing Books I through VIII is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable ... ...sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is fur nished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, f... ...charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania St... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State Uni versity nor Jim M... ...ctronic transmission, in any way. The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding: Volume One, Containing Books I through VIII, the Pennsylvan... ...nes, A Foundling by Henry Fielding: Volume One, Containing Books I through VIII, the Pennsylvania State University, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleto... ...his should be very indifferent, and utterly dis agreeable to the taste of his company, they must not find any fault; nay, on the contrary, good breed... ...or understanding, he no more despised her for them, than for her not being six feet high. In his opinion of the female sex, he exceeded the moroseness...

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The American

By: Henry James

...James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The American by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Mani... ...or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The American by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series,... ... n a brilliant day in May, in the year 1868, a gentle man was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the cent... ...t you let me know?” “I had no idea you were here.” “I have been here these six years.” “It must be eight or nine since we met.” “Something of that sor... ...my life, and I’m tired of it.” “Well, try Paris. How old are you?” “Thirty-six.” “C’est le bel age, as they say here.” “What does that mean?” “It mean... ...its scintillations over the high adornments of Newman’s ball-room. CHAPTER VIII “Tell me something about your sister,” Newman began abruptly. Bellegar...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. On a brilliant day in May, in the year 1868, a gentle man was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since been removed, to the extreme regret of all weak-kneed lovers of ...

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The Portrait of a Lady

By: Henry James

...The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James A PENN S TAT E ELE C T R O N IC CLAS SIC S SERIES PUBLICA TIO N... ...LE C T R O N IC CLAS SIC S SERIES PUBLICA TIO N The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Mani... ... a Lady merely to help him out with a lame phrase; they draw him away from his small question to their own greater ones; so that, after a little, he f... ...the return of her other niece as long as she thought reasonable, but as at six o’clock Mrs. Ludlow had not come in she prepared to take her departure.... ...So as to do them?” asked her aunt. “So as to choose,” said Isabel. CHAPTER VIII As she was devoted to romantic effects Lord Warburton ventured to expr... ...s a man to the multitude, and he calculated that he had spent about twenty-six hours in her company. He had summed up all this—the perver- sity of the...

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A Little Tour in France

By: Henry James

...A Little Tour In France by Henry James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION A Little T... ...N STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION A Little Tour in France by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania S... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Ma... ...which point it seemed possible to make a variety of fruit- ful excursions. His excursions resolved themselves ulti- mately into a journey through seve... ...s the charming little tomb of the two children (who died young) of Charles VIII. and Anne of Brittany, in white marble, embossed with symbolic dolphin... ... helps itself from the things that remain; he tries to see the life of the six- teenth century in its form and dress,—its turbulence, its passions, it... ...oor, in a wall, against 37 Henry James the top of which, in 1498, Charles VIII., according to an accepted tradition, knocked his head to such good pu...

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The Europeans

By: Henry James

...ames A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Europeans by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...sylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Mani... ...r for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Europeans by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series,... ... endar should happen to indicate that the blessed vernal season is already six weeks old, it will be admitted that no depressing influence is absent f... ...looking figures. He worked rap- idly and attentively, sometimes threw back his head and held out his drawing at arm’s-length, and kept up a soft, gay-... ...d. “He has been requested by the Harvard authorities to absent himself for six months. Meanwhile he is studying with Mr. Brand. We think Mr. Brand wil... ...lix, “that ‘s a license to say everything! Gertrude, I adore you!” CHAPTER VIII C harlotte and Mr. Brand had not returned when they reached the house;...

...ve-yard in the heart of a bustling, indifferent city, seen from the windows of a gloomylooking inn, is at no time an object of enlivening suggestion; and the spectacle is not at its best when the mouldy tombstones and funereal umbrage have received the ineffectual refreshment of a dull, moist snow-fall. If, while the air is thickened by this frosty drizzle, the calendar sh...

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Amelia

By: Henry Fielding

... Saintsbury A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Amelia by Henry Fielding, ed. George Saintsbury is a publication of the Pennsylvania ... ...sylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Mani... ...ument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Amelia by Henry Fielding, ed. George Saintsbury, the Pennsylvania State University, E... ...rflows with predilection for it, but chiefly, as it would seem, because of his affection for Amelia herself, in which he practically agrees with Scott... ... goodness or wickedness dressed out with stars and ribbons and coaches-and-six. Only Swift, by combination of experi- ence and genius, has given us li... ... the following chapter. 38 Amelia Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII The history of Miss Matthews continued. “THIS YOUN... ...iment, we will here put an end to this chapter. 79 Henry Fielding Chapter viii Chapter viii Chapter viii Chapter viii Chapter viii In which our reade...

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The Figure in the Carpet

By: Henry James

...The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Figure... ... STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...erson using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Mani... ... first volume of it—and paid scant attention to my friend’s explanation of his appeal. What explanation could be more to the point than my obvious fit... ... still more than I had ever taken to the books. 23 Henry James CHAPTER VI Six months after our friend had left England George Corvick, who made his l... ...hasn’t gone into it, I know; it’s the thing itself, let severely alone for six months, that has simply sprung out at him like a tigress out of the jun... ... on behalf of every one concerned, I fully acknowledged the force. CHAPTER VIII Nothing more vexatious had ever happened to me than to become aware be...

...Excerpt: I had done a few things and earned a few pence--I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it?s none of the longest yet) I co...

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