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...My Bondage and My Freedom By Frederick Douglas A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication My Bondage and... ...tronic Classics Series Publication My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglas is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portabl... ...blication My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglas is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...y a principle essential to Christianity, a PERSON is eternally differenced from a THING; so that the idea of a HUMAN BEING, necessarily excludes the i... ...F THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF AN AFFLICTED, DESPISED AND DEEPLY OUT- RAGED PEOPLE, BY RANKING SLAVERY WITH PI- RACY AND MURDER, AND BY DENYING IT EITH... ...al plea—”not guilty;” the case must, therefore, proceed. Any facts, either from slaves, slaveholders, or by-standers, calculated to enlighten the publ... ... to do it. Not only is slavery on trial, but unfortunately, the en- slaved people are also on trial. It is alleged, that they are, naturally, inferior... ..., blue sky of America, I am covered with the soft, grey fog of the Emerald Isle. I breathe, and lo! the chattel becomes a man. I gaze around in vain f... ...de can assemble upon all the green hills and fertile plains of the Emerald Isle; they can pour out their grievances, and proclaim their wants without ...

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...AMSTOWN, MASS., MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907 NO. 1 THE HATCHET BURIED Conclusion of Hostilities Be- tween the Classes of 1909 and 1910 End of the March J7th... ...fe escorts tor visitors of the fair sex and also two illustri- ous orators from the lower classes. Ijet me introduce to you the sophomore orator, Mr. ... ...he Geography of France and Its Influence on the Cnlture and History of the People. ' ' Clark Hall. TUESDAY, MARCH 19 7.30p. m.—Y. M, C. A. elections. ... ...here to thank the various alumni who, unsolicit- ed, have contributed news from time to time. The same prinoiplo obtains in the collection of under- g... ...s Ready-to-Wear Tailor-Hade Barnard & Co. North Adams Williamstown LOTS OF PEOPLE NEVER WORRY ABOUT STYLE, JUST BUY Fownes AND HIT IT RICH New Members... ...ven, Conn. Prof. Kellogg will probably pass July and August at Little Deer Isle, Me. Dr. Kennon intends to devote his time to visits in Baltimore, Md.... ...f the board. The following have been ap- pointed football directors: 1908 —Douglass. Gillett, Payson; 1909 —Howe. Kline. Latson; lyiO— Erskine.Herriok... .... N, Y. '01 —The marriage - of Lewis Squires of New York city to Miss Jean Douglas will take place on November 6 at the home of the bride's parents in... ... -A. WOOD. FEBRUARY 27—Thomas Jefferson in " l^i|t Van Winkle '' MARCH 9— "Isle of Spice" WILLIAMS RECORD, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1908 . P.J. BOLAND&SON Ta...

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...Excerpt: Young people. Dunbar Castle, standing on steep rocks above the North Sea, was not only inaccessible on that side, but from its donjon tower commanded a magnificent view, both of the expanse of waves, taking purple tints from the sh...

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...blication Two Penniless Princesses by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...imes, the only recreation-ground of the ladies and play-place of the young people. Dunbar Castle, standing on steep rocks above the North Sea, was not... ...eep rocks above the North Sea, was not only inaccessible on that side, but from its donjon tower commanded a magnificent view, both of the expanse of ... ...nded a magnificent view, both of the expanse of waves, taking purple tints from the shad- ows of the clouds, with here and there a sail fleeting befor... ... as a sanction to tyranny. He had been introduced to the two winsome young Douglases only as a prelude to their murder, and every day brought tidings ... ... face of north- ern nature, and it was hardly to be wondered at that young people, inheritors of the cultivated instincts of James I. and of the Plant... ...nferior royal pursuivant was entertaining two of his fellows, one with the Douglas Bloody Heart, the other with the Lindsay Lion on a black field, bes... ...arry himself?’ ‘Oh no,’ said Dame Lilias, smiling; ‘only King Harry of the Isle of Wight—a bit place about the bigness of Arran; but it pleased the En... ...rs old, leading out the elder Scottish princess, and the young King of the Isle of Wight the stately and beautiful Duchess Cicely. Eleanor, who knew s...

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...Preface: When I first saw Mr. Osgood?s beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the Lake, I asked him to let me use some of the cuts in a cheaper annotated edition for school and household use; and the present volume is the result. The text of the poem has given me unexpected trouble. When...

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...tt, Bart. Edited with Notes by William J. Rolfe, A.M. Formerly Head Master of the High School, Cambridge, Mass. Boston 1883 A Penn State Electronic Cl... ...ine by line, with the Edinburgh edi- 4 The Lady of the Lake tion of 1821 (from the Harvard Library), with Lockhart’s first edition, the “ Globe “ edi... ...izabethan words and constructions, and I have quoted many “ parallelisms “ from Shakespeare and his contemporaries. I believe I have referred to my ed... ...l Divide them from their parent hill, Till each, retiring, claims to be An islet in an inland sea. XIV. And now, to issue from the glen, No pathway me... ... distant hum, While the deep peal’s commanding tone Should wake, in yonder islet lone, A sainted hermit from his cell, T o drop a bead with every knel... ... of that exiled race? Can I not mountain maiden spy, But she must bear the Douglas eye? Can I not view a Highland brand, But it must match the Douglas... ...ust match the Douglas hand? Can I not frame a fevered dream, But still the Douglas is the theme? I’ll dream no more,— by manly mind Not even in sleep ... .... XXII. Lament. ‘And art thou cold and lowly laid, Thy foeman’s dread, thy people’s aid, Breadalbane’s boast, Clan-Alpine’s shade! For thee shall none... ...eath. Another writer, in 1843, says that the pool is still visited, not by people of the vicinity, who have no faith in its virtue, but by those from ...

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... Chronicles: Roman De Brut by Wace, trans. Eugene Mason is a publication of the Pennsylva nia State University. This Portable Document file is furn... ...g the last half of the twelfth century, it received its great est impulse from Crestien de T roies, the most distinguished of the trouvères. The met... ...year of his birth or of his death, but we know that he lived approximately from 1100 to 1175. Practically all our information about his life is what h... ...to the Romance language, I say and I will say to him that I am Wace of the isle of Jersey, which lies in the sea, toward the west, and is a part of th... ...in the sea, toward the west, and is a part of the fief of Normandy. In the isle of 5 Wace Jersey I was born, and to Caen I was taken as a little lad;... ...ything, or see everything … God distributes differ ent gifts to different people. Each man should show his worth in that which God has given him.” He... ...sed Constantine to be slain. Great was the sorrow the lords and all honest people made above their king, for the realm had now no prince, save only th... ...le, and to abate his pride. The armies drew together upon the banks of the Douglas. The two hosts fell one upon the other furiously, and many a sergea... ...y. When he heard the tidings of what had be fallen Colgrin at the Ford of Douglas, and of how he was holden straitly by Arthur in York, he was passin...

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...Preface: As the most striking lines of poetry are the most hackneyed, because they have grown to be the common inheritance of all the world, so many of the most noble deeds that earth can show have become the best known, and enjoyed their full meed of fame. The...

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...RLOTTE M YONGE A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Book of Golden Deeds is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This... ...he collection has been made. It is rather intended as a treasury for young people, where they may find minuter particulars than their abridged histori... ...ew’s Germany. The Escape of Attalus is narrated 4 A Book of Golden Deeds (from Gregory of T ours) in Thierry’s ‘Lettres sur l’Histoire de France;’ th... ...dventures, and those of Prascovia Lopouloff true Elisabeth of Siberia, are from M. le Maistre; the shipwrecks chiefly from Gilly’s ‘Shipwrecks of the ... ...er and thicker from the volcano, and the liquid mud streamed down, and the people fled and struggled on, and still the sentry stood at his post, unfli... ...ring heather, over which soft skins were laid for their bedding. Sir James Douglas was the most courtly and graceful knight of all the party, and ever... ...or the King’s Field. Many of the horses were killed by the axes; and James Douglas and Gilbert de la Haye were both wounded. All would have been slain... ... the fourteenth century. It took place in the island of Rhodes. This Greek isle had become the home of the Knights of St. John, or Hospitaliers, an or... ...desperate fighting, and the remnant of the Hospitaliers sailed away to the isle of Cyprus, where, after a few years, they recruited their forces, and,...

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...Preface: When the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. In the present case, it is scarcely necessary...

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... Series Publication The Caged Lion by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...utely sheltered by this imprisonment throughout his nonage and early youth from the frightful violence and pre- sumption of the nobles of his kingdom.... ...aving been himself educated at Paris. The Abbey of Coldingham is described from a local com- pilation of the early part of the century, with an accoun... ...e as well as to suffer,’ there was an approach of footsteps, and two young people entered the hall; the first a girl, with a family likeness to Malcol... ...y. ‘United, they might be strong enough; but each knows that his fel- low, Douglas, Lennox, March, or Mar, would be ready to play the same game as Alb... ...dom hath he? What hope is there of his return? Can he brook to hear of his people’s wretchedness?’ This was the first question at which Sir James atte... ...ell about the Lammas tide, When moormen win their hay, The doughty Earl of Douglas rode Into England to catch a prey.” Again he stood transfixed, beat... ...oked up, and murmured the verse: ‘“I had a dream, a weary dream, Ayont the Isle of Skye; I saw a dead man win a fight, And I think that man was I.’ Th...

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Excerpt: Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Duke of Saint-Simon.

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...Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency By The Duke of Saint-Simon A Penn State Electronic Classics ... ...f Saint-Simon A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Duke of Saint-Simon is... ...ent, at the head of French historical papers, and are the one great source from which all historians derive their insight into the closing years of th... ... was a new term, or a change in the ordinary meaning of words sprang forth from has pen. With this was joined a vigour and breadth of style, very pro-... ...e by eight months; and if the expression be allowed in speak- ing of young people, so unequal in position, friendship had united us. I made up my mind... ...cs due to various tradesfolk. He had written out false receipts from these people, and put them in his accounts. He was a little man, gentle, affable,... ... from Paris to Alencon. He charged 695 Saint-Simon with this duty Colonel Douglas (who belonged to the Irish (regiments) in the pay of France), who, ... ... and nothing which could render him suspected of being capable of a crime. Douglas got into a post-chaise, accompanied by two horse- men; all three we... ...haw to profit by it. He was arrested shortly after- wards, and sent to the Isle de Sainte Marguerite, which he obtained permission to leave before the...

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...Excerpt: My Dear Charles, It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company?s office, must expect his late re-appearance to be greeted with hoo...

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...ic Classics Series Publication Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file... ...ttending me with a bag of money, and some of the chief of these merchants bowing me from their doors. Two days before, and even so late as yestermorni... ...waired my siller better-gates than that.” And he proposed I should buy winter-hosen from a wife in the Cowgate-back, that was a cousin of his own, and... ...find a friend, let be another stranger. Suppose him even to hit on the right close, people dwelt so thronged in these tall houses, he might very well ... ...nd if he is an honest man, his wife is honest indeed.” “Ay,” said I, “they are fine people, and the place is a bonny place.” “Where in the great world... ...s should come from. And at any rate, I would not wish to kill, only to be Catherine Douglas that put her arm through the staples of the bolt, where it... ...but I do better with caller air and the lift above my head. I’m like the auld Black Douglas (wasnae’t?) that likit better to hear the laverock sing th... ...in,” said he, “Charles Stewart, of Ardsheil, Esquire, at the town of Melons, in the Isle of France. It might take long, or it might take short, but it... ...out of the west I’ll be there long or that,” he says, “and lie-to for ye behind the Isle of Fidra. Now if your gentry kens the place, they ken the tim...

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...cs Series Pulication Chantry House by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Por- table Document file is furn... ...of time heals wounds, brings compensations, and, when the heart has ceased from aching and yearning, makes the memory of what once filled it a treasur... ...especially of my mother, will not do them justice in the eyes of the young people of the present day, who are accustomed to a far more indulgent gover... ...aws against going into shops or buying dainties without express permission from mamma or nurse; but one day when Clarence had by some chance been sent... ...e than Griffith, and thought he posed for admiration, for she used to tell people that no one could guess what a child he was for slyness; so that he ... ...n Fordyce, though there was not much in common between her and the maid of Douglas. Indeed, it was a joke of her father’s to tease her by criticising ... ... to tease her by criticising the fa- mous passage about the tears that old Douglas shed over his duteous daughter’s head—’What in the world should the... ...ondon mobs of which Clarence wrote to us were like waves surging beyond an isle of peace. Clarence had some unpleasant walks from the office. Once or ... ...the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving. So loath we part from all we love, From all the links t...

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...Excerpt: The rugged forhead that with graue foresight Welds kingdomes causes, & affaires of state, My looser rimes (I wote) doth sharply wite, For praising loue, as I haue done of late, And magnifying louers deare debate; By which fraile youth is oft to follie led, Through false allurement of that pleasing baite,...

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...lter Scott A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...ve thought of, had my means been limited to the competence which I derived from inher- itance, with the moderate income of a professional situa- tion.... ... getting up a new incognito, after his original visor had been thus dashed from his brow. Hence the personal narrative prefixed to the first work of f... ..., and replied that the secret had now of necessity become known to so many people that I was indifferent on the subject. Lord Meadowbank was thus in- ... ...y their petty squabbles and mutual irritability, the laughing-stock of the people of the world. I resolved, therefore, in this respect to guard my bre... ...r, about 1480, the lands of Craig, and part of Garvock, in that county. In Douglas’s Baronage, 443 to 445, is a pedigree of that family. Colonel Rober... ... heads a little higher. Mr. Dundas gave “The Memory of Home, the author of Douglas.” Mr. Mackay here announced that the subscriptions for the night am... ...ve I never been in a birling in my life—never known the Sound of Mull, the Isles of T reshornish, and the rough rocks of Harris?” “Alas, mother, I go ...

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...THE PIONEERS OR, THE SOURCES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA A Descriptive Tale by James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State... ...State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna, A Descriptive Tale by James Fenimore Cooper is a public... ...heir passage. The Otsego is about nine miles in length, varying in breadth from half a mile to a mile and a half. The water is of great depth, limpid,... ...le to a mile and a half. The water is of great depth, limpid, and supplied from a thousand springs. At its foot the banks are rather less than thirty ... ...e Otsego a soldier was shot for deser- tion. The grave of this unfortunate man was the first place of human interment that the author ever beheld, as ... ...f God abound with that frequency which characterize a moral and reflecting people, and with that variety of exterior and canonical government which fl... ... deer where he pleased!—but if there is a law at all, it should be to keep people from the use of smooth-bores. A body never knows where his lead will... ...rs. CHAPTER XXXI “ And dar’st thou then T o beard the lion in his den, The Douglas in his hall” —Marmion. THE COMMOTION was just subsiding, and the in... ... jocund shout— But with that skill Abides the minstrel tale.” —Lord of the Isles. THE EVENTS OF OUR TALE carry us through the summer; and after making...

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...s Series Publication Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...ve both other duties.” “Oh,” but if I built a church! I dare say there are people at Caergwent as poor as they are here. Couldn’t we build a church, a... ... understand that ‘the heir, so long as he is a child, differeth in nothing from a servant, but is under tutors and governors.’ You will not have any p... ...rence to the sorrow of the household al- ways made her anxious to get away from the subject, so she looked at her finger again, and asked, “Then am I ... ...choly event,” suggested Mary. “Yes, to be sure. I can’t think why grown-up people always write on purpose for one not to read them.—’Melancholy event ... ... Aunt Barbara oppresses me: it is just like James V . of Scotland when the Douglases got hold of him! I wonder what is the use of being a countess, if... ... could never have enough of them; and she gazed at the grey outline of the Isle of Wight opposite, feeling as if there was something very great in re-... ...ially poetry—it suited the sea so well; and she was trying to make Ellen’s Isle and all the places of the “Lady of the Lake” in sand, only she never h... ...sed to slap us, and was called Ellen.” “But it was her name. She was Ellen Douglas, and was in banishment on an island with her father. You are Ellen,...

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Excerpt: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Quincey.

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