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...pt: Preface To The American Edition. On the death of Fleeming Jenkin, his family and friends determined to publish a selection of his various papers; by way of introduction, the following pages were drawn up; and the whole, forming two considerable volumes, has been issued in England. In the States, it has not been thought advisable to reproduce the whole; and the memoir a...

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...a-kettle, 24 -- Genevieve, 26 -- On Receiving an Account that his Only Sister?s Death was Inevitable, 27 -- On Seeing a Youth Affectionately Welcomed by a Sister, 28 -- A Mathematical Problem, 29 -- Honour, 32 -- On Imitation, 34 -- Inside the Coach, 35 -- Devonshire Roads, 36 -- Music, 37 -- Sonnet: On Quitting School for College, 38 -- Absence: A Farewell Ode on Quitting...

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...Sketches by Boz Volume One by Charles Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Pe... ... Publication A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Sketches by Box Volume One by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...perimentalise on the old lady’s property. One morning he got up early, and planted three or four roots of full-grown marigolds in every bed of her fro... ...od- ded to me significantly, so I ran my pen through the “Mini” I had just written, and left the miniature on the table. ‘Well, sir, to make short of ... ...uched up, un- 41 Charles Dickens til they astonished the children who had written them, rather more than the company who read them; sums in compound ... ... the small hours, when they evinced their perfect contentment by sing- ing songs with half-a-dozen verses of two lines each, and a chorus of ten, whic... ...I am afraid he does, for he lies on his back on the floor, and sings comic songs all day!’ Shall we add, that our heart had not deceived us and that t... ... owners thereof. Mr. Thomas Potter, then, was a clerk in the city, and Mr. Robert Smithers was a ditto in the same; their in- comes were limited, but ... ...ellously slow when you have a little to receive. Mr. Thomas Potter and Mr. Robert Smithers met by ap- pointment to begin the evening with a dinner; an...

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...The Clever Woman of the F amily by Charlotte M. Y onge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication ... ...ate Electronic Classics Series Publication The Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University... ... three months subsequently, one of the officers of Sir Stephen’s staff had written to announce that the good old general had been killed by a fall fro... ...anny, hesitating; “we had not much choice where we were.” “You should have written to me for a selection.” “Why—so we would, but there was always a ta... ...was thankful that a wood path offend itself, leading through the Homestead planta- tions away from the temptations and perils of the shore. That the t... ...it might last them past a thrush’s nest, in the hedge between the park and plantation, a somewhat treasured discovery of Grace’s. No such good luck. E... ...e, I am go glad he is coming back. He is just like the picture you drew of Robert Bruce for me. And he is so kind. I never saw any gentleman speak to ... ...it out. I wish that game was over, or that Grace would let one speak.” But songs and whist both lasted till the evening was ended by Lady T emple comi...

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...me T wo With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes, B B B B By the y the y the y the y the RE RE RE RE REV V V V V. GEOR . GEOR . GEOR ... .............................................................. 123 OCCASIONED BY SOME VERSES OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. .......................... ......................................................................... 147 WRITTEN IN WINDSOR FOREST. ................................................... ...d and degree of culture—his purpose—his special faculties—the works he has written—and the amount of impression he has made on, and impulse he has giv... ...is fine wife, alas! or finer whore. For what has Virro painted, built, and planted? Only to show how many tastes he wanted. What brought Sir Visto’s i... ...bs bedew. For thee the fading trees appear to mourn, And birds defer their songs till thy return: Night shades the groves, and all in silence lie, All... ...es of my verse, and objects of my flames, No more your groves with my glad songs shall ring, No more these hands shall touch the trembling string: 62... ... 40 Yearly defeated, yearly hopes they give, And all agree Sir Robert cannot live. Rise, rise, great W——, 102 fated to appear, Spite of t... ...nest policy; 217 to the first Brutus, for love of liberty; 218 and to Sir Robert Walpole, for good government while in power. 219 At an- other time,...

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...THE KALEVALA The Epic Poem of Finland T ranslated into English By John Martin Crawford 1888 1888 1888 1888 1888 A P ENN S TATE E LECTRONIC... .............. ........................250 BOOKIIRUNEXXVWAINAMOINEN SWEDDING-SONGS......................................................................... .................................................379 RUNEXLIWAINAMOINEN SHARP-SONGS......................................................................... ...The Kalevala THE KALEVALA The Epic Poem of Finland Translated into English By John Martin Crawford 1888 1888 1888 1888 1888 To Dr. J.D. Buck, An Encou... ...y a series of suffixes to the names of human beings, birds, fishes, trees, plants, stones, metals, and even actions, events, and feelings, diminutives... ...ous, or pungent. These traits can scarcely be rendered in English; for, as Robert Ferguson re marks: “The English language is not strong in diminutiv... ...Papa to Rangi. Of the minor deities of the earth, who severally govern the plants, such as trees, rye, flax, and barley, Wirokannas only is mentioned ... ...New Songs and Lays of the Finnish Nation). In another work edited in 1832, written in Swedish, entitled: Om Finnarues Magiska Medicin (On the Magic Me... ... genuineness and antiquity of the Kalevala, Barna adduces a Hungarian book written by a certain Peter Bornemissza, in 1578, entitled ordogi Kisertetek...

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...THE WORLD Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks upon Contemporary Matters By H.G. WELLS 1914 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication An ... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ...rk. What had I to say about it? Firstly, that I wish this article could be written by Samuel Warren. And failing that, I wish that Charles Dickens, wh... ...ience teaching and of the teaching of math- ematics and English.... I have written enough to make clear the quality of my doubts. I think the English ... ...that a thousand languages may not flourish by board and cradle and in folk-songs and village gossip—Erse, the Taal, a hundred Indian and other Eastern... ...tions, institutions, sentiments, beliefs, superstitions, and fun- damental songs and stories of mankind. But since the very dawn of history at least t... ...esale scale, of skilled men directing great ploughing, sowing, and reaping plants, 92 An Englishman Looks at the World steering cattle and sheep abou... ...interest of Mr. Sandow or Mr. Jack Johnson or Mr. Harry Lauder or Mr. Evan Roberts without wanting to send these gentlemen into Parliament. And I thin... ...trialism, of sweating and base employment of the most ominous kind. In Mr. Robert Hunter’s “Poverty” one reads of “not less than eighty thousand child...

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... inconsistency and formlessness; for these later born Theresas were helped by no coherent social faith and order which could perform the function of k... ... M iss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear ... ... documents. They want arranging, but when a question has struck me, I have written to somebody and got an answer. I have documents at my back. But now... ...wife for him, the reasons that might induce her to accept him were already planted in her mind, and by the evening of the next day the reasons had bud... ...h would be one with yours. If I said more, it would only be the same thing written out at greater length, for I cannot now dwell on any other thought ... ...entlemen who sing at all well.” “I suppose it is the fashion to sing comic songs in a rhythmic way, leaving you to fancy the tune—very much as if it w... ...rter.” “I have some sea mice—fine specimens—in spirits. And I will throw in Robert Brown’s new thing—‘Microscopic Observations on the Pollen of Plants’... ...another’s loss of ease, And builds a hell in heaven’s despite.” —W. Blake: Songs of Experience F red Vincy wanted to arrive at Stone Court when Mary c... ...ot ashamed of his business, and feeling that “the celebrated Peel, now Sir Robert,” if introduced to him, would not fail to recognize his importance. ...

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