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...The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau by Jean Jacques Rousseau THE CONFESSIONS OF JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU (In 12 books) Privately Printed fo... ...E CONFESSIONS OF JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU (In 12 books) Privately Printed for the Members of the Aldus Society London, 1903 A Penn State Electronic Class... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2001 The Pennsylva... ...which o’er them shed tears feelingly and fast. “His life was one long war with self-sought foes, Or friends by him self-banished; for his mi... ...and gave my voice additional strength and energy. One day, at table, while relating the fortitude of Scoevola, they were terrified at seeing me start ... ...eader has no occasion to know all this, but I feel a kind of necessity for relating it. Why am I not per- mitted to recount all the little anecdotes o... ...is, my conduct was pre- determined, I was resolved not to return. Madam de War- rens, seeing her endeavors would be fruitless, became less explicit, a... ...take advantage of such a talent; but I believe it may be judged from those controversies, in which from time to time I have been engaged in my own def...

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...lutarch’s Lives – Volume Two trans. Arthur Hugh Clough is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ...lovers; that of two famous Scipios, the one overthrew the Carthaginians in war, the other totally ruined and destroyed them; the city of T roy was the... ... giving frequent proofs both of conduct and cour- age in all the following war, he was advanced to places of honor and trust under his general. After ... ... to heal the public malady, the arbiter of all their difficulties, whether relating to the affairs of war or peace. One great one was then before them... ... he spent there was employed in the administration of justice, In deciding controversies of kings and States; and where he himself could not be presen... ...imself has left us in his own epistles. Almost all the historians agree in relating that Porus was four cubits and a span high, and that when he was u...

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...OXFORD EDITION. INCLUDING MATERIALS NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN ANY EDITION OF THE POEMS. EDITED WITH TEXTUAL NOTES BY THOMAS HUTCHINSON, M. A. EDITOR OF ... ...ORD WORDSWORTH. 1914. A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley: Volume Three is a publ... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2003 The Pennsylva... ...GMENTS OF MARGARET MCHOLSON........................................... 246 WAR. ......................................................................... ...va, child of Jove, who loves too well _10 Fierce war and mingling combat, and the fame Of glorious deeds, to heed thy gentle... ...ten, he had come to the deci- sion that he was too young to be a ‘judge of controversies’; and he was desirous of acquiring ‘that sobriety of spirit w... .... 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. THE DAEMON OF THE WORLD: PART 1. The following paragraph, relating to this poem, closes Shelley’s “Preface” to “Alastor”, etc., 1816:...

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...Excerpt: The author of these Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother?s side. About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curio...

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...arrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylva... ...................................................................... 292 ON WAR .......................................................................... ...ity. But the person, after all, that did most to serve our Kate, was Kate. War was then raging with Indians, both from Chili and Peru. Kate had always... ...ssed by the Russian Emperor and Church. *Thoughts on Some Important Points relating to the Sys- tem of the World. By J. P . Nichol, LL.D., Professor o... ... is committed to all which fol- low. He is thrown at once upon the endless controversies which science in every stage provokes, and in none more than ... ...em. She mentions only, that in consequence of some omi- nous circumstances relating to the title of Valois, which was the proper second title of the O...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Enter Dame Gossip As Chorus. Everybody has heard of the beautiful Countess of Cressett, who was one of the lights of this country at the time when crowned heads were running over Europe, crying out for charity?s sake to be amused after their tiresome work of slaughter: and you...

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