...MMERMOOR THE AUTHOR, on a former occasion, declined giving the real source from which he drew the tragic subject of this history, because, though occu... ...oor, the Author feels himself now at liberty to tell the tale as he had it from connexions of his own, who lived very near the period, and were closel... ...t purchased the tem- 4 Bride of Lammermoor poral prosperity of her family from the Master whom she served under a singular condition, which is thus n... ...sation of that clamour to which it had so lately echoed. But its space was peopled by phantoms which the imagination of the young heir conjured up bef... ...ings are arming, T aste not when the wine-cup glistens, Speak not when the people listens, Stop thine ear against the singer, From the red gold keep t... ..., when the yeoman’s song had died on the wind, “ever served the Ravenswood people, that he seems so much interested in them? I suppose you know, Lucy,... ...ght comes from, and where, as I judge, they are now singing ‘Cauld Kail in Aberdeen,’ ye may do your master’s errand about the venison, and I will do ... ...ike to be cauld eneugh too,” he reflected, as the chorus of “Cauld Kail in Aberdeen” again reached his ears. The minister—he had got his presentation ...

...Excerpt: Introduction to the bride of Lammermoor. The author, on a former occasion, declined giving the real source from which he drew the tragic subject of this history, because, though occurring at a distant period, it might possibly be unpleasing to the feelings of the descendants of the parties. But as he finds an account of the circum...

...LUME OF PAPERS, unconnected as they are, it will be better to read through from the beginning, rather than dip into at random. A certain thread of mea... ...one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should... ...th particular congru- ity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many different dialects,... ...cular congru- ity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many different dialects, and off... ...ny different dialects, and offering in its extent such singular contrasts, from the busiest over-population to the unkindliest desert, from the Black ... ...h and Glasgow, or of dialect as in the hundred miles between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Book English has gone round the world, but at home we still prese... ...re is one country, for instance – its frontier not so far from London, its people closely akin, its language the same in all essentials with the Engli... ... Rock, in the fog, when the Smeaton had drifted from her moorings, and the Aberdeen men, pick in hand, had seized upon the only boats, and he must sto...

... by the biggin? o?t.? Two recent books* one by Mr. Grant White on England, one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should arise with particular congruity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many different di...

...he dear knows what will happen when Paul (younger son) arrives to- morrow. From hall you go right or left into dining- room or drawing-room. Hall itse... ...he house really, but it’s all that one notices—nine windows as you look up from the front garden. “Then there’s a very big wych-elm—to the left as you... ... life and sometimes only a drama, and one must learn to distinguish tother from which, and up to now I have always put that down as ‘Meg’s clever non-... ... from poetry, or you. Anyhow, it’s been knocked into pieces, and, like all people who are really strong, Mr. Wilcox did it without hurting me. On the ... ...ise. What do you think of the Wilcoxes? Are they our sort? Are they likely people? Could they appre- ciate Helen, who is to my mind a very special sor... ...id anything of that sort to the Wilcoxes. I under- stand it, but most good people would think you mad. Imagine how disconcerting for Helen! What is wa... ...go to that sort of thing. But she hasn’t the time. She’s taken to breeding Aberdeen terriers— jolly little dogs.” “I expect we’d better be doing the s...

...and altogether delightful--red brick. We can scarcely pack in as it is, and the dear knows what will happen when Paul (younger son) arrives tomorrow. From hall you go right or left into diningroom or drawing-room. Hall itself is practically a room. You open another door in it, and there are the stairs going up in a sort of tunnel to the first-floor. Three bed-rooms in a ro...

...e streams? Rickie rebuked his own groveling soul, and turned his eyes away from the night, which had led him to such absurd conclusions. The fire was ... ...with a merry don and had tasted Zwieback biscuits; then he had walked with people he liked, and had walked just long 6 The Longest Journey enough; an... ...ust long 6 The Longest Journey enough; and now his room was full of other people whom he liked, and when they left he would go and have supper with A... ...e. The door opened. A tall young woman stood framed in the light that fell from the passage. “Ladies!” whispered every-one in great agitation. “Yes?” ... ...et me introduce Miss Pem- broke—don’t all go!” For his friends were flying from his visitor like mists before the sun. “Oh, Agnes, I am so sorry; I’ve... ...s, which Agnes, who had never been to Venice, took to be Venice, but which people who had been to Stockholm knew to be Stockholm. Rickie’s mother, loo... ... pardon, miss, but might I ask how many to lay?” It was the bedmaker, Mrs. Aberdeen. “Three, I think,” said Agnes, smiling pleasantly. “Mr. Elliot’ll ... ...ock is sopping. No, you don’t!” She twitched the tongs away from him. Mrs. Aberdeen, without speaking, fetched a pair of Rickie’s socks and a pair of ... ...w he’s gone to get some dinner, and I can’t think why he isn’t back.” Mrs. Aberdeen left them. “He wants pulling up sharply. There is nothing original...

...emn emo- tion— Its ability to overcome unhappiness— Need of such a faculty from the biological point of view. LECTURE III THE REALITY OF THE UNSEEN Pe... ...logy— Does transcendental idealism fare better? Its principles— Quotations from John Caird— They are good as restatements of religious experience, but... ...arned au- dience. To us Americans, the experience of receiving instruction from the living voice, as well as from the books, of European scholars, is ... ...catory words. Let me say only this, that now that the current, here and at Aberdeen, has begun to run from west to east, I hope it may continue to do ... ...nging places with Scotsmen lecturing in the United States; I hope that our people may become in all these higher mat- ters even as one people; and tha... ...f lowly origin be asserted is seen in those comments which unsenti- mental people so often pass on their more sentimen- 19 William James tal acquaint... ...ing persons whose states of mind we regard as overstrained. But when other people criticize our own more exalted soul-flights by calling them ‘nothing... ...85; in his Conception of God, New York and London, 1897; and lately in his Aberdeen Gifford Lectures, The World and the Individual, 2 vols., New York ...

...e broad awake. Tchekov, more of a fatalist, had no faith in these charming people extricating themselves. They would, he thought, be sold up and sent ... ... hunting, shooting, fishing, flirting, eating, and drinking. The same nice people, the same utter futility. The nice people could read; some of them c... ...r any chance of sharing or influencing their activi- ties. But they shrank from that contact. They hated politics. They did not wish to realize Utopia... ...t. They hated politics. They did not wish to realize Utopia for the common people: they wished to realize their favorite fictions and poems in their o... ...cs). It is true that the two establishments got mixed at the edges. Exiles from the library, the music room, and the picture gallery would be found la... ... incredible ignorance of modern thought and political science but upstarts from the counting-house, who had spent their lives furnishing their pockets... ...id it was only a silly fancy of my own. MRS HUSHABYE. Hm! Is he one of the Aberdeen Darnleys? ELLIE. Nobody knows. Just fancy! He was found in an an- ...