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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

...a, Kohtalon lait eivät katoa. Elämää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. Published by the Finnish Literature Society and the Finnish Anthropological Society 2... ...III. VILLAGE RELIGION Faith around me (interviews) 5 We used to have words for everything * Supernatural guardian of our family * I don't be... ...ficient high-tech culture, where all society's problems should be resolved by scientific-technological development. Finland has wanted to imitate glob... ...e of former village communities. In Finland, the countryside is threatened by desertion, as people move into 'growth centres', metropoles. Internation... ...reesura Wiwien Wongsansern Sayom Munnam interviewers had in their minds a lists of topics and questions I had prepared, which they could use to move ... ...y popular and fashionable, and while the tattoos were being done, powerful words were repeated. Some people had their bodies completely tattooed, for ... ...s found for the wedding. In their own village, the wedding is announced by word of mouth, but invitations are sent to neighbouring villages. Today, th... ...ok was already written, Thailand declared a war on drugs for three months. Lists of drug dealers and users in villages were compiled, and they were gi... ...knock together. The ninth is bad and the tenth a good day and so on. These lists were made ages ago and they hold true. It's hard to explain. If peopl...

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Fuzzy Cognitive Maps and Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps

By: W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy and Florentin Smarandache

...ting & Finance, Griffith University, Australia. Copyright 2003 by W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy, Florentin Smarandache, and Xiquan, 510 E. Tow... ...their interactions with different ideational spectra. This was introduced by one of the authors, Florentin Smarandache. A few of the mentionable cha... ...ear 1986. It was a fuzzy extension of the cognitive map pioneered in 1976 by political scientist Robert Axelrod [5], who used it to represent knowle... ...l of service and the convenience factors. We have the following elements, Frequency of the service, in-vehicle travel time, the travel fare along the... ...e notations to the concepts involved in the analysis as below. C 1 - Frequency of the vehicles along the route C 2 - In-vehicle travel time al... ...total effect of concept C 1 to C 7 is positive or negative, or in other words if the increase of the population of the city will increase or decre... ...uantity fuzzy sets (Q i ) and dis-quantity fuzzy sets( ~ Q i ). In other words, we assume that (FCR-2) is equivalent to (FCR-3) in stock market give... ...ely scholarly debate. Should judges render a decision based merely on the words of the text before them or should they go one step further and attem... ...uzzy Cognitive Maps. The bibliographic list given below is exhaustive and lists all those research monographs, dissertations and publications that w...

...sophy that studies the origin, nature and scope of neutralities, as well as their interactions with different ideational spectra. This was introduced by one of the authors, Florentin Smarandache. A few of the mentionable characteristics of this mode of thinking are [90-94]: It proposes new philosophical theses, principles, laws, methods, formulas and movements; it reveals ...

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Encyclopedia of Home Remedies for Better Life

By: Dr Izharul Hasan

...thic Doctor opens his vault to unveil the complete list of home remedies used by professionals Holistic Practitioners... The God of heaven, who cre... ...s and home remedies - that you can find in your own kitchen cupboard - backed by thousands of hours of scientific research... Home Remedies Example... ...Some very exclusive home remedies for children Learn to control ADD naturally by making a Hyperactivity Home Remedy. Many simple to make and effect... ...the condition you need to be well informed and understand the condition. The word 'arthritis' means 'inflammation of the joints'. It is derived from... ...d 'arthritis' means 'inflammation of the joints'. It is derived from two Greek words: athron, meaning joints; and itis, meaning inflammation. It is, ... ... Izharul Hasan Page 47 HOME REMEDIES FOR ASTHMA Asthma is an ancient Greek word meaning 'panting or short drawn breath'. It is an allergic condit... ...B which is very helpful. Some studies indicate that ginkgo biloba reduces the frequency of asthma attacks. 4. Mullein oil is used to fight respirato... ...hey do not grow. Large stones may be treated with lithotripsy, in which high- frequency sound waves are used to crush the stone. If lithotripsy does... ..., for example, if the front label reads “Primrose Shampoo” and the back label lists primrose near the bottom, then that product contains very little...

...rom your symptoms. Now, you can get access to my vault of natural cures and home remedies - that you can find in your own kitchen cupboard - backed by thousands of hours of scientific research.......

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Generalized Partitions and New Ideas on Number Theory and Smarandache Sequences

By: Amarnath Murthy and Charles Ashbacher

... Editor’s Note This book arose out of a collection of papers written by Amarnath Murthy. The papers deal with mathematical ideas derived from t... ...ity, Gold Coast, Queensland 9726, Australia. Copyright 2005 by Hexis., Amarnath Murthy and Charles Ashbacher Many books can be dow... ... Editor’s Note This book arose out of a collection of papers written by Amarnath Murthy. The papers deal with mathematical ideas derived from t... ... equal to one. He misunderstood the conjecture, perhaps due to inadequate wording. What he actually proved was the proposition that for every n ther... ...p 2 α2 . . . p r αr . . . p n αn and p r is the rth prime. In other words, p 1 = 2, p 2 = 3, and so forth. 2) For the case where N is a sq... ... F’ * (N) = Σ F’(d r ), where d r | N. d|N In other words, F’ * = sum of F’(d r ) over all the divisors of N. Example: N =... ...mbers Dull numbers. The reader is encouraged to explore the distribution, frequency and other properties of Dull numbers. Definition: A number is ... ... list the SFP’s. In this section, such a program in the ‘C’ language that lists the SFPs will be presented. #include<stdio.h> /*This is a progra...

...This book arose out of a collection of papers written by Amarnath Murthy. The papers deal with mathematical ideas derived from the work of Florentin Smarandache, a man who seems to have no end of ideas. Most of the papers were published in Smarandache Notions Journal and there w...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

... withdrawn on or before the Latest Date stamped below. The World Factbook is by the Directorate of II Central Intelligence Ag United States Governm' i... ...een added. Area: Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate... ...ries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bod... ...munications: fair system of wire, radio-relay, and troposcatter routes; high frequency used extensively for military/ Cuban links; 2 Atlantic Ocean sa... ...efs Language: Portuguese and Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words Infant mortality rate: 60/1,000 (1983) Life expectancy: 61 Literacy... ...ways 1,220-2,439 m Telecommunications: interisland radio- relay system, high frequency radio to mainland Portugal and Guinea-Bissau; about 1,740 telep... ...ways 1,220-2,439 m Telecommunications: sparse system of radio-relay and high frequency radio communication stations for interisland and external commu... ...ocratic Group (RDNP), Leslie Manigat Voting strength: new voter registration lists being compiled Communists: United Party of Haitian Communists (PUCH...

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The Prime Minister

By: Anthony Trollope

...pe A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics... ...is an equal opportunity university. 3 Anthony Trollope The Prime Minister by Anthony T rollope VOLUME I CHAPTER 1 FERDINAND LOPEZ IT IS A CERTAINTY o... ... a ‘gentleman’. Johnson says that any other derivation of this dif- ficult word than that which causes it to signify ‘a man of an- cestry’ is whimsica... ...o do this,—but had simply been inefficient. He had not declared, either by words or by actions, that as his father was a rich man, and as he was an on... ...which was very opposite to his own. The father, though he had never said a word to flatter the son, did in truth give his offspring credit for greater... ...to an unfortunate fourth; —and in the morning she would work hard with her lists, seeing who had come to her and who had stayed away, and arranging wh... ...ury to himself. But these demands, one after another, scalded him by their frequency, and by the baseness of the man who had occasioned them. His daug... .... And so the Government was formed, and the crisis was again over, and the lists which the newspapers had been publishing for the last three days were...

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The Reef

By: Edith Wharton

...dith Wharton A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Reef by Edith Wharton is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. Thi... ...cument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Reef by Edith Wharton, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Se... ...a State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Wharton The Reef by Edith Wharton BOOK I I “UNEXPECTED OBSTACLE. Please don’t come till thir... ...nna.” All the way from Charing Cross to Dover the train had ham- mered the words of the telegram into George Darrow’s ears, ringing every change of ir... ...his wife. Now he concluded that there had probably been none. Mrs. Leath’s words gave no hint of her husband’s having failed to justify her choice; bu... ...ise and the unsuspicious Owen, they had had an almost decisive exchange of words. Now, in the rattle of the wind about his ears, Darrow con- tinued to... ...dinner invi- tations, and straightening out accounts, and copying visiting lists, and finishing golf-stockings, and matching ribbons, and seeing that ... ... influence Madame de Chantelle’s meditative pauses increased in length and frequency, and Effie stretched herself on the hearth, her drowsy head again...

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Ivanhoe

By: Sir Walter Scott

... Walter Scott A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...ocument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics... ...University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott CHAPTER I Thus communed these; while to their lowly dom... ...ool, or thou wouldst not be so rash in putting thy head into my mouth. One word to Reginald Front-de-Boeuf, or Philip de Malvoisin, that thou hast spo... ... so?—Prior, your collar is in danger; I will wear it over my gorget in the lists of Ashby-de-la-Zouche.” “Win it fairly,” said the Prior, “and wear it... ..., “and wear it as ye will; I will trust your giving true response, on your word as a knight and as a church- man. Yet, brother, take my advice, and fi... ... have friends, I have followers—man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists; let him come in his plate and his mail, and all that can render cowa... ...having been received into the English language as equivalent to the Norman word chevalier, I have avoided using it in its more ancient sense, to preve... ...ield in the presence of Prince John himself, who was expected to grace the lists, had attracted universal attention, and an immense confluence of pers...

...Excerpt: In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest, covering the greater part of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie between Sheffield and the pleasant town of Doncaster. The remains of this extensive wood...

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A Tramp Abroad

By: Mark Twain

...iversity assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Tramp ... ...9) Copyright © 2000 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity University. 3 A Tramp Abroad A TRAMP ... ...which have the dis- tinction of being the place where the following incident oc- curred. Charlemagne, while chasing the Saxons (as he said), or being ... ... that Frankfort was the first place it occurred at. Frankfort has another distinction—it is the birthplace of the German alphabet; or at least of the ... ...t here?” I felt as foolish as if I had been caught in some mean act by a responsible being, and reproved for it. However, I made no reply; I would not... ...ely translate any remark which they made. This was Jim Baker. According to Jim Baker, some ani- mals have only a limited education, and some use only ... ...er seen a storm that even approached this one. How familiar that sounded! For I have been at sea a good deal and have heard that remark from captains ... ...spots where this ma- sonry had carved off and left dangerous gaps for mules to *This was on a Sunday.—M.T. 253 A Tramp Abroad get over; and with stil... ...urious odds and ends of float- ing fact and gossip; no “rumors” about anything or anybody; no prognostications or prophecies about anything or any- bo...

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Don Quixote

By: Miquel de Cervantes

...Don Quixote by Miquel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby 1922 edition of Ormsby’s translation. Part One A Penn State ... ...A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Don Quixote: Part One by Miquel de Cervantes, trans. John Ormsby, 1922 ed. is a publication of th... ...he file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Don Quixote: Part One by Miquel de Cervantes, trans. John Ormsby, 1922 ed., the Pennsylva- nia St... ... Don Quixote – Part I seems to occur to him that the same translation of a word will not suit in every case. It is often said that we have no satisfac... ...the Spanish idioms are so utterly unmanageable, or that the untranslatable words, numerous enough no doubt, are so superabundant, but rather that the ... ... hands to be by far the most faithful, and yet nobody seems to have a good word to say for it or for its author. Jervas no doubt preju- diced readers ... ... that friends’ houses ought not to be visited after marriage with the same frequency as in their masters’ bachelor days: because, though true and genu... ... the rest of the household had gone to dinner. Lothario saw himself in the lists according to his friend’s wish, and facing an enemy that could by her...

Excerpt: Don Quixote. Part One by Miquel de Cervantes, translated by John Ormsby, 1922 ed.

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Don Quixote

By: Miquel de Cervantes

...Don Quixote by Miquel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby 1922 edition of Ormsby’s translation A Penn State Electronic... ...anslation A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, trans. John Ormsby (1922 ed.) is a publication of t... ...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, trans. John Ormsby (1922 ed.), the Pennsylvania Sta... ...t much more. It never seems to occur to him that the same translation of a word will not suit in every case. It is often said that we have no satisfac... ...oms are so utterly 4 Don Quixote unmanageable, or that the untranslatable words, numerous enough no doubt, are so superabundant, but rather that the ... ... hands to be by far the most faithful, and yet nobody seems to have a good word to say for it or for its author. Jervas no doubt preju- diced readers ... ... the rest of the household had gone to dinner. Lothario saw himself in the lists according to his friend’s wish, and facing an enemy that could by her... ...laza; a knight shows to advantage arrayed in glittering armour, pacing the lists before the ladies in some joyous tournament, and all those knights sh... ...was greatly pleased at the news, and promised himself to do wonders in the lists, and reckoned it rare good fortune that an opportunity should have of...

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The Last of the Mohicans, A Narrative of 1757

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publicatio... ...Classics Series Publication The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...ic transmission, in any way. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Cla... ...ess and sententious fullness of the Chinese. He will express a phrase in a word, and he will qualify the meaning of an entire sentence by a syllable; ... ... the Indian tongues, it is quite certain they are now so distinct in their words as to possess most of the disadvantages of strange languages; hence ... ...one the changes of Mahicanni, Mohicans, and Mohegans; the latter being the word commonly used by the 5 James Fenimore Cooper whites. When it is remem... ... seem, by the silence of most of the party, the decision unanimous. By the frequency with which the few speakers pointed in the di- rection of the enc... ...thou tyrant! thou recreant knight! he who abandons his damsels in the very lists,” she cried; “here have we been days, nay, ages, expecting you at our... ... which characterizes all classes of Anglo-Americans when unexcited. By the frequency with which the Indians described the marks of a forest trial, it ...

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The History Of

By: H. G. Wells

...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Clas- sics Se... ... is an equal opportunity university. 3 H G Wells The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells Chapter the F Chapter the F Chapter the F Chapter the F Chap... ...ight one. There was nothing for it but to go straight upstairs with- out a word, and out, slamming the shop door hard. “Beauty!” said Mrs. Polly at la... ...account of those civil disturbances. He was, in the technical sense of the word, clean shaved, with a small sallow patch under the right ear and a cut... ...hy and history, as the repeating of names that were hard to pronounce, and lists of products and populations and heights and lengths, and as lists and... ...le. He thought of religion as the recital of more or less incomprehensible words that were hard to remember, and of the Divinity as of a limitless Bei... ...ng what had brought the thing off. He went over to Stamton with a becoming frequency, and kissed all his cousins, and Miriam especially, a great deal,... .... He began to attend the bar parlour of the God’s Providence Inn with some frequency, and would have done so regularly in the evening if cards, which ...

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Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...fe of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands By Charlotte Mary Yonge A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication... ...fe of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University... ...fe of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands by Charlotte M. Yonge, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classi... ...ogise for, or as it were to argue with them, is vain in both senses of the word. The real disadvantage of the work is my own very slight personal acqu... ...not be equally known to the younger generation who have grown up since the words ‘Mr. Justice Patteson’ were of frequent occurrence in law reports. Jo... ...was really sorry for the scratch or pinch which he had given, or the angry word he had spoken; and she never waited in vain, for the sorrow was very r... ...ably be in itself sudden—namely, one of the choking fits that increased in frequency. He lived on with his children and relations round him, spending ... ...n my mind about it. Sometimes I think these Banks Islanders may be evange- lists beyond the limits of their own islands. So many of the natives of oth...

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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency

By: The Duke of Saint Simon

...Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency By The Duke of Saint-Simon A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publicat... ... Series Publication Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Duke of Saint-Simon is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...mission, in any way. Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Duke of Saint-Simon, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic C... ...ost of prose satirists; inexhaustible in details of manners and customs, a word- painter like Tacitus; the author of a language of his own, lacking in... ...orced it—the result 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 ... ...d. Macaulay made frequent use of it in his historical essays. It was, in a word, recognised as the chief authority upon an important period of thirty ... ...to the smiling, rose-tinted account he had given of everything. It was the frequency and the hardihood of his falsehoods in this respect that made the... ...g so much judgment amidst so much trouble, which could be perceived by the frequency of their repetitions. Others, really afflicted—the discomfited ca... ...go that she was no longer remembered, had been omitted from the invitation lists. Piqued at this ne- glect, she came supported upon her little wand, j...

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

By: Charles Dickens

... The... ...te University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The... ...rtunity university. 3 Charles Dickens The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood The... ...ible in her dress, not in his, when they drowsily drop back, side by side. There has been chattering and clattering enough between them, but to no pur... ...n locks the iron-barred gates that divide the sanctuary from the chancel, and all of the procession having scuttled into their places, hide their face... ...t: which was perhaps the cause of his having a kind of fit on him after a little. His memory grew dazed.’ Mr. Tope, with his eyes on the Reverend Mr. ... ...s custom to sit up last of the early household, very softly touching his piano and practising his favourite parts in concerted vocal music. The south ... .... Chimneys topple in the streets, and people hold to posts and corners, and to one another, to keep themselves upon their feet. The violent rushes aba...

...in the air, between the eye and it, from any point of the real prospect. What is the spike that intervenes, and who has set it up? Maybe it is set up by the Sultan?s orders for the impaling of a horde of Turkish robbers, one by one....

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The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain

... A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) i... ...ontained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), t... ...vania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain Hugh Latimer, Bishop o... ...or Tom was listening, as well as his dazed faculties would let him, to the beginning of this speech; but when the words ‘me, the good King’ fell upon ... ...t I am here, albeit I was therein nothing blameful. I am but young to die, and thou canst save me with one little word. Oh speak it, sir!” “Die? Talk ... ...ue prince, and heir to England’s greatness; that he shall uphold his princely dignity, and shall receive, without word or sign of pro- test, that reve... ...ixt John, King of England, and the King of France, it was decreed that two champions should fight together in the lists, and so settle the dispute by ... ...efore? No, that would not do. An idea came to his relief: accidents like this might be likely to happen with some frequency, now that business ur- gen...

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Beatrix

By: Honoré de Balzac

...Beatrix by Honore de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publ... ...cott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Beatrix by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of... ...ocument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Beatrix by Honore de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania S... ...n’s existence. In the whole course of twenty years not a single indiscreet word was ever uttered. Mademoiselle du Guenic received the rents and sent t... ...otto of their ancestors. The baron started in the dead of night, saying no word to his wife, who might perhaps have weakened him; taking his son under... ...ile Gasselin replaced the three guns and the sabres in their places, these words of feudal simplicity:— “The barons did not all do their duty.” Then, ... ...n the mat- ter of Calyste and Mademoiselle des T ouches, did not enter the lists. “What does she do that is so extraordinary, Mademoiselle des T ouche... ...graphy of Camille Maupin you can then imag- ine the old baron entering the lists against that illustrious woman. 52 Balzac VI BIOGRAPHY OF CAMILLE MA... ...empting to compete, or what amount of fortune was nec- essary to enter the lists against the silverware, the delicate por- celain, the beautiful linen...

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Vanity Fair

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

...s Publication Vanity Fair: Volume Two (Chapters Twenty-six through Fifty) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylvania State U... ...n, in any way. Vanity Fair: Volume Two (Chapters Twenty-six through Fifty) by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsylvania State University, Electron... ...y is an equal opportunity university. 3 Thackeray V anity Fair Volume Two by William Makepeace Thackeray CHAPTER XXVI Between London and Chatham ON Q... ...such fidelity being much too humble-minded to think for itself. Well, in a word, she and her mother performed a great day’s shopping, and she acquit- ... ...r my Mick, I often tell him he should never open his mouth but to give the word of command, or to put meat and drink into it. I’ll tell you about the ... ...he beverage. Having frequently been in presence of the enemy, or, in other words, faced the ladies at Cheltenham and Bath, our friend, the Collector, ... ...gs of exultation and gratitude, bereavement and sickening dismay, when the lists of the regimental losses were gone through, and it became known wheth... ...t, even now, feel at second-hand this breathless pause of expectation. The lists of casualties are carried on from day to day: you stop in the midst a... ...ine carriage, and her fine horses, and her name on half the public charity-lists of the town, was a lonely, miserable, persecuted old maid. She though...

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Mansfield Park

By: Jane Austen

...Austen A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Mansfield Park by Jane Austen is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ... or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Seri... ...y is an equal opportunity university. 3 Jane Austen Mansfield Park (1814) by Jane Austen (1775-1817) CHAPTER I About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward... ...ers?—and I am sure Mr. Norris is too just—but you know I am a woman of few words and professions. Do not let us be frightened from a good deed by a tr... ...nt; and Lady Bertram, without taking half so much trouble, or speaking one word where he spoke ten, by the mere aid of a good-humoured smile, became i... ...ved herself incapable of expressing; but her countenance and a few artless words fully conveyed all their gratitude and delight, and her cousin began ... ...nd obliga- tion—where he might have escaped that knowledge of himself, the frequency, at least, of that knowledge which it is impossible he should esc... ...be welcome; he had only to consult his own judgment and feelings as to the frequency of his visits, at present or in future. In all his niece’s family... ...treet; the beautiful Mrs. R., whose name had not long been enrolled in the lists of Hymen, and who had promised to become so brilliant a leader in the...

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