...My Bondage and My Freedom By Frederick Douglas A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication M... ...nn State Electronic Classics Series Publication My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglas is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University.... ...ile as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglas, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classic... ... of ART, the history of its misfortune might be written in two very simple words—TOO LATE. The nature and char- acter of slavery have been subjects of... ...ist, and the plot laid, how to resist; and he always kept his self-pledged word. In what he undertook, in this line, he looked fate in the face, and h... ...s to the kindly influences of mother-culture, may be gathered from his own words, on page 57: “It has been a life-long standing grief to me, that I kn... ... if possible, their views and feelings in regard to their condi- tion. The frequency of this had the effect to establish among the slaves the maxim, t... ... I met boys about Bethel church, or any of our play-grounds, I entered the lists with them in the art of writing, and would make the letters which I h...

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...lter Scott A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics... ...versity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Sir Walter Scott Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott INTRODUCTION A certain degree of success, real or suppo... ...or. I remember well, among thine other qualities, there was no crediting a word which came from thy mouth.” “Here’s an unbelieving pagan for you, gent... ...t him a secret, kinsman,” said Giles Gos- ling, “to decoct, an that be the word, his pound into a penny and his webs into a thread.—T ake a fool’s adv... ...a blessed frame. ‘Morior—mor- tuus sum vel fui—mori’—these were his latest words; and he just added, ‘my last verb is conjugated.” “Well, peace be wit... ... and applies not to my walk or my ways now that I am called forth into the lists. Mr. Melchisedek Maultext compared my misfortune in that matter to th... ...at she hath aching and heaviness of the head a throbbing at the heart, and lists not to be disturbed. Fear not; they will take the hint, and trouble t... .... This chieftain was, as right and rea- son craved, the first to enter the lists, and passing the Gallery at the head of his myrmidons, kissed the hil...

...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. ... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Se... ...an equal opportunity university. 3 Edith Wharton The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton PART I I IT ROSE FOR THEM—their honey-moon—over the waters... ...rning Ursula’s tearful kiss …. Susy Branch had a masculine respect for her word; and the next day she put on her most becoming hat and sought out youn... ... conniving brim. Warm as their mutual liking was, Lansing had never said a word of love to her; but this was no deterrent to his visitor, whose habit ... ...e as much in his day’s work as doing the encyclopaedia. “But I give you my word it’s a raving-mad mistake! And I don’t believe she ever meant me, to b... ...rent person. She demolished and rebuilt her sentimental life with the same frequency and im- petuosity as that with which she changed her dress-makers... ...ir hosts wished to invite with them; and Lansing noticed that Mrs. Hicks’s lists, having been “submitted,” usually came back lengthened by the addi- t...

...Thackeray A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylvania State U... ...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsylvania State University, Electron... ...e University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Thackeray V anity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray BEFORE THE CURTAIN AS THE MANAGER OF THE PER... ...instantly to me,” said Miss Pinkerton. And so venturing not to say another word, poor Jemima trot- ted off, exceedingly flurried and nervous. Miss Sed... ...er the end of a novel, were it ever so stupid; and as for saying an unkind word to her, were any persons hard-hearted enough to do so—why, so much the... ...mutton and half pint of wine), taking out his pencil and scoring under the words “foolish, twaddling,” &c., and adding to them his own remark of “Quit... ...gs of exultation and gratitude, bereavement and sickening dismay, when the lists of the regimental losses were gone through, and it became 358 V anit... ...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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...The Octopus A Story of California by Frank Norris A P A P A P A P A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pub... ...lectronic Classics Series Publication The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. Thi... ...n electronic transmission, in any way. The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Ser... ...ranchers, grimed with the soil they worked upon, were odious to him beyond words. Never could he feel in sympathy with them, nor with their lives, the... ...o doubt he had been meditating his speech all the morning, formulating his words, preparing his phrases. “Say, no, no,” he continued. “Me, I wanta sta... ...topus der place. Say, you hef der pull mit der Governor. You speak der gut word for me.” “Harran is the man that has the pull with his father, Bismarc... ...ilma to action. Then ensued a most delicious week. Armed with formi- dable lists, written by Annixter on hotel envelopes, they two descended upon the ... ...ack mus- tache with the ball of his thumb were repeated with un- necessary frequency. “Mr. Broderson, my son, Lyman, my eldest son. Mr. Annixter, my s...

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...gham A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- s... ...r for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Class... ...s an equal opportunity university. 3 W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage by W . Somerset Maugham I THE DAY BROKE GRAY AND DULL. The clouds hung heav... ...id, feeling that she could console the child better than anyone. Without a word Philip slipped off his uncle’s knee, but Mr. Carey stopped him. “ We m... ...r own son—she had taken him when he was a month old—consoled him with soft words. She promised that she would come and see him some- times, and that s... ... Philip for an instant. The child spoke in a clear treble. He recalled the words, but they meant nothing to him. “ Y ou’d better take one of the photo... ...st be treated with respect and which were in low water . Now and then long lists of figures were given him to add up. He at- tended lectures for his f... ...Medical School. Just inside the door a num- ber of notices were pinned up, lists of lectures, football fixtures, and the like; and these he looked at ... ...ly the question recurred, but flung now like a challenging gauntlet in the lists: Why not order today? “I’m the press representative of Lynn and Sedle...

...ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE T ranslated by Charles Cotton Edited by William Carew Hazilitt 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877... ...77 1877 1877 1877 ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Book the Third T ranslated by Charles Cotton Edited by William Carew Hazilitt 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877... ........... 319 4 Essays: Book III ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE T ranslated by Charles Cotton Edited by William Carew Hazilitt 1877 1877 1877 1877 1877... ... when Tiberius refused it in a thing of so great importance to him? He had word sent him from Germany that if he thought fit, they 5 Montaigne would ... ...omponius Flaccus was found to be a fit instrument. This man, by dissembled words and assurances, having drawn the other into his toils, instead of the... ...be Pomponius Flaccus, and there are enough who would: for my part, both my word and my faith are, like all the rest, parts of this common body: their ... ...nd nature runs much in par- allel, in compensation, and turn for turn. The frequency of this accident ought long since to have made it more easy; ’tis... ...elves order and reason. I find some who rashly and furiously rush into the lists and cool in the course. As Plutarch says, that those who, through fal...

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...” A PENN S TATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Some Short Stories by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ...for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Some Short Stories by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Seri... ................................. 85 4 Some Short Stories Some Short Stories by Henry James BROOKSMITH W e are scattered now, the friends of the late Mr... ...t of the stairs when he was letting me out; and I’ve always remembered the words and the tone as the first sign of the quickening drama of poor Brooks... ...her’s health as little as to the daily weather. The talk became ours, in a word—not his; and as ours, even when he talked, it could only be inferior. ... ...what things they might have been; they were his own affair, and I took his word for them as assentingly as if he had had the greatness of an ancient h... ...an another month, but meanwhile, as he said, he saw a lot—a lot that, with frequency and with much expression, he wrote about to 66 Some Short Storie... ... the current fashion for young women so equipped was to enter the Parisian lists. Addie had accordingly chanced upon her, on the slopes of Montparnass...

..., the most attaching of bachelors, was a retired diplomatist, living on his pension and on something of his own over and above; a good deal confined, by his infirmities, to his fireside and delighted to be found there any afternoon in the year, from five o?clock on, by such visitors as Brooksmith allowed to come up....

...WELLS A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication A Modern Utopia by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ...or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Modern Utopia by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Seri... ...niversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 H G Wells A MODERN UTOPIA BY H. G. WELLS A NO A NO A NO A NO A NOTE TE TE TE TE T T T T TO O O O O TH... ...es- tablished methods of sociological and economic science…. The last four words will not attract the butterfly reader, I know. I have done my best to... ...ote that tends at times towards stri- dency; and all that is not, as these words are, in Italics, is in one Voice. Now, this Voice, and this is the pe... ...s the intrusive chairman insisting with a bland ruthlessness upon his “few words” of introduction before he recedes into the wings, and if furthermore... ...abitual range. Not only this, but we change our habitations with a growing frequency and facility; to Sir Thomas More we should seem a breed of nomads... ... people I could tell a great deal. No Utopians wear black, and for all the frequency of the samurai uniform along the London ways the general effect i... ...ding of a Utopia should end with a swelling heart and clear resolves, with lists of names, formation of committees, and even the commencement of subsc...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 38 Dusk (By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it.) . . . . . . 169 39 First Nig... ... . . . . 538 CONTENTS vii XXXXX viii CONTENTS XXXXX Etymology (SUPPLIED BY A LATE CONSUMPTIVE USHER TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL.) The pale Usher — threadba... ...ty. Etymology “While you take in hand to school others, and to teach them by what name a whale fish is to be called in our tongue, leaving out, throu... ...orance, the letter H, which almost alone maketh up the signification of the word, you deliver that which is not true.” Hackluyt. “WHALE. * * * Sw. and ... ...pon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath — “The Spouter Inn: — Peter Coffin.” 22 Chapter 2 The Carp... ...nfernal head peddler. But I lay perfectly still, and resolved not to say a word till spoken to. Holding a light in one hand, and that identical New Ze... ...Icelandic, Dutch, and old English authorities, there might be quoted other lists of uncertain whales, blessed with all manner of uncouth names. But I ... ...t they have nothing like a fixed, vivid conception of those perils, and the frequency with which they recur. One reason perhaps is, that not one in fift...

...Excerpt: Etymology (SUPPLIED BY A LATE CONSUMPTIVE USHER TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL.); The pale Usher --threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain; I see him now. He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a queer handkerchief, mockingly embellishe...

...Plutarch’s Lives Volume One T T T T Translated by Arthur Hugh Clough ranslated by Arthur Hugh Clough ranslated by Arthur H... ... ranslated by Arthur Hugh Clough ranslated by Arthur Hugh Clough ranslated by Arthur Hugh Clough ranslated by Arthur Hugh Clough A P A P A P A P A Pen... ...ume One T T T T Translated b ranslated b ranslated b ranslated b ranslated by Ar y Ar y Ar y Ar y Arthur H thur H thur H thur H thur Hugh Clough ugh C... ... Agnus, nor to suffer the cri- ers to pronounce in their proclamations the words used in all other parts of the country, Acouete Leoi (Hear ye people)... ...s, and it is said that the common form, Come hither all ye people, was the words that Theseus proclaimed when he thus set up a commonwealth, in a mann... ...y were thus called, for in the Attic dialect this name comes very near the words that signify above. Some say that Aethra, Theseus’s mother, was here ... ... which was of- fered to him upon condition that he would not come into the lists; and when he had with much to-do thrown his an- tagonist, some of the... .... And chronology, in gen- eral, is uncertain; especially when fixed by the lists of victors in the Olympic games, which were published at a late perio... ...lesinus, like some champion, whose lot it is to enter last of all into the lists and take up the wearied conqueror, came nigh to have foiled and overt...

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...Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity.... ...he file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics ... ...n equal opportunity university. 3 Herman Melville MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALE by Herman Melville ETYMOLOGY. (Supplied by a Late Consumptive Usher to a Gr... ...gnorance, the letter H, which almost alone maketh the signification of the word, you deliver that which is not true.” —Hackluyt “Whale. ... Sw. and Da... ...pon it, faintly representing a tall straight jet of misty spray, and these words underneath— “The Spouter Inn:—Peter Cof- fin.” Coffin?—Spouter?—Rathe... ...nfernal head-peddler. But I lay perfectly still, and resolved not to say a word till spoken to. Holding a light in one hand, and that identical New Ze... ...e- landic, Dutch, and old English authorities, there might be quoted other lists of uncertain whales, blessed with all manner of un- couth names. But ... ... they have nothing like a fixed, vivid conception of those perils, and the frequency with which they recur. One reason perhaps is, that not one in fif...

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...THE PIONEERS OR, THE SOURCES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA A Descriptive Tale by James Fenimore Cooper A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publicatio... ...ation The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna, A Descriptive Tale by James Fenimore Cooper is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...y way. The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna, A Descriptive Tale by James Fenimore Cooper, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Cla... ...er apology than the force of his own recollections. Otsego is said to be a word compounded of Ot, a place of meeting, and Sego, or Sago, the ordinary ... ... the sister of the author who met with the deplorable fate mentioned. In a word, they were as unlike in this respect as in history , character, and fo... ... this uneven territory, and places for the worship of God abound with that frequency which characterize a moral and reflecting people, and with that v... ... power and condition of the State to which we have alluded. *Sleigh is the word used in every part of the United States to denote a traineau. It is of... ...ng to abandon them en- tirely to the world. But either his success, or the frequency of the transgression in others, soon wiped off this slight stain ... ...ling loss so sensibly. But her own champion was now preparing to enter the lists. The mirth of Brom, which had been again excited, though in a much sm...

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...inclair Lewis A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. Th... ...ocument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics S... ...e University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Sinclair Lewis Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis To Edith Wharton CHAPTER I T he towers of Zenith aspired ... ...ning the back of her blouse to her skirt with a safety-pin, did not hear a word he said), he chose between the purple scarf and a tapestry effect with... ...s’ Club button. With the conciseness of great art the button displayed two words: “Boosters-Pep!” It made Babbitt feel loyal and important. It associa... ...entleman’s got to keep his social engagements.” 18 Babbitt “Well, upon my word! You and your social engagements! In high school!” “Oh, ain’t we selec... ...ere d’ you think you’d be if it wasn’t for our capital behind you, and our lists of properties, and all the prospects we find for you? All you got to ... ...unched not at the Athletic but at the Union Club. Bab- bitt explained with frequency, “You couldn’t hire me to join the Tonawanda, even if I did have ... ...- ments was the dun background of office-routine: leases, sales-contracts, lists of properties to rent. The evenings of oratory and committees and lod...

...air Lewis A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. Th... ...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics S... ...iversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Sinclair Lewis Main Street by Sinclair Lewis To James Branch Cabell and Joseph Hergesheimer THIS IS AM... ...ness.” Neither sort tempted Carol. The former seemed insincere (a favorite word of hers at this era). The earnest virgins were, she fancied, as likely... ... Let’s have some stunts or a dance or something.” She did not have another word with Dr. Kennicott until their parting: “Been a great pleasure to meet... ..., if anything does, and I’ll be your surgical kit.” She did not follow his words, only the burring resolute- ness of them. She was shocked, thrilled, ... ...lected. He liked the lordliness of giving largess. She tried to reduce the frequency of begging by open- ing accounts and having the bills sent to him... ...inclair Lewis preparations for her first party, the housewarming. She made lists on every envelope and laundry-slip in her desk. She sent orders to Mi... ...t hopefully. “All right,” she yawned. With hazy eyes she tried to read the lists of characters, which were hidden among lifeless advertisements of pia...

...A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Mankind in the Making by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This ... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Mankind in the Making by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Clas- sics Se... ...ity is an equal opportunity university. 3 H G Wells MANKIND IN THE MAKING BY H. G. WELLS PREF PREF PREF PREF PREFA A A A ACE CE CE CE CE IT MAY SAVE ... ...EF PREF PREF PREFA A A A ACE CE CE CE CE IT MAY SAVE MISUNDERSTANDING if a word or so be said here of the aim and scope of this book. It is written in... ...rental nurture and education. Love, Home and Children, these are the heart-words of life. Not only is the general out- line of the normal healthy huma... ...ter, in order to escape a scarcely ambiguous ambiguity. But the use of the word “Sur- vival” should have sufficed to indicate that the real point of a... ... facts, heights of mountains, for example, popu- lations of countries, and lists of obsolete manufactures and obsolete trade conditions. Any one who w... ...l politician, is of the utmost convenience. And there are endless affairs, lists, gatherings, when the only alterna- tive to rank is scramble. For mys... ...ally necessary as examination papers which merely demand defi- nitions and lists and bald facts are bad. And then there might be discussions—if the Pr...

...Preface: It may save misunderstanding if a word or so be said here of the aim and scope of this book. It is written in relation to a previous work, Anticipations,* and together with that and a small pamphlet, ?The Discovery of the Future,?** presents a general theory ...

...Dickens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ... the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Little Dorrit Poverty by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics ... ...versity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Little Dorrit Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens CONTENTS Preface to the 1857 Edition BOOK THE FIRST: POV... ...nty 28. Nobody’s Disappearance 29. Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming 30. The Word of a Gentleman 31. Spirit 32. More Fortune-Telling 4 Charles Dickens ... ...face to its next successor, Little Dorrit, I have still to repeat the same words. Deeply sensible of the affection and confidence that have grown up b... ...eper of the prison, taking his pretty child in his arms, and dictating the words with a kiss. ‘Adieu, my birds!’ the pretty child repeated. Her innoce... ...ok of the street-door, it was so extensively scribbled over in pencil. The frequency of the inscriptions, ‘Old Dorrit,’ and ‘Dirty Dick,’ in combinati... ...was as constant as Death to man, arrayed themselves to fight it out in the lists of Society, sworn rivals. And Little Dorrit, seeing all these things ...

...ing 25. Conspirators and Others 26. Nobody?s State of Mind 27. Five-and-Twenty 28. Nobody?s Disappearance 29. Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming 30. The Word of a Gentleman 31. Spirit 32. More Fortune-Telling...

... This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante , Translated by H.F. Cary , is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...ectronic trans mission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante , Translated by H.F. Cary , the Pennsylvania State University, Jim Manis, Faculty Edit... ..., to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover design by Jim Manis: Art: illustration by Gustave Doré (1832 83, French painte... ...asting in thought my enterprise, at first So eagerly embrac’d. “If right thy words I scan,” replied that shade magnanimous, “Thy soul is by vile fear ... ...s errand forth Am Beatrice; from a place I come (Note: Beatrice. I use this word, as it is pronounced in the Italian, as consisting of four syllables... ...ow doth thy faithful servant need thy aid And I commend him to thee.” At her word Sped Lucia, of all cruelty the foe, And coming to the place, where I... ...patient of delay Exclaiming, “Lano! not so bent for speed Thy sinews, in the lists of Toppo’s field.” And then, for that perchance no longer breath Su... ...fore suppose that Dante puts the individual for the species, and implies the frequency of the crime among those who abused the opportunities which the... ...hee, how for three hundred years and more It dwelt in Alba, up to those fell lists Where for its sake were met the rival three; The Divine Comedy of ...

... This publication of The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell , Translated by H.F. Cary , is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. ... ...nic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante Hell , Translated by H.F. Cary , the Pennsylvania State University, Jim Manis, Faculty Edit... ...equal opportunity University. T he D ivine C omedy of D ante Translanted by H. F. Cary THE VISION OR, HELL, PURGATORY, AND PARADISE OF DANTE ALIGH... ...asting in thought my enterprise, at first So eagerly embrac’d. “If right thy words I scan,” replied that shade magnanimous, “Thy soul is by vile fear ... ...s errand forth Am Beatrice; from a place I come (Note: Beatrice. I use this word, as it is pronounced in the Italian, as consisting of four syllables... ...ow doth thy faithful servant need thy aid And I commend him to thee.” At her word Sped Lucia, of all cruelty the foe, And coming to the place, where I... ...patient of delay Exclaiming, “Lano! not so bent for speed Thy sinews, in the lists of Toppo’s field.” And then, for that perchance no longer breath Su... ...fore suppose that Dante puts the individual for the species, and implies the frequency of the crime among those who abused the opportunities which the...

... Waldo Emerson A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Class... ....................................................... 315 5 Emerson Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson HISTORY There is no great and no small To the Soul t... ...ion, not of himself, but, more sweet, of that character he seeks, in every word that is said con- 8 Essays cerning character, yea further in every fa... ...perience and verifying them here. All history becomes subjective; in other words there is properly no history, only biography. Every mind must know th... ...re.” And why? Be- cause a profound nature awakens in us by its actions and words, by its very looks and manners, the same power and beauty that a gall... ...ors. He proposes himself for contests where Time, Want, Danger, are in the lists, and he alone is victor who has truth enough in his constitution to p... ...the smallest box or case in which any needful utensil can be carried. Bare lists of words are found suggestive to an imaginative and excited mind; as ... ...us and piety throw into the world, alters the world. The gladiators in the lists of power feel, through all their frocks of force and simulation, the ...

... Mansfield Park JANE AUSTEN 1814 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2002 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. Contents I 1 I... ... pounds short of any equitable claim to it. She had two sisters to be benefited by her eleva tion; and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward... .... But Miss Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a Lieutenant of Marines, without education, fortune, or con... ...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 ... ... ment — 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, beca... ...elieved herself incapable of expressing; but her countenance and a few artless words fully conveyed all their gratitude and delight, and her cousin be... ...me and obligation — where he might have escaped that knowledge of himself, the frequency, at least, of that knowledge which it is impossible he should... ...ays 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 fa... ...ole Street; 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...

... uncle, the lawyer, himself, allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it. She had two sisters to be benefited by her elevation; and such of their acquaintance as thought Miss Ward and Miss Frances quite as handsome as Miss Maria, did not scruple to predict their marrying with almost equal advantage. But there certainly are not so man...

... “To Build a Fire” And Other Stories By JACK LONDON 1899 1918 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2003 by Global La... ..., anyway?” And Male mute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam. “By the time you ’ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and... ... with patriarchal smiles, while Protestant and Catholic vigorously applauded. “By gar!” ejaculated Louis Savoy, who seemed overcome by the romance of ... ...k and bade him turn in. “Call me at four, sharp. Don’t fail me,” were his last words, and a moment later he was breathing in the heaviness of exhauste... ...and we ’ll put my team on.” Mason deliberately withheld the whip till the last word had fallen, then out flashed the long lash, completely curling abou... ... a world of reproach in his eyes, and bending over the dog, cut the traces. No word was spoken. The teams were double spanned and the difficulty overco... ... they remembered the law of Sitka Charley, and the rifle. Joe fell with greater frequency as the daylight waned, and so hard The Wisdom of the Trail 5... ...ough! To sleep in the rooms of the Junta meant access to their secrets, to the lists of names, to the addresses of comrades down on Mexican 400 JACK ...

...omes to brandy and peppersauce and?--?Dump it in. Who?s making this punch, anyway?? And Malemute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam. ?By the time you?ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and lived on rabbit tracks and salmon-belly, you?ll learn that Christmas comes only once per annum. And a Christmas without punch is sinking a hole to bedrock...

...ECTRONIC C LASSICS S ERIES P UBLICATION of John Stuart Mill Autobiography by John Stuart Mill is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University.... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Autobiography by John Stuart Mill , the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classi... ...sity is an equal opportunity university. 3 John Stuart Mill AUTOBIOGRAPHY by JOHN STUART MILL CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHILD... ...ect, is that of committing to memory what my father termed vocables, being lists of common Greek words, with their signification in English, which he ... ...ting to memory what my father termed vocables, being lists of common Greek words, with their signification in English, which he wrote out for me on ca... ...learn Latin, I was forced to have recourse to him for the meaning of every word which I did not know. This incessant interruption, he, one of the most... ...l cultivation, which he required me afterwards to restate to him in my own words. He also made me read, and give him a verbal account of, many books w... ...e to be enough of it if actions were properly cared about. Offended by the frequency with which, in ethical and philosophical controversy, feeling is ... ... abled her to disregard the false interpretations liable to be put on the frequency of my visits to her while living gener ally apart from Mr. Taylo...

...gs) A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Enormous Room by E.(Edward) E.(Estlin) Cummings is a publication of the Pennsylvania Stat... ... for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Enormous Room by E.(Edward) E.(Estlin) Cummings, the Pennsylvania State University, Elect... ...sity is an equal opportunity university. 3 e e cummings THE ENORMOUS ROOM by E. E. CUMMINGS (Edward Estlin Cummings) INTR INTR INTR INTR INTRODUCTION... ...finished the unlovely job of cleaning and greasing (nettoyer is the proper word) the own private flivver of the chief of section, a gentle- man by the... ...ersa- tion with monsieur le sous-lieutenant, met me half-way. I caught the words: “And Cummings” (the first and last time that my name was correctly p... ...en the threshold: “Mais, on est bien ici.” A hideous crash nipped the last word. I had supposed the whole prison to have been utterly destroyed by ear... ...- ity among les hommes. Not only were they placed in dun- geon vile with a frequency which amounted to continuity; their sentences were far more sever... ... les hommes who were to pass la commis- sion, another of les femmes. These lists were given to the planton with the Wooden Hand. In order to avert any...

...Introduction: ?For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost; and is found.? He was lost by the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps. He was officially dead as a result of official misinformation....

...ent or for the file as an electronic trans mission, in any way. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Clas... ...ty university . ON LIBER ON LIBER ON LIBER ON LIBER ON LIBER TY TY TY TY TY By JOHN STUART MILL CHAPTER I: CHAPTER I: CHAPTER I: CHAPTER I: CHAPTER I... ...erty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by soci ety over the individual. A question seldom stated, and hardly ev... ...ften wrong as the other; the interference of government is, with about equal frequency, improperly invoked and improperly condemned. The object of thi... ... neglected nothing that could give the truth a chance of reaching us: if the lists are kept open, we may hope that if there be a better truth, it will... ...life blameless and respected. The high priest who rent his garments when the words were pronounced, which, according to all the ideas of his country ,... ...of Christ. This man, a better Christian in all but the dogmatic sense of the word, than almost any of the ostensibly Chris tian sovereigns who have s... ...e months imprisonment, for uttering, and writ ing on a gate, some offensive words concerning Christianity. Within a month of the same time, at the Ol...

...e mis-named doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. A question seldom stated, and hardly ever discussed, in general terms, but which profoundly influences the practical controversies of the age by its latent presence, and is likely soon to make ...

...emarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether so-... ...must feel for the event. Happy will it be if our choice should be directed by a judicious estimate of our true interests, unperplexed and unbiased by ... ...ion of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, 7 The Federalist Papers or will flatte... ...solution of the Union arrives, America will have reason to exclaim, in the words of the poet: “Farewell! A long farewell to all my greatness.” Publius... ... must be, themselves the judges; and the most numerous party, or, in other words, the most powerful faction must be expected to prevail. Shall domesti... ...s. What more natural than that they should be disposed to exclude from the lists such dangerous competitors? This branch of trade ought not to be cons... ...into several confederacies, there will be as many different national civil lists to be provided for—and each of them, as to the principal de- partment... ...aken ground. If, in addition to the consideration of a plurality of civil lists, we take into view the number of persons who must necessarily be empl... ...al to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience. If there be no penalty ann...

...n many respects the most interesting in the world. It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for...

...t 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 p. 313 The Pentagon after being struck by American Airlines Flight 77 p. 313 American Airlines Flight 93 crash sit... ...onsideration. Ten Commissioners—five Republicans and five Democrats chosen by elected leaders from our nation’s capital at a time of great partisan di... ...nal oversight and resource allocation, and other areas determined relevant by the Commission. In pursuing our mandate, we have reviewed more than 2.5 ... ...roller only heard something unintelligible; he did not hear the spe- cific words “we have some planes.” The next transmission came seconds later: Amer... ... had taken a dramatic turn to the south.At 8:32, the Command Center passed word of a possible hijacking to the Operations Center at FAA headquarters.T... ... after 8:50, while NEADS personnel were still trying to locate the flight, word reached them that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. 119 Radar da... ... In the first months of 1999, the Joint Staff had developed broader target lists to undertake a “focused campaign” against the infrastructure of Bin L... ...uld have suggested changes to fix glaring vulnerabilities—expanding no-fly lists, searching passen- gers identified by the CAPPS screening system, dep... ...locate your base? Some of the same places come up again and again on their lists: • western Pakistan and the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region • sout...

...ed States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans and five Democrats chosen by elected leaders from our nation?s capital at a time of great partisan division--have come together to present this report without dissent....

...Originally published 1869 THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN BY JOHN STUART MILL The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill is a pub... ... file as an electronic transmission, in any way . The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill, the Pennsylvania State University , Electronic Classi... ...pportunity university . Originally published 1869 THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN BY JOHN STUART MILL CHAPTER I THE OBJECT OF THIS E SSAY is to explain as... ...ower or privi lege on the one side, nor disability on the other. The very words necessary to express the task I have undertaken, show how arduous it ... ... and openly it was avowed, I do not say cynically or shamelessly—for these words imply a feeling that there was something in it to be ashamed of, and ... ... will hold out the strongest inducements to them to undertake. And, as the words imply, they are most wanted for the things for which they are most fi... ...spot pleases, and thus setting in a strong light what must be the terrible frequency of things only a little less atrocious. Absolute fiends are as ra... ...live in different parts of the house and have to tally different visiting lists, as in the reign of Louis XV. They cannot help having different wishe...

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