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...nd Beau-ford on the one side. The Queene, Suffolke, Yorke, Somerset, and Buckingham, on the other. Suffolke. As by your high Imperiall Majesty, I had in charge at my depart for France, As Procurator to your Excellence, To marry Princes Margaret for your Grace; So in the Famous Ancient City, Toures, In presence of the Kings of France, and Sicill, The Dukes of Orleance, Cala...

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... Suffolke. 8 As by your high Imperiall Maiesty, 9 I had in charge at my depart for France, 10 As Procurator to your Excellenc... ...xcellence, 11 To marry Princes Margaret for your Grace; 12 So in the Famous Ancient City, Toures, 13 In presence of the Kings of ... ...e, and was espous’d, 17 And humbly now vpon my bended knee, 18 In sight of England, and her Lordly Peeres, 19 Deliuer vp my Title in... ... To your most gracious hands, that are the Substance 21 Of that great Shadow I did represent: 22 The happiest Gift, that euer Marques... ...oule, 30 If Simpathy of Loue vnite our thoughts. 31 Queen. Great King of England, & my gracious Lord, 32 The mutuall conference ... ...et, 75 Salisburie, and Warwicke. 76 We thanke you all for this great fauour done, 77 In entertainment to my Princely Queene. 78 ... ...s the Fashions in the Court of England? 430 Is this the Gouernment of Britaines Ile? 431 And this the Royaltie of Albions King? 432 Wh... ...t our Vnckle Gloster, 1715 Then from true euidence, of good esteeme, 1716 He be approu’d in practise culpable. 1717 Queene. God forbi...

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...od man, And therefore banish?d) is a Creature, such, As to seeke through the Regions of the Earth For one, his like; there would be something failing In him, that should compare. I do not thinke, So faire an Outward, and such stuffe Within Endowes a man, but hee. You speake him farre. I do extend him (Sir) within himselfe, Crush him together, rather then unfold His measure...

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...arth 28 For one, his like; there would be something failing 29 In him, that should compare. I do not thinke, 30 So faire an Outward,... ...n’d the Sur- addition, Leonatus. 43 And had (besides this Gentleman in question) 44 Two other Sonnes, who in the Warres o’th’ time 45 ... ...ther Sonnes, who in the Warres o’th’ time 45 Dy’de with their Swords in hand. For which, their Father 46 Then old, and fond of yssue, took... ... wish not so, vnlesse it had bin the fall of an Asse, 257 which is no great hurt. 258 Clot. You’l go with vs? 259 1 Ile attend ... ... and a Spaniard. 316 Iach. Beleeue it Sir, I haue seene him in Britaine; hee 317 was then of a Cressent note, expected to proue so wo... ...hed rather by her valew, then 330 his owne, words him (I doubt not) a great deale from the 331 matter. 332 French. And then his ban... ... no lesse then my life. 341 Enter Posthumus. 342 Heere comes the Britaine. Let him be so entertained a-mong’st 343 you, as suites with ... ...pt it against any Lady in 428 the world. 429 Post. You are a great deale abus’d in too bold a per-swasion, 430 and I doubt not you ... ...me of him, 1715 And cry my selfe awake? That’s false to’s bed? Is it? 1716 Pisa. Alas good Lady. 1717 Imo. I false? Thy Conscience...

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...Duke of Gloster, solus. Now is the Winter of our Discontent, Made glorious Summer by this Son of Yorke: And all the clouds that lowr?d upon our house In the deepe bosome of the Ocean buried. Now are our browes bound with Victorious Wreathes, Our bruised armes hung up for Monuments; Our sterne Alarums chang?d to merry Meetings; Our dreadfull Marches, to delightfull Measures...

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... of Yorke: 5 And all the clouds that lowr’d vpon our house 6 In the deepe bosome of the Ocean buried. 7 Now are our browes bound ... ... Grim- visag’d Warre, hath smooth’d his wrinkled Front: 12 And now, in stead of mounting Barbed Steeds, 13 To fright the Soules of fearfu... ... To fright the Soules of fearfull Aduersaries, 14 He capers nimbly in a Ladies Chamber, 15 To the lasciuious pleasing of a Lute. 16 ... ... My selfe disgrac’d, and the Nobilitie 545 Held in contempt, while great Promotions 546 Are daily giuen to ennoble those 547 That sc... ...endur’d. 572 I had rather be a Countrie seruant maide 573 Then a great Queene, with this condition, 574 To be so baited, scorn’d, and s... ...ne, 589 I, or your Husband King: 590 I was a packe- horse in his great affaires: 591 A weeder out of his proud Aduersaries, 592 A ... ...e an Ape, 1715 He thinkes that you should beare me on your shoulders. 1716 Buck. With what a sharpe prouided wit he reasons: 1717 To m... ... Anne my wife hath bid this world good night. 2748 Now for I know the Britaine Richmond aymes 2749 At yong Elizabeth my brothers daughter, ... ...793 And who doth leade them, but a paltry Fellow? 3794 Long kept in Britaine at our Mothers cost, 3795 A Milke- sop, one that neuer in his ...

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.......................................................................................................................................... 25 VARIATIONS IN THE AUTHOR?S MANUSCRIPT PREFACE. ........................................................................ 31 PASTORALS, WITH A DISCOURSE ON PASTORAL POETRY. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR MDCCIV...... 32 SPRING .........................

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Volume One, with Memoir, ... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...rish of Reay, in Caithness, who rode all the way to T wickenham to pay his great namesake a visit, and was pre- sented by him with a copy of the subsc... ...ave put his money in a strong box, and to have lived on the principal. His great delight was in his garden; and both he and his wife seem to have cher... ...and piercing eye. He was sickly in constitution, and required and received great tenderness and care. Once, when three years old, he nar- rowly escape... ...ly in his eye when writing “Eloisa and Abelard,” which he did at Oxford in 1716, shortly after her going abroad, and which appeared the next year. His... ...esolved not to own them- 2 ‘Preface:’ to the miscellaneous works of Pope, 1716. 26 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope – V olume One selves in any ... ...nded by the eminent, and favoured by the pub- lic in general. November 10, 1716. 31 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope – V olume One V V V V VARIA ...

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...Preface: In writing this ponderous tome, the author?s desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals in such a form and style that the young may make acquaintance with them of their own accord. ...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmis sion, in any way. The Whole History of Grandfather’s Chair or True Stories from N... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...e reader may here after find it necessary to purge his mind. The author’s great doubt is, whether he has succeeded in writing a book which will be re... ...g. So they came into the room together, anti clustered round Grandfather’s great chair. Little Alice, who was hardly five years old, took the privileg... ... “Well, child,” said Grandfather, patting Clara’s cheek, “I can tell you a great many stories of my chair. Perhaps your cousin Laurence would like to ... ... from the govern ment, and succeeded by Colonel Shute. This took place in 1716. The new governor had been an officer in the renowned Duke of Marlboro... ...blood streamed to baptize the soil which he had added to the do minion of Britain. His dying breath was mingled with his army’s shout of victory.” “O... ...nt was the proclamation, in the same year, of George III. as King of Great Britain. The blast of the trumpet sounded from the balcony of the T own Hou...

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...e of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any pur- pose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency by The Du... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...niversal consent, at the head of French historical papers, and are the one great source from which all historians derive their insight into the closin... ...operty. I bore the name of the Vidame de Chartres; and was edu- cated with great care and attention. My mother, who was remarkable for virtue, perseve... ...d recourse to my fa- ther, whom I made believe that the King, having led a great siege this year, would rest the next. I said nothing of this to my mo... ...il his death, was exiled and sent to Tulle at this time (the early part of 1716), for some verses very satirical and very impudent. I should not amuse... ...ot, had been for some time; and about the month of September of this year (1716), assumed a more smiling face than they had yet displayed. Both France... .... CHAPTER LXXXV CHAPTER LXXXV CHAPTER LXXXV CHAPTER LXXXV CHAPTER LXXXV IN 1716 the Duchesse de Lesdiguieres died at Paris in her fine hotel. She was ...

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...Preface: When I first saw Mr. Osgood?s beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the Lake, I asked him to let me use some of the cuts in a cheaper annotated edition for school and household use; and the present volume is the result. The text of the poem has given me unexpected trouble. When I edited some of Gray?s poems several years ago, I found that they ...

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...Excerpt: William Shakespeare, the protagonist on the great arena of modern poetry, and the glory of the human intellect, was born at Stratford-upon- Avon, in the county of Warwick, in the year 1564, and upon some day, not precisely ascertained, in the month of April. It is cert...

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...ts INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORK .......................................................................... 8 BOOK I OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE........... 10 CHAPTER I OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR .............................

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations ... ...oing student publication project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...cording, therefore, as this produce, or what is purchased with it, bears a greater or smaller proportion to the number of those who are to consume it,... ...ld beasts. Among civilized and thriving nations, on the contrary, though a great number of people do not labour at all, many of whom consume the produ... ... produce of ten times, frequently of a hundred times, more labour than the greater part of those who work; yet the produce of the whole labour of the ... ... till the time of Edward III nor any copper till that of James I. of Great Britain. In England, therefore, and for the same reason, I believe, in all ... ...2 14 0 1712 2 6 4 1713 2 11 0 1714 2 10 4 1715 2 3 0 1716 2 8 0 1717 2 5 8 1718 1 18 10 1719 1 15 0 1720 1 17 ... ...er ) still further continued, for the same purpose, to the first of August 1716, and were called the fifth general mortgage or fund. The sum borrowed ...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume T wo, the Pennsylv... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ......................... 144 EPIGRAM ON THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB, ANNO 1716. ........................................................... 144 TO A ... ...uch a tiny compass,” said another set; “and this, to be sure, is England’s great poet!” Besides these personal objections, there were others of a more... ... one hand, Pope’s ardent friends erred in classing him with or above these great old writers; and on the other, his enemies were thus provoked to thru... ...ntiate the assertion, that Pope has sunk in estimation. Had he sunk to any great extent, the Commissioners would not have dared to put his name and st... ...THE KIT THE KIT THE KIT-CA -CA -CA -CA -CAT T T T T CL CL CL CL CLUB, ANNO 1716. UB, ANNO 1716. UB, ANNO 1716. UB, ANNO 1716. UB, ANNO 1716. 1 Whence ... ...se to something in which they may be more successful. CHARACTER OF MR P ., 1716. The persons whom Boileau has attacked in his writings have been for t...

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...Introduction: Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was b...

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...r an or any pur y pur y pur y pur y purpose pose pose pose pose, , , , , and in an and in an and in an and in an and in any w y w y w y w y wa a a a a... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with introduction and ... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them,... ...efly on his services in connec tion with the relations of the Colonies with Great Britain, and later with France. In 1757 he was sent to England to p... ...n his services in connec tion with the relations of the Colonies with Great Britain, and later with France. In 1757 he was sent to England to protest... ... personalities of Colonial times, and of its acknowledged rank as one of the great autobiographies of the world. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1... ...y father in Boston, and lived in the house with us some years. He lived to a great age. His grand son, Samuel Franklin, now lives in Boston. He left ... ...lph and I were inseparable companions. We took lodg ings together in Little Britain at three shillings and six pence a week as much as we could th... ...n the Old South Church. 1714 At the age of eight, enters the Grammar School. 1716 Becomes his father’s assistant in the tallow chan dlery business. T...

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