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...mistress, spoke two languages; the dialect at home, more or less; ordinary English Phase the First — The Maiden 13 abroad and to persons of quality.)... ...ng off splints and bandages; even the one customary curb on the humours of English rural societies being absent in this place, Talbothays having no re... ...y convenience as well as my happiness. If I have a very large farm, either English or colonial, you will be invaluable as a wife to me; better than a ... ...a last jaunt in her company while they were yet mere lover and mistress; a romantic day, in circumstances that would never be repeated; with that othe... ...It is the only safeguard for us poor human beings. “Integer vitae,” says a Roman poet, who is strange company for St. Paul — The man of upright life, ... ...ir own vaults to this day, but done out of his property in the time o’ the Romans. However, Sir John, as we call’n now, kept up the wedding day as wel... ...rry because I’ve decided to go to Brazil.’ ‘Brazil! Why they are all Roman Catholics there surely!’ ‘Are they? I hadn’t thought of that.’ But even the...

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...this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country-house, in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon. Part of the afternoon had waned, but much of it was left, and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality. Real dusk would...

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...The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house, in what I should call the perfect middle of a sple... ... such consideration and was the most characteristic object in the peculiarly English picture I have attempted to sketch. It stood upon a low hill, abo... ...ne of these was a remarkably well made man of five and thirty, with a face as English as that of the old gentleman I have just sketched was something e... ... nothing about bills; but even as a child she thought her grandmother’s home romantic. There was a covered piazza behind it, furnished with a swing wh... ...enth year) she had been neither frightened nor ashamed, but had thought it a romantic episode in a liberal education. Her father had a large way of lo... ... was tall, strong and somewhat stiff; he was also lean and brown. He was not romantically, he was much rather obscurely, handsome; but his physiognomy... ... he had evoked and seemed greatly pleased with it. And then he went on: “The Catholics are very wise after all. The convent is a great institution; we...

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...to shore swimming and floating alternately, and was called Old Sky-high by English sailors, any number of whom could 8 The Amazing Marriage always be... ... told that he never forgave the Admiralty for striking him off the list of English naval captains: which is no doubt why in his old age he nursed a gr... ... in favour of Kirby; for though, Lord Cressett was quite the popular young English nobleman, being a capital whip and free of his coin, in those days ... ... to be a mili- tary quite as much as a naval commander like the Greeks and Romans, he says. We took the bruised man into our carriage and drove him to... ...us to see it! means to build a mansion there! “He said it must be the most romantic place on earth.” ‘I suppose I slept. I woke with my last line to y... ...Now, as it is good for those to tell who intend preserving their taste for romance and hate anatomical lectures, we never can come to the exact motive... ...aking of him. He said: ‘By George, it comes to this; we shall have to turn Catholics for a loan!’ Watchdogs of the three repeated the gigantic gambler... ... fearing Roman Catholic encroachments was, she said, her having known good Catholics in the coun- try she came from. For herself, she should die profe...

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...g student publication project to bring classical works of lit- erature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...uple of hours. The spencer, as its name indicates, was the invention of an English lord, vain, doubtless, of his handsome shape. Some time before the ... ...ing in the minority, the success of the spencer was short-lived in France, English though it was. At the sight of the spencer, men of forty or fifty m... ...a colander, honeycombed with the shadows of the dints, hollowed out like a Roman mask. It set all the laws of anatomy at defiance. Close inspection fa... ...se abysses, you find nothing but a German at the bottom. Both friends were Catholics. They went to Mass and per- formed the duties of religion togethe... ...3 Balzac Mephistopheles is blended with a homely cheerfulness found in the romances of August Lafontaine of pacific memory; but the predominating elem... ...ssion in a Frenchified German seemed to Cecile to be in the highest degree romantic; the descendant of the Virlaz was a second Werther in her eyes—whe...

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...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ...er tell the whole. It seems that her name was Faith Le Blanc; she was half English, half French-Canadian, and lived in a village in a very unsettled p... ...t at Montreal, where she learnt a good many accomplishments. They were not Roman Catholics; but it was the only way of getting an education. Dayman mu... ...ontreal, where she learnt a good many accomplishments. They were not Roman Catholics; but it was the only way of getting an education. Dayman must hav... ... not listen to her. Why should she wish to make his son a good-for-nothing English lord? That was his 9 Lady Hester view. Nothing but misery, distres... ...at was actually my case. I was enamoured of the blue-spectacle plan; I had romances of watching Alured day and night, and pouring away dan- gerous dra... ...and our dignity. Lady Hester Lea was the heroine of the neighbourhood. The romance of the disowned daughter was charming; and I 42 Charlotte M. Yonge...

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...pines 197 Pitcairn Islands 198 Poland 199 Portugal 200 Qatar 202 Reunion 203 Romania 205 Rwanda 206 S St. Christopher and Nevis 207 St. Helena 20S St.... ...67 estimates of religious affiliation 70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic Language: Albanian (Tosk is official dia- lect), Greek Inf... ... Pharmaceuticals Major trade partners: exports Yugosla- via, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Italy, Po- land, France; imports Yugoslavia, Czech- oslovakia, F... ...lack African descent Beligion: Anglican, Methodist, and Catho- lic Language: English (official) Literacy: 80% Labor force: 2,000 Anguillans living ove... ...Type: British dependent territory Capital: The Valley Legal system: based on English common law; constitution came into effect on 1 April 1982 Branche... ...nglican (predominant), other Protestant sects, some Roman Catholic Language: English (official), local dialects Infant mortality rate: 31.5/1,000 (198... ...6% unaffiliated or other; less than 5% of Protestants and about 25% of Roman Catholics active participants Language: German, Serbian Infant mortality ... ...s supported financially by contributions (known as Peter's pence) from Roman Catholics throughout the world; some income derived from sale of Vatican ...

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...rayer, he put the chaos of his Office into perspective: the business of running the Vatican, the spiritual responsibility of guiding over one-billion Catholics in the area of faith and morals. This was his time to commune with his own spirituality, to harmonize his soul with the peace of his Father in Heaven. He rolled the rosary beads, one by one, through his fingers ...

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...running the Vatican, the spiritual responsibility of guiding over one-billion Catholics in the area of faith and morals. This was his time to commune... ...him, feeling alone and very uncomfortable before the premiere Eminence of the Roman Catholic Church, to which he had dedicated his life The Pope a... ...u don’t have a Sicilian accent.” “I do when I need it.” “Do you also speak English?” “Very well, Holy Father,” Antonio replied in perfect Englis... ...ather, you speak beautiful Italian.” “For an American?” the Pope quipped in English. 12 J.Cross/Artemis “Forgive me, Holy Father, I meant no... ...ve me, Holy Father, I meant no disrespect.” “None taken. Please continue, in English, if you don’t mind?” “I would like that very much, I need the... ...ne may have merely viewed the beauty of Rome, but Father Antonio saw the Holy Roman Empire, headed by the most powerful religious leader in the worl... ... mother described their meeting as if she were telling a fairy tale: a young, romantic girl meets her daring knight and sweeps her off her feet and ...

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...By H.G. WELLS 1914 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsy... ...e document or for the file as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...ing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cove... ... opens at the depopulation of Italy by the aggressive great estates of the Roman Empire, at the impoverishment of the French peas- antry by a too cent... ...; the rhythm is a little altered. As between the Gallic peasant before the Roman conquest, the peasant of the Gallic province, the Carlovingian peasan... ... chose to deal with them as they should be dealt with, as out of date as a Roman legion or a Zulu impi. Now, first, as to the impossibility of getting... ...ls is concerned. There are, for example, those great elements, the Spanish Catholics, the French Catholic population of Louisiana, the Irish Catholics... ...lent factors in the American synthesis, the immigrant European aliens, the Catholics, the coloured blood, and so forth. I would now observe that, in t...

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..., 59 -- CHAPTER XVII ? SAN DIEGO?A DESERTION?SAN PEDRO AGAIN?BEATING UP -- COAST, 63 -- CHAPTER XVIII ? EASTER SUNDAY???SAIL HO!???WHALES?SAN -- JUAN?ROMANCE OF HIDE-DROGHING?SAN DIEGO AGAIN, 67 -- CHAPTER XIX ? THE SANDWICH -- ISLANDERS?HIDE-CURING?WOOD-CUTTING? RATTLE-SNAKES?NEW-COMERS 74 -- CHAPTER XX ? LEISURE?NEWS FROM HOME???BURNING THE WATER??, 82 -- CHAPTER XXI ? C...

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...ST CHAPTER XVIII — EASTER SUNDAY—’’SAIL HO!’’—WHALES—SAN . . . . . . 67 JUAN—ROMANCE OF HIDE DROGH ING—SAN DIEGO AGAIN CHAPTER XIX — THE SANDWICH 7... ... She hailed us at first in French, but receiving no answer, she tried us in English. She was the ship La Carolina, from Havre, for New York. We desir... ...e saw a sail on our weather (starboard) beam. She proved to be a brig under English colors, and passing under our stern, reported herself as forty ni... ...e scuppers, and the bearer lying at his length on the decks. I remember an English lad who was always the life of the crew, but whom we afterwards ... ...ous for the day, that I might see more nearly, and perhaps tread upon, this romantic, I may almost say, classic island. When all hands were call... ... its still beauty, and I gave a parting look, and bid farewell, to the most romantic spot of earth that my eyes had ever seen. I did then, and have e... .... Consequently, the Americans and English who intend to remain here become Catholics, to a man; the current phrase among them beings—‘‘A man must le... ..., and they would not be allowed to remain, were it not that they become good Catholics, and by marrying natives, and bringing up their children as ... ...Catholicism’s spreading in New England; Yankees can’t afford the time to be Catholics. - 69 - Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana American...