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...Considerations on Representative Government By JOHN STUART MILL A P ENN S TATE E LECTRONIC C LASSICS S ERIES... ...LECTRONIC C LASSICS S ERIES P UBLICATION Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...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. Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mil... ...e ancient world, though there might be, and often was, great individual or local independence, there could be noth ing like a regulated popular gover... ... opinion to form and express itself on na tional affairs. He might suffer local interests to be managed, without the interference of authority, by th... ...f the evil eye. Next to Orientals in envy, as in activity, are some of the Southern Europeans. The Spaniards pursued all their great men with it, embi... ...f the same town. The subdivision of London into six or seven indepen dent districts, each with its separate arrangements for local business (several ... ...ly distinguished by occupation or social relations from those of the rural districts adjoining, and for whose local wants the arrangements made for th...

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...IDENCE AT CAMBRIDGE, 33 -- BOOK FOURTH SUMMER VACATION, 51 -- BOOK FIFTH BOOKS, 64 -- BOOK SIXTH CAMBRIDGE AND THE ALPS, 81 -- BOOK SEVENTH RESIDENCE IN LONDON, 103 -- BOOK EIGHTH RETROSPECT?LOVE OF NATURE LEADING TO -- LOVE OF MAN, 125 -- BOOK NINTH RESIDENCE IN FRANCE, 144 -- BOOK TENTH RESIDENCE IN FRANCE (continued), 161 -- BOOK ELEVENTH FRANCE (concluded), 178 -- BOOK...

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...XTH CAMBRIDGE AND THE ALPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 BOOK SEVENTH RESIDENCE IN LONDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 BOOK EIGHTH RETROSPECT—LOVE OF NA... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 BOOK NINTH RESIDENCE IN FRANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 BOOK TENTH RESIDENCE IN FRANC... ..., To people the steep rocks and river banks, Her natural sanctuaries, with a local soul Of independence and stern liberty. 220 Sometimes it suits me b... ...de with me; a forming hand, at times Rebellious, acting in a devious mood; A local spirit of his own, at war 370 With general tendency, but, for the m... ...euds, factions, flatteries, enmity, and guile, Murmuring submission, and bald government, (The idol weak as the idolater), And Decency and Custom starv... ...rs of Heaven, now seen in their old haunts— White Sirius glittering o’er the southern crags, Orion with his belt, and those fair Seven, 245 Acquaintan... ...e stars; He knows the policies of foreign lands; 320 Can string you names of districts, cities, towns, The whole world over, tight as beads of dew Upo... ... few, How bright a face is worn when joy of one Is joy for tens of millions. Southward thence We held our way, direct through hamlets, towns, 350 Gaud... ...aculties of man, receive Gladly the highest promises, and hail, As best, the government of equal rights And individual worth. And hence, O Friend! If ...

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... Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document fil... ...ssoci- ated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material con- tained within the document or for the file as an e... ...notion how to use them, I at last began to file off to the right, towards Wapping. Not that I intended to take boat at Wapping Old Stairs, or that I w... ...e space to suggest in these notes of a single uncommercial journey; but, the wise men of the East, before they can reasonably hold forth about it, mus... ... chimney-stacks and house-copings coming down with terrific smashes at Walworth, and of more sacred edifices being nearly (not quite) blown out to sea... ...out unavenged, and if it do not result in the inexorable dismissal and disgrace of those who are responsible for it, their escape will be infamous to ... ...e in the terrace) to ransom me, and marry me. Here, had I first heard in confidence, from one whose father was greatly connected, being under The Unc... ...s country are mighty works of Vauban, whom you know about, and regiments of such corporals as you heard of once upon a time, and many a blue-eyed Bebe... ...ing man must be so far done by himself as that it is maintained by himself. And there must be in it no touch of condescension, no shadow of patronage....

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...lly published under the Nominis umbra of The Author of Waverley; and the circumstances which rendered it impossible for the writer to continue longer in the possession of his incognito were communicated in 1827, in the Introduction to the first series of Chronicles of the Canongate, consisting (besides a biographical sketch of the imaginary chronicler) of three tales, enti...

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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. Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott, the Pennsylvan... ...tion. I may, however, before dismissing the subject, allude to the various localities which have been affixed to some of the scenery introduced into t... ...n these and other instances, I had no purpose of describing any particular local spot; and the re- semblance must therefore be of that general kind wh... ...ence, the Fund became his peculiar care. He drew up a form of laws for its government, procured at his own expense the passing of an Act of Parliament... ... west wall of St Ann’s Yards, and going east to the clackmill-house, turns southward to the turnstile in the King’s Park wall, and includes the whole ... ...to us by the intermarriage of my ancestor with Tib Sommeril, termed by the southrons Sommerville, a daugh- ter of that noble house, but, I fear, on wh... ...r was at least, a neces- sary accomplishment. In one of the most beautiful districts 111 Sir Walter Scott of the Highlands was, not many years since,... ... by fear, for the cateran was not the species of man who submits to female government; but over his son she had exerted, at first during childhood, an...

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...idence at Cambridge, 34 -- Book Fourth Summer Vacation, 53 -- Book Fifth Books, 67 -- Book Sixth Cambridge and the Alps, 85 -- Book Seventh Residence in London, 105 -- Book Eighth Retrospect: Love of Nature Leading to Love of Mankind, 126 -- Book Ninth Residence in France, 150 -- Book Tenth Residence in France and French Revolution, 176 -- Book Eleventh Imagination, How Im...

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...and the Alps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Book Seventh Residence in London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Book Eighth Retrosp... ...ospect: Love of Nature Leading to Love of Mankind . 126 Book Ninth Residence in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Book Tenth Reside... ...s To people the steep rocks and river banks, Her natural sanctuaries, with a local soul Of independence and stern liberty. 220 Sometimes it suits me b... ...s Almost as silent as the turf they trod. 335 Nor less in springtime when on southern banks The shining sun had from his knot of leaves Decoy’d the pr... ...de with me, a forming hand, at times Rebellious, acting in a devious mood, A local spirit of its own, at war With general tendency, but for the most 3... ... Feuds, factions, flatteries, Enmity and Guile, Murmuring Submission and bald Government (The idol weak as the idolator) And Decency and Custom starvin... ...f heaven, now seen in their old haunts— 235 White Sirius glittering o’er the southern crags, Orion with his belt, and those fair Seven, Acquaintances ... ...e stars; He knows the policies of foreign lands, 335 Can string you names of districts, cities, towns, The whole world over, tight as beads of dew Upo... ... faculties of man, receive Gladly the highest promises, and hail As best the government of equal rights And individual worth. And hence, O friend, If ...

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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. Waverley or ‘Tis Sixty Years Since by Sir Walter Scott, the Pen... ... a distinguished part in the debate upon the Excise bill in the support of government; and, lastly, that Richard Waverley, Esquire, had been honoured ... ...House during Godolphin’s administration, he encoun- tered every measure of government. Aunt Rachel’s anxiety , however, lent her address to carry her ... ...aron of Bradwardine’s man- sion and garden are presumed to have been.] The southern side of the house, clothed with fruit-trees, and having many everg... ...thers of his class, whose depredations had hitherto been confined to other districts, appeared from thenceforward to have made a settlement on this de... ...of armed vol- unteers, who were lately sent out to overawe the disaffected districts, They are now recalled towards Stirling, and a small 215 Sir Wal... ...erance,’ inferred Waverley, delighted at the confirmation of an idea which local circumstances had already induced him to entertain. ‘I wot weel, Mr. ... ...hut; and he could not but allow that superstition had chosen no im- proper locality, or unfit object, for the foundation of her fan- tastic terrors. I...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Who will be the new bishop? In the latter days of July in the year 185-, a most important question was for ten days hourly asked in the cathedral city of Barchester, and answered every hour in various ways--Who was to be the new Bishop? The death of old...

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...e of any kind. Any per- son 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. Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania State U... ...ed whether the new appointment should be made by a conservative or liberal government. Bishop Grantly died as he had lived, peaceably, slowly, without... ... to the killing of cats, and those who know anything either of high or low government places, will be well aware that a promise may be made without po... ...f the day was to be as follows. The quality, as the upper classes in rural districts are designated by the lower with so much true discrimination, wer... ... been made throughout of the very finest whalebone, rivetted with the best Yorkshire steel, she must have sunk under them. Had not Mr Pomney felt how ... ...ry was all paid for by themselves and not granted to them by oth- ers. The local sovereigns of the vicinity, the district foun- tains of honour, had h... ...ife. As long as promotion cometh from any hu- man source, whether north or south, east or west, will not such a claim as this hold good, in spite of a...

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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 ... ...ave been rather above than below the market rate. Before the late war, the government bor- rowed at three per cent.; and people of good credit in the ... ...ritory and the number of its people, is a richer country than England. The government there borrow at two per cent. and private people of good credit ... ... greater part of the improved lands of a great country. In some particular local situations it is quite otherwise, and the rent and profit of 129 Ada... ...rass above what may be called its natural proportion to that of corn. This local advantage, it is evident, cannot be communicated to the lands at a di... ...ow one of Great Britain. The value of the greater part of the lands in the southern counties of Scotland, which are chiefly a sheep country, would hav... ... very much below the real value; though in several particular counties and districts it is said to be nearly equal to that value. The rent of the land... ... register-offices which it would be proper to estab- lish in the different districts of the country, and by the different valuations which might occas...

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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 Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin, the Pennsylvania St... ...c Islands visited during the Voyage of the Beagle;’ and on the ‘Geology of South America.’ The sixth volume of the ‘Geological Transactions’ con- tain... ...the rings remained uninterruptedly bright, but not so brilliant as before: local irritation with a needle always increased the vividness of the light.... ...etitions, I will extract those parts of my journal which refer to the same districts without al- ways attending to the order in which we visited them.... ..., but that they subsequently followed the in- habitants from more northern districts.At the present day they are numerous in the valley of the Colorad... ... of the estuary of the Plata. About fifty years ago, under the old Spanish government, a small colony was established here; and it is still the most s... ...ue Lucanee constantly have their Toldos* on the outskirts of the town. The local government partly supplies them with provisions, by giving them all t... ...anee constantly have their Toldos* on the outskirts of the town. The local government partly supplies them with provisions, by giving them all the old...

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............................................................................................................................ 28 Chapter 1.2.II. Petition in Hieroglyphs. ...................................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 1.2.III. Questionable. ...........................................................

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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 French Revolution: A History (Volume One) by Thomas Carlyle... ...ave ever met with in History, previous to great Changes and Revolutions in government, now exist and daily in- 19 Thomas Carlyle crease in France.’ (... ...est driven back to their dens,—for a time. Clearly a difficult ‘point’ for Government, that of dealing with these masses;—if indeed it be not rather t... ...f the Notables. Let notable persons, the actual or virtual rulers of their districts, be summoned from all sides of France: let a true tale, of his Ma... ... a notable thing. For not only are D’Espremenil and Goeslard safe whirling southward, but the Parlement itself has straightway to march out: to that a... ...t men. ‘Hissed at by the people of Versailles, ’ he drives forth to Jardi; southward to Brienne,— for recovery of health. Then to Nice, to Italy; but ... ...cidents and specialties of these Elections belong not to Universal, but to Local or Parish History: for which reason let not the new troubles of Greno... ...paired hither, to see what is toward. Our Paris Commit- tees, of the Sixty Districts, are busier than ever; it is now too clear, the Paris Elections w...

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............................................................................................................................ 27 Chapter 1.2.II. Petition in Hieroglyphs. ...................................................................................................................... 30 Chapter 1.2.III. Questionable. ...........................................................

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...pt: 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 certain that he was baptized on the 25th; and from that fact, combined with some shadow of a tradition, Ma...

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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. Biographical Essays by Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania Stat... ...presses her final charity with all men; and not only so, but they are even locally sepa- rated and sequestrated. Ground the most hallowed, and popu- l... ...began to make researches,) has availed us little or noth- ing. Neither the local traditions of his provincial birthplace, though sharing with London t... ... be the central one of England, as regards the roads between the north and south; and Birmingham has long been the great central axis, 9 in which all ... ...entence most justly incurred, and mercifully mitigated by the hostile Whig government. On the bishop’s trial a circumstance occurred to Pope which fla... ...raphical Essays for a season, this atrocity has prospered in manufacturing districts for some years, and more recently, as judicial inves- tigations h... ...nce. The customs, usages, and local privileges of Frankfort, and the rural districts adjacent, were of a corre- 166 Biographical Essays sponding char... ... in those bodies, however, it was, in those as connected with tyranni- cal governments, each academic body being shackled to its own petty centre of l...

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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. On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, the Pennsylvania St... ...much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabit- ants of South America, and in the geological rela- tions of the present to the past... ... they formerly did so, as is attested by passages in Pliny. The savages in South Africa match their draught cattle by colour, as do some of the Esquim... ...ittle changed individuals of the same breed may be found in less civilised districts, where the breed has been less improved. There is reason to belie... ...ed in the indi- viduals of the same species inhabiting the same con- fined locality. No one supposes that all the individu- als of the same species ar... ...ranged the plants of twelve countries, and the coleopterous insects of two districts, into two nearly equal masses, the species of the larger genera o... ...lace would be chiefly between the indi- viduals of the same new variety. A local variety when once thus formed might subsequently slowly spread to oth... ...hat, as I hear from Colonel Poole, who examined the breed for the In- dian Government, a horse without stripes is not con- sidered as purely-bred. The...

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... at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors? Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a nation...

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...Middlemarch George Eliot 1872 To my dear Husband, George Henry Lewes, in this nineteenth year of our blessed union. Contents Book I — Miss Brook... ...entleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand in hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the cou... ...e we shall be landed back in the dark ages. But talking of books, there is Southey’s ‘Peninsular War.’ I am reading that of a morning. You know Southe... ...of the backwardness under which medical treatment labors in our provincial districts.” “Yes;—with our present medical rules and education, one must be... ...h was to give him a title to everlasting fame: each of them had his little local personal history sprinkled with small temptations and sordid cares, w... ... agree with me, Dr. Sprague?” “To a certain extent—with regard to populous districts, and in the metropolis,” said the Doctor. “But I hope it will be ... ... Featherstone was up stairs, his property could be discussed with all that local enlightenment to be found on the spot: some rural and Middlemarch nei... ... that use of his gifts for God’s purposes which is taught us by the divine government under each dispensation.” Mrs. Bulstrode said no more, attributi... ...y, which belonged to the unmapped regions not taken under the providential government, except perhaps in an imperfect colonial way; but they arose fro...