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... by a remarkable inci dent, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours which agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, even in the interior of continents, seafaring men were particularly excited. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officer...

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...OMAS DE QUINCEY AUTHOR OF CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER, ETC. ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. V V V V VOL. II. OL. II. OL. II. OL. II. OL. II. A PENN STA... ...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. Theological Essays and Other Papers: Volume Two by Thomas de Qu... ...tly con- tradicts that opinion. MIL MIL MIL MIL MILT T T T TON ON ON ON ON 1839 1839 1839 1839 1839 W E HAVE TWO IDEAS, which we are anxious to bring ... ...tion, presupposing in the reader a general knowledge of the great cardinal incidents, and bring- ing forward into especial notice those only which are... ...crown; Dalmatia, Croatia, Liburnia, and Istria, (with the exception of the maritime cities,) were joined to the territories, which he had himself conq... ...succession for the travel- ler, were arranged skilfully, we believe that a maritime circuit of Greece, with a few landings and short excursions, would... ...hallenged, what must he think of those cases in which downright facts, and incidents the most notorious, have been outrageously falsi- fied only in ob... ...he story in Pope’s way of telling it. Without the personal inter- est, the incidents were nothing; and with that interest, at starting, Pope’s romance...

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...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether any government not too strong for the lib...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume One is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania 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... ...rong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as good. Let us therefore study the incidents in this as philosophy to learn wisdom from and none of them as wr... ...eagerly espoused the cause of the Southern seceders, and the two principal maritime powers of the Old World seemed only to be waiting for a favorable ... ...use me. Give my respects to Mr. Browning. Your sincere friend, A. LINCOLN. 1839 REMARKS ON SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Janua... ...MARKS ON SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 17, 1839. MR. LINCOLN, from Committee on Finance, to which the subject was refe... ...tings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol One TO _________ ROW. SPRINGFIELD, June 11, 1839 DEAR ROW: MR. REDMAN informs me that you wish me to write you the part... ...he Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol One application we know there will be incidents temporarily painful; but, after all, those incidents will be fewe...

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...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of...

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...Henry Reeve A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reev... ...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 elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocquevi... ...uthority which each of two governments was to enjoy, as to foresee all the incidents in the existence of a nation. The obligations and the claims of t... ...ly prescribes the rule of competency. Thus all the questions which concern maritime commerce evidently fall under the cognizance of the Federal tribun... ... jurisdiction, the national courts can only hear causes which originate in maritime affairs. The Constitution comprises under one head almost all the ... ...y the executive and legislative authorities, to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdic- tion, and in general to all points which affect the law ... ...f the Federalists to power was, in my opin- ion, one of the most fortunate incidents which accompa- nied the formation of the great American Union; th... ...ion, has now been amalgamated with the manners of the people and the minor incidents of social intercourse. The French, under the old monarchy, held i...

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...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 embellished with all the gay flags of all the known nations of the world. He loved to dus...

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...Moby Dick or The Whale HERMAN MELVILLE 1851 IN TOKEN OF MY ADMIRATION FOR HIS GENIUS, This book is Inscribed TO NATHANI... ... Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 57 Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Star... ...rk Massacre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 67 Cutting In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 68 The Bla... ...of witnessing their habitudes.” Thomas Beale’s History of the Sperm Whale, 1839. 12 Extracts “The Cachalot” (Sperm Whale) “is not only better armed t... ...f sight by a Whale, On the Off shore Ground in the PACIFIC, December 31st, 1839. THIS MARBLE Is here placed by their surviving Shipmates. SACRED Tothe... ... engrafted clerical peculiarities about him, imputable to that adventurous maritime life he had led. When he entered I observed that he carried no umb... ...g terrible events, — as the smitten tree gives birth to its fungi; but, in maritime life, far more than in that of terra firma, wild rumors abound, whe... ...the land in this matter, so the whale fishery surpasses every other sort of maritime life, in the wonderfulness and fearfulness of the rumors which som... ...walled up. In the sperm fishery, this is perhaps one of the most remarkable incidents in all the business of whaling. One day the planks stream with fr...

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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. Vanity Fair: Volume Three (Chapters Fifty-one through Sixty-sev... ...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... ...ns,” “Cease Rude Boreas,” “Rule Britannia,” “In the Bay of Biscay O!”—some maritime event is about to take place. A ben is heard ringing as the curtai... ...had met Lord Steyne. She thought of her long past life, and all the dismal incidents of it. Ah, how dreary it seemed, how miserable, lonely and prof- ... ...sked her if she thought that it was in 1836, according to Mr. Jowls, or in 1839, according to Mr. Wapshot, that the Pope was to fall: and she said—’Po...

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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. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsylvania St... ...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... ...ley’s new femme de chambre refused to go to bed without a wax candle; such incidents might be made to provoke much delightful laughter, and be suppose... ...of it with a sweet and tender regret. Where is the road now, and its merry incidents of life? Is there no Chelsea or Greenwich for the old honest pimp... ...l who is in the pater- nal nest as yet, can’t have many of those thrilling incidents to which the heroine of romance commonly lays claim. Snares or sh... ...ns,” “Cease Rude Boreas,” “Rule Britannia,” “In the Bay of Biscay O!”—some maritime event is about to take place. A ben is heard ringing as the curtai... ...sked her if she thought that it was in 1836, according to Mr. Jowls, or in 1839, according to Mr. Wapshot, that the Pope was to fall: and she said—’Po...

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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. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle, trans. William Ellis, t... ...oing 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. C... ... edited by R. Steele (E.E.T .S.), 1894, 1898. LIFE, ETC.: J. W. Blakesley, 1839; A Crichton (Jardine’s Naturalist’s Library), 1843; J. S. Blackie, Fou... ...it is entirely surrounded by a navigable ocean which washes almost all the maritime parts of that country, and is not far distant on the one side from... ...ree state, for the law ought to be supreme over all things; and particular incidents which arise should be determined by the magistrates or the state.... ...war, added firmness to their administra- tion; and, on the other hand, the maritime force, composed of the commonalty, having gained the victory at Sa... ...where they are most powerful, which they may do while they possess both. A maritime situation is also useful for receiving from others what your own c...