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...“It is unlucky,” began the governess, but stopped at the incursion of some new-comers, nearly tumbling over each other, Ethel at the head of them. “Oh... ...The “boys” availed themselves of the permission. Norman tarried to put his books into a neat leather case, and Ethel 10 The Daisy Chain stood thinkin... ... very nice too,” she added, smiling, as she put her hand on a little Greek Testament, in which Ethel had been reading it, within her English Bible. “N... ...ough to deafen any one but girls to whom headaches were unknown, plenty of books and treasures, and a very fine view, from the dormer window, of the t... ...t for Mary to call out, “Why, Norman, non- sense! Mr. Ernescliffe rode the new black kicking horse till he made it quite steady.” “Made it steady! No,... ... the fame he was to get—it is too like the stuff every one talks in stupid books. I want him to say—Rome—my country—the eagles—must win, if they do—ne... .... I should like to abuse her well.” “It would make a very good theme, in a new line,” said Norman; “but I don’t give into it, altogether. It is the ho... ...‘Jane Sparks’, isn’t there? I would not make the little books from the New Testament too common.” “Take care, that leaf has five points,” said Norman.... ...ool and church, that even Mrs. Ledwich liked her, and she used to read her Testament half the day, and bring her Sunday- school lessons to ask me abou...

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...t the date of this edition, near the Stockbridge Bowl. “I sha’n’t have the new story ready by November,” he ex- plained to his publisher, on the 1st o... ...ening its hues.” But by vigorous applica- tion he was able to complete the new work about the middle of the January following. Since research has disc... ... malediction in The story. Furthermore, there occurs in The “American Note-Books” (August 27, 1837), a reminiscence of The author’s family, to the fol... ... Waldo County, Maine, owned by the Pyncheon family. In the “ American Note-Books” there is an entry, dated August 12, 1837, which speaks of the Revo- ... ...e had asked her if she would not like him to become an author and have his books read in England. G. P . L. PREF PREF PREF PREF PREFA A A A ACE CE CE ... ...heon Family amily amily amily amily HALFWAY DOWN a by-street of one of our New England towns stands a rusty wooden house, with seven acutely peaked ga... ...ts, but unnecessary here to be specified. By Uncle Jaffrey’s last will and testament, as you are aware, his entire property was bequeathed to me, with... ...their ancestor still keeps its place upon the wall, in compliance with his testamentary directions! Is it worth while to come out of their graves for ...

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...him in anything. At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed hi... ...in anything. At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fa... ... five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate. Could that childish im... ... this first reading of the Bible: Louis went all over Montoire begging for books, and he obtained them by those winning ways peculiar to children, whi... ...mpts us at every age, he set out every morning with part of a loaf and his books, and went to read and meditate in the woods, to escape his mother’s r... ...nderstand the effect usually made on our minds by the announcement that a “new boy” had arrived, or the impression that such an adventure as Louis Lam... ... institution, originally half-mili- tary and half-monastic, to explain the new life which there awaited Lambert. Before the Revolution, the Oratorians...

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...I have enlarged them, both in Number, and Weight; So that they are indeed a New Worke. I thought it therefore agreeable, to my Affec tion, and Oblig... ...xture of vanity, and of superstition. You shall read, in some of the friars’ books of mortification, that a man should think with himself, what the pa... ...well the deformity. There is a master of scoffing, that in his catalogue of books of a feigned library, sets down this title of a book, The Morris Da... ...nominis scientiae . Men create oppositions, which are not; and put them into new terms, so fixed, as whereas the meaning ought to govern the 10 term,... ...n morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New; which carrieth the great... ...erity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New; which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation o... ... benediction, and the clearer revelation of God’s favor. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David’s harp, you shall hear as many hearse l... ... in the choice of individuals. It was truly said, optimi consiliarii mortui: books will speak plain, when counsellors blanch.Therefore it is good to b... ...aesar, Decimus Brutus had ob tained that interest as he set him down in his testament, for heir in remainder, after his nephew. And this was the man ...

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...oman out. Her previous admiration of ‘the board’ (who all sit behind great books, and with their hats on) fades into nothing before her respect for he... ...nusual solemnity. Innumerable were the calls made by prudent mammas on our new curate, and innumerable the invitations with which he was assailed, and... ... on the parish defraying the expense of the watch-box on wheels, which the new curate had or- dered for himself, to perform the funeral service in, in... ...t-regulated families. Three quar- ter-days elapsed, and the row, on whom a new light appeared to have been bursting for some time, began to speak with... ...and secretary, the Misses Johnson Parker: subscriptions were entered into, books were bought, all the free-seat people provided therewith, and when th... ... on the first Sunday succeeding these events, there was such a dropping of books, and rustling of leaves, that it was morally impossible to hear one w... ...astonishment from a very dark ground; some gaudily- bound prayer-books and testaments, two rows of silver watches quite as clumsy and almost as large ... ... never was intended that his life should be sacrificed. On the table lay a Testament, but there were no tokens of its having been in recent use. In th...

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...oman out. Her previous admiration of ‘the board’ (who all sit behind great books, and with their hats on) fades into nothing before her respect for he... ...nusual solemnity. Innumerable were the calls made by prudent mammas on our new curate, and innumerable the invitations with which he was assailed, and... ... on the parish defraying the expense of the watch-box on wheels, which the new curate had or- dered for himself, to perform the funeral service in, in... ...t-regulated families. Three quar- ter-days elapsed, and the row, on whom a new light appeared to have been bursting for some time, began to speak with... ...and secretary, the Misses Johnson Parker: subscriptions were entered into, books were bought, all the free-seat people provided therewith, and when th... ... on the first Sunday succeeding these events, there was such a dropping of books, and rustling of leaves, that it was morally impossible to hear one w... ...astonishment from a very dark ground; some gaudily- bound prayer-books and testaments, two rows of silver watches quite as clumsy and almost as large ... ... never was intended that his life should be sacrificed. On the table lay a Testament, but there were no tokens of its having been in recent use. In th... ... year, with an uncontrolled power of disposing of it, by her last will and testament. ’ ‘I’ll pay my addresses to her, ’ said Mr. Watkins Tottle. 438...

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...out reviews, or newspapers, or advertisements, to diffuse the knowledge of books, the progress of literature was necessar- ily slow, and its expansion... ...es I., the growing importance of the gentry, and the consequent birth of a new interest in political questions, had begun to express itself at Oxford,... ...lly, what was the standing in society of Shakspeare until he had created a new station for himself by his own exertions in the metropolis, is a questi... ... have proceeded from his pen, and therefore with the force and sanctity of testamentary counsel. The T empest is all but ascertained to have been comp... ...nces, perhaps the father of Anne Hathaway would come forward to assist the new-married couple. This condition of dependency would furnish matter for p... ...ted with the London stage. The conversation of comedians ac- quainted with books, fresh from the keen and sparkling circles of the metropolis, and fil... ...ue formula, like the vulgar record of ownership in 44 Biographical Essays books— “Anthony Timothy Dolthead’s hook, God give him grace therein to look... ...that humility which best becometh the Christian character. God, in the New Testament, our best guide, is represented to us in the kind, condescending,... ...at be- longed to every man’s experience in every age. A passage in the New Testament about the fall of the tower of Siloam, and the just construction ...

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... heart now is, to get this system well in action without delay, so that my new partner may find it founded when he enters on his partner- ship.” “All ... ... own room, with- out troubling the servants, and without wasting time, the new housekeeper announced herself as waiting to be favoured with any instru... ...embers of my family. Until that time comes, you will only have me, and the new partner whom I expect immediately, to provide for. What my partner’s ha... ...the registers of the institution were kept. “All the information which our books can give is heartily at your service,” he said. “After the time that ... ...apsed, I am afraid it is the only infor- mation we have to offer you.” The books were consulted, and the entry was found ex- pressed as follows: 42 N... ... the house-agent’s attention, Wilding went down the street, and entering a bookseller’s shop, asked if he could be informed of the Reverend John Harke... ...eadily. “Thank you both. Mr. Bintrey, my instructions for my last will and testament are short and plain. Perhaps you will now have the goodness to ta...

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...a good man of you if you are willing to do your share.” Then, writing of a new patron, he continues: “This will turn out well for you, but it is neces... .... Machiavelli, when commenting on this elec- tion, says that he who thinks new favours will cause great personages to forget old injuries deceives him... ...velli, who for a few weeks had vainly hoped to retain his office under the new masters of Florence, was dismissed by decree dated 7th November 1512. S... ... 1520; Vita di Castruccio Castracani da Lucca, 1520; Istorie fiorentine, 8 books, 1521-5; Frammenti storici, 1525. Other poems include Sonetti, Canzon... ... not with aliens. I wish also to recall to memory an instance from the Old Testament applicable to this subject. David offered himself to Saul to figh... ...nna Dianora and no longer to fear them; he left off reading ecclesiastical books, and turned to play- ing with arms, delighting in nothing so much as ... ... panions in courage and bodily strength, and if at any time he did turn to books, only those pleased him which told of wars and the mighty deeds of me...

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... full of wheat. Others used to copy out the Holy Scriptures and other good books upon parchment—because there was no paper in those days, nor any prin... ...rgymen; but not many others thought it needful to have anything to do with books. Even the great men thought they could farm and feast, advise the kin... ...d been burnt and the monks killed by the Danes, that there were hardly any books to be had, or scholars to read them. He invited learned men from abro... ...me one going off as a Sea-King, with all his friends, and trying to gain a new home in some fresh country. One great party of Northmen under a very ta... ...st any one killing his game. The place he thus cleared is still called the New Forest, though it is a thousand years old. An old Norman law that the E... ...olar; and Richard, who was still a lad when he was killed by a stag in the New Forest. Robert, the eldest, was a wild, rude, thoughtless youth; 21 ... ...oing on everywhere. Greek began to be taught as well as Latin, and the New Testament was thus read in the language in which the apostles themselves wr...

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...although all the doctors had studied in the same school, had read the same books, and learned the same science, and though some people said this celeb... ... do you say to Claire to- day? She’s marvelous,” he went on, speaking of a new French actress. “However often you see her, every day she’s different. ... ... please ,don’t let us talk about Nilsson! No one can possibly say anything new about her,” said a fat, red-faced, flaxen-headed lady, without eyebrows... ...that remark so.” The conversation was cut short by this observation, and a new subject had to be thought of again. “Do tell me something amusing but n... ... forty-five, was still more annoying to him. Clover, as he knew, both from books and from his own experience, never did well except when it was sown a... ...is failures and plans for the land, and his thoughts and criticisms on the books he had been reading, and the idea of his own book, the basis of which... ...in her daughter. The princess saw that in the evenings Kitty read a French testament that Madame Stahl had given her—a thing she had never done before...

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...nt in her presence, and her pleasures had been in the kitchen and in a few books, probably ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘Evelina,’ so far as could be gathered fr... ...n half sorry to leave her dear old school, half glad to go on to something new. She was evidently not so comfortable, while Miss Heath’s lowest teache... ... nothing of even second-hand ex- perience from them. All she knew was from books, which had given glimpses into happy homes; and though she had feaste... ...ll her effects, so that nothing had been saved for the child, except a few books with her parents’ names in them—John Allen and Caroline Otway—which s... ...n’t you know, Skipjack, that’s the reason you don’t grow—” “Eh! What’s the new theory! Who says so, Babie?” came from the bottom of the table. “Nurse ... ... that.” “Oh no, as you said, Sir Matthew Fleet mistrusts anything entirely new, and the professor is never sanguine. I am almost glad they are so stup... ..., and caught in the broken handwriting of the old man, the words—”Will and Testament—George Gould— Wakefield—Elvira de Menella—whole estate.” Then she... ... stop at Rivington’s, where she chose the two small- est and neatest Greek Testaments she could find. They reached home three hours before they were e... ...ll it a superstition and a charm if you will, but promise. Take this Greek Testament, keep it with you, and read a few verses every night. Promise me....

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...onsieur Rigaud sometimes stopped, as if he were going to put his case in a new light, or make some irate remonstrance; but Signor Cavalletto continuin... ... peculiar state of mind in which the last word spoken by anybody else is a new injury. ‘Over! and why should I say no more about it because it’s over?... ...y, because, as practical people, we thought even a playful name might be a new thing to her, and might have a softening and affectionate kind of effec... ...a wrathful sprinkling of red upon the edges of the leaves—as if it, of all books! were a fortification against sweet- ness of temper, natural affectio... ...his heart, and no more real knowledge of the beneficent history of the New Testament than if he had been bred among idolaters. There was a legion of S... ...d the reach of all changing emotions. On her little table lay two or three books, her handkerchief, a pair of steel spectacles newly taken off, and an... ...l the rusks and drunk all the mixture, the two trays were removed; and the books and the candle, watch, hand- kerchief, and spectacles were replaced u... ...nd stars, the great man! The rich man, who had in a manner revised the New Testament, and already entered into the kingdom of Heaven. The man who coul...

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...onsieur Rigaud sometimes stopped, as if he were going to put his case in a new light, or make some irate remonstrance; but Signor Cavalletto continuin... ... peculiar state of mind in which the last word spoken by anybody else is a new injury. ‘Over! and why should I say no more about it because it’s over?... ...y, because, as practical people, we thought even a playful name might be a new thing to her, and might have a softening and affectionate kind of effec... ...a wrathful sprinkling of red upon the edges of the leaves—as if it, of all books! were a fortification against sweet- ness of temper, natural affectio... ...his heart, and no more real knowledge of the beneficent history of the New Testament than if he had been bred among idolaters. There was a legion of S... ...d the reach of all changing emotions. On her little table lay two or three books, her handkerchief, a pair of steel spectacles newly taken off, and an... ...l the rusks and drunk all the mixture, the two trays were removed; and the books and the candle, watch, hand- kerchief, and spectacles were replaced u...

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...hem up to each other’ s admira- tion now and then – which stimulated us to new exertions. T o- night, Joe several times invited me, by the display of ... ...choice restorative, that I was con- scious of going about, smelling like a new fence. On this particular evening the urgency of my case demanded a pin... ...esser. In the meantime, Mrs. Joe put clean white curtains up, and tacked a new flow- ered-flounce across the wide chimney to replace the old one, and ... ...leman quickly disappeared, and re-ap- peared beside me. He had been at his books when I had found myself staring at him, and I now saw that he was ink... ... 108 Great Expectations if I were a gentleman, who should come out of the bookshop but Mr. Wopsle. Mr Wopsle had in his hand the affecting tragedy of... ...to do but walk in, by self or deputy, whenever he pleased, and examine the books – and walk in twice a year and take his profits away in his pocket, t... ...“ And even then, dear boy,” said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, “we’ll have him on his oath.” T o state that m...

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...to–ed.]. The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. With new Additions. Written by Ch. Mar. Printed at London for John Wright, and... ...4, 4to. The Tragicall Historie of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. With new Additions. Written by Ch. Mar. Printed at London for John Wright, and... ..., shall be? Divinity, adieu! These metaphysics of magicians, And necromantic books are heavenly; Lines, circles, scenes, letters, and characters; Doct... ... for gold, Ransack the ocean for orient pearl, And search all corners of the new found world For pleasant fruits and princely delicates; I’ll have the... ...Agrippa was, Whose shadow made all Europe honour him. VALDES. Faustus, these books, thy wit, and our experience, Shall make all nations to canonize us... ...rove, And bear wise Bacon’s and Albertus’ works, The Hebrew Psalter, and New Testament; And whatsoever else is requisite We will inform thee ere our c... ... a chimney sweeper and an oyster wife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books burned. I am lean with seeing others eat. O, that there would come ...

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...nwel- come; while I have tried to make the story stand indepen- dently for new readers, unacquainted with the tale in which Lady Merrifield and her br... ...ar, when we were at Beechcroft. That wasn’t so bad, for there were lots of books, and Uncle Reginald was there, and he is jolly.’ ‘Can’t you get Mr. M... ...hem, I believe; but she has married a sailor captain and gone to settle in New Zealand, and I have not seen her since I was a very little girl. Then t... ... father, but that was small consolation to one so well instructed by story books in the hypocrisy of aunts until fathers were at a distance. And her f... ...ndia. Come along, Dora,’ grasping her hand. ‘My name isn’t Dora,’ said the new-comer, as they went down the passage. ‘No,’ said Mysie, in a low voice;... ...at down at one of the little tables, on which there were Bibles and Prayer-books. Lady Merrifield took the two youngest on each side of her. Dolores f... ...Dolores found a table ready for her with the books. A pas- sage in the New Testament was given out and read verse by verse, to the end of the subject,...

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... I am that you did not come too; really Tibby is too tiresome, he starts a new mortal disease every month. How could he have got hay fever in London? ... ...rminate note. Into which country will it lead, England or Suburbia? It was new, it had is- land platforms and a subway, and the superficial comfort ex... ...ng with that parcel.” He strode into the booking-office, and called with a new voice: “Hi! hi, you there! Are you going to keep me waiting all day? Pa... ...ered it none were his own except the photograph frame, the Cupids, and the books. 48 Howards End “Damn, damn, damnation!” he murmured, together with ... ...aspira- tions, the mental dishonesty, the familiarity with the outsides of books. She knew the very tones in which he would address her. She was only ... ...sorrow. R. L. S. brought up the rear, and the outburst ended in a swamp of books. No disrespect to these great names. The fault is ours, not theirs. T... ...ne of those who name animals after the less suc- cessful characters of Old Testament history. “I’ve got to be going.” Helen was too much occupied with...

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...neys upon the sea. He owned a little sailing yacht, named after one of his books, “Bel- Ami,” in which he used to sojourn for weeks and months. These ... ... when fixed upon the most ordinary phases of human conduct, could see some new motive or aspect of things hitherto unnoticed by the careless crowd. It... ...l its tones could 17 Selected Writings present aught that could be called new, if ungifted with a viewpoint totally out of the ordinary plane. Cold a... ...the intensity, the grace, and the insight with which the writer treats the new aspects of human nature which he finds in the life he describes.” And a... ...together; had liked the same things with the same liking, admired the same books, comprehended the same works, shivered with the same sensations, and ... ... ages. At every step I found something that belonged to me; my brushes, my books, my tables, my silks, my arms, everything, except the bureau full of ... ...ust deposit his will with the Judicial Au- thorities, as his last will and testament, and drive the reprobate out of his house.” “Consider well what y...

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...oversies of the age by its latent presence, and is likely soon to make itself recognized as the vital question of the future. It is so far from being new, that, in a certain sense, it has divided mankind, almost from the remotest ages, but in the stage of progress into which the more civilized portions of the species have now entered, it presents itself under new condition...

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...self recognized as the vital question of the future. It is so far from being new, that, in a certain sense, it has divided mankind, almost from the re... ...civilized portions of the species have now entered, it presents itself under new conditions, and requires a different and more fundamental treatment. ... ... of government would never be abused to their disadvantage. By degrees, this new demand for elective and temporary rulers became the prominent object ... ...f op ponents, in order to answer them, and may, there fore, read heretical books; the laity, not unless by special permission, hard to be obtained. ... ...or of the other. A person who derives all his in struction from teachers or books, even if he escape the besetting temptation of contenting himself w... ...ide what is meant by Christian morality. If it means the morality of the New Testament, I won der that any one who derives his knowledge of this from... ...ions from dignitaries in Church or State, from os tensible leaders, or from books. Their thinking is done for them by men much like themselves, ad d...

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... fasting like a Papist, and of sitting up at night to read old theological books! Such a 7 George Eliot wife might awaken you some fine morning with ... ...oks! Such a 7 George Eliot wife might awaken you some fine morning with a new scheme for the application of her income which would interfere with pol... ... were at large, one might know and avoid them. The rural opinion about the new young ladies, even among the cottagers, was generally in favor of Celia... ...Brooke presided in her uncle’s house- hold, and did not at all dislike her new authority, with the hom- age that belonged to it. Sir James Chettam was... ...ave Thought; else 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.... ...cumulating results and bring them, like the earlier vintage of Hippocratic books, to fit a little shelf. In explaining this to Dorothea, Mr. Casaubon ... ...nd turn it. See and do that; and take out the topmost paper— Last Will and Testament—big printed.” “No, sir,” said Mary, in a firm voice, “I cannot do... ...affligee Le maintien interdit, et la mine allongee, Lire un long testament ou pales, etonnes On leur laisse un bonsoir avec un pied de ... ...resh at Mr. Rigg, who apparently experienced no surprise. “A most singular testamentary disposition!” exclaimed Mr. Trumbull, preferring for once that...

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................................................... 319 CHAPTER IV BEA TRIX’S NEW SUITOR.................................................................... ...lderman very well, and sentence Jack after dinner. Starve me, keep me from books and honest people, educate me to love dice, gin, and pleasure, and pu... ... in which her ladyship was represented as a huntress of Diana’s court. The new and fair lady of Castlewood found the sad, lonely, little occupant of t... ...the great and undeniable likeness between this por- trait and the lad, the new Viscountess, who had still hold of the boy’s hand as she looked at the ... ... took water on the river, and Harry saw London Bridge, with the houses and booksellers’ shops thereon, looking like a street, and the Tower of Lon- do... ..., and read in the library, and bewildered his little brains with the great books he found there. After a while, the little lad grew accustomed to the ... ...ll, as some of them may,” continued Mr. Westbury. “I hope he has made some testament, or provided for thee somehow. This letter says he recommends uni...

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...NSLATED BY L. AND A. MAUDE Originally published by FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK 1907 PREFACE This volume is divided into seven parts. First we hav... ...der. The date when each story was published is given. The translations are new ones, and for the footnotes I am responsible. AYLMER MAUDE. GREAT BADDO... ...s came to the prison. In the evening the old prisoners collected round the new ones and asked them what towns or villages they came from, and what the... ...k deep into Martin’s heart, and that same day he went and bought himself a Testament in large print, and began to read. At first he meant only to read... ...such corn had grown. The learned men pondered again, and searched in their books, but could find nothing about it. So they returned to the King and sa... ...ing and said: ‘We can give you no answer. There is nothing about it in our books. You will have to ask the peasants; per haps some of them may have h... ...spent his life study ing the nature of the Deity, and reading and writing books upon the subject. He had thought, read, and writ ten so much about G...

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...ht forward in their support. Several of the opinions at all events, if not new, are for the present as little likely to meet with general acceptance a... ...asily, what they are al ready used to; but people also learn to do things new to them. Familiarity is a great help; but much dwelling on an idea will... ... untried things. The amount of capacity which a people pos sess for doing new things, and adapting themselves to new circumstances; is itself one of ... ...een the morality and religion of the Pentateuch, or even of the historical books (the unmistakable work of Hebrew Conservatives of the sacerdotal orde... ...ts or feelings extending be 49 J S Mill yond individuals; if instructive books are within their reach, there is no stimulus to read them; and, in mo... ...and kick,” agreeably to the maxim of Cardinal Richelieu in his celebrated “Testament Politique.” All these things are for the interest of a king or ar... ...pions of unpopular doctrines would not put forth their arguments merely in books and periodicals, read only by their own side; the opposing ranks woul...

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...Excerpt: Preface By Way Of Criticism. These studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the New Quarterly, one in MacMillan?s, and the rest in the Cornhill Magazine. To the Cornhill I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors...

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...FAMILIAR STUDIES OF MEN & BOOKS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pub... ... State Electronic Classics Series Publication Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State ... ...ile as an electronic transmission, in any way. Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsylvania State University, Electro... ...M. These studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the New Quarterly, one in MacMillan’s, and the rest in the Cornhill Magazine. T... ...en presented. It is only possible to write another study, and then, with a new “point of view,” would follow new perversions and per- haps a fresh car... ...arliament can redeem the ancient wrongs of Ireland. But here at least is a new light shed on the Walden episode. Second, it appears, and the point is ... ...llections of the marching measures of some of the prose in our English Old Testament. According to Whitman, on the other hand, “the time has arrived t... ...a- ment, and perpetuate his name in a sort of glorious ignominy. THE LARGE TESTAMENT. Of this capital achievement and, with it, of Villon’s style in g... ...instead of simply transferring them, like so many sheep, by a marriage, or testament, or private treaty, is thoroughly characteristic of what is best ...