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...he principal men of the University of Ox- ford) her body to be reburied in St, Mary’s Church in Ox- ford, with great pomp and solemnity. It is remarka... ...me in this lonely grove, Immured in shameful privity? “No more thou com’st with lover’s speed, Thy once beloved bride to see; But be she alive, ... ... so choice, were counted but as a cup of bastard at the Groyne, or at Port St. Mary’s. You should travel, mine host, if you would be deep in the myste... ...sistance of a heavy oak door moving on rusty hinges.” They stood now in an avenue overshadowed by such old 35 Sir Walter Scott trees as we have descr... ...ark and melancholy boughs, upon the road which they once had screened. The avenue itself was grown up with grass, and, in one or two places, interrupt... ...n the neighbouring park, and was here stacked for drying. Formal walks and avenues, which, at different points, crossed this principal approach, were,... ...rtist, “and I know the cause. Y our master has eaten of the manna of Saint Nicholas. I know the cure too—my master shall not say I studied in his labo... ...iers at the charge of ten modern lackeys.” “He must not count cost to-day, Nicholas,” said the Earl in reply. “I am beholden to Raleigh for his care. ... ...he stricture of my purse-strings. Marry, I neither defy the manna of Saint Nicholas, nor can I dispense with it. The first task must be to prepare som...

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...displayed in the cap- ture since 21st December, 1861, of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, city of New Orleans, and the destruction of various rebel gunbo... ...ded by Flag-officer Farragut which led to the capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, city of New Orleans, and the destruction of rebel gunboats, ram... ...he hope of immediate conciliation. Immediately afterward all the roads and avenues to this city were obstructed, and the capital was put into the cond... ...r, Tucker, Lewis, Braxton, Upsbur, Randolph, Mason, Putnam, Kanawha, Clay, Nicholas, Cabell, Wayne, Boone, Logan, Wyoming, Webster, Fayette, and Ralei... ...agement of the mortar flotilla during the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. Captain Silas H. Stringharn, now on the retired list, for dis- ... ...MENT, W ASHINGTON D.C., July 14, 1863. ROBERT T. LINCOLN: New Y ork, Fifth Avenue Hotel: Why do I hear no more of you? A. LINCOLN. INTIMATION OF ARMIS... ...EPARTMENT, W ASHINGTON, D. C, Septem- ber 21, 1863. MRS. A. LINCOLN. Fifth Avenue Hotel. New Y ork: The air is so clear and cool and apparently health...

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... and Peace by Leo Tolstoy BOOK FOUR: 1806 CHAPTER I EARLY IN THE YEAR 1806 Nicholas Rostov returned home on leave. Denisov was going home to V oronezh... ...time. Only his mother was not there, he noticed that. “And I did not know… Nicholas… My darling!…” “Here he is… our own… Kolya,* dear fellow… How he h... ... welcome! I know, I know,” said the count, kissing and embracing Denisov. “Nicholas wrote us… Natasha, V era, look! Here is Denisov!” *Nicholas. 6 Wa... ...ssars, in 11 Tolstoy a jacket laced with silver, and wearing the Cross of St. George, awarded to soldiers for bravery in action, and in the company o... ... wore a tight new uniform with Russian and foreign Orders, and the Star of St. George on his left breast. Evidently just before coming to the dinner h... ...ose locks of gray hair. “Princess, my dear, there’s someone driving up the avenue! “ she said, holding the casement and not closing it. “With lan- ter...

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...as, as she said, suffering from la grippe; grippe being then a new word in St. Petersburg, used only by the elite. All her invitations without excepti... ...cow for his equipment, was to join them on the march to Radzivilov. It was St. Natalia’s day and the name day of two of the Rostovs—the mother and the... ...nwhile the younger generation: Boris, the officer, Anna Mikhaylovna’s son; Nicholas, the undergraduate, the count’s eldest son; Sonya, the count’s fif... ...and fair, and his calm and hand- some face had regular, delicate features. Nicholas was short with curly hair and an open expression. Dark hairs were ... ...on his upper lip, and his whole face expressed impetuosity and enthusiasm. Nicholas blushed when he en- tered the drawing room. He evidently tried to ... ...d the princess joyfully. “And are the hours the same? And the walks in the avenues? And the lathe?” asked Prince Andrew with a scarcely percep- tible ...

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...son Anatole where his regiment was stationed, and take him to visit Prince Nicholas Bolkonski in order to arrange a match for him with the daughter of... ...o was a celebrated beauty and of millions of money. CHAPTER III OLD PRINCE NICHOLAS BOLKONSKI received a letter from Prince V asili in November, 1805,... ...,” incautiously re- marked the little princess on hearing the news. Prince Nicholas frowned, but said nothing. A fortnight after the letter Prince V a... ...s accom- panying him back to the house. “The snow is deep. I am having the avenue swept, your honor.” The prince bowed his head and went up to the por... ...eeded to his study. Prince V asili arrived that evening. He was met in the avenue by coachmen and footmen, who, with loud shouts, dragged his sleighs ... ...eady?” asked Boris. Without answering, Rostov shook the soldier’s Cross of St. George fastened to the cording of his uniform and, indicating a bandage... ... How gladly would he have died at once for his Tsar! “Y ou have earned the St. George’s standards and will be worthy of them.” “Oh, to die, to die for...

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...om his consideration. With wid ened outlook and new ideals he returned to St. Peters burg at the close of the Crimean campaign, to be wel comed by ... ...oned both in regard to his great contemporary and to the literary world of St. Petersburg, shook off the dust of the capital, and, after resigning his... ...On the one hand, he was fond of society, and during his brief residence in St. Petersburg was never so engrossed in authorship as to forego the pleasu... ...ve vent in “Hadji Murat” to the resentment which the military despotism of Nicholas I. had roused in his sen sitive and fearless spirit. Courage was ... ...gaged in animated conversation, and then go ing in pairs to walk the dark avenue of lime trees, lit up only by streaks of moonlight. He saw the serva... ...carpet bedding in the centre. Leaving the flower garden Volgin entered the avenue of lime trees, hundreds of years old, which peas ant girls were tid... ...old him, and Volgin went on towards the house, thinking how he would chaff Nicholas Petrovich about the deplorable condition of the village schools in... ...t his watch, and saw that it was already past eleven. He remem bered that Nicholas Petrovich was going to drive to the nearest town, and that he had ...

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...le back library, or book-closet, au troisiême, No. 33, Rue Dunôt, Faubourg St. Germain. For one hour at least we had maintained a profound silence; wh... ...a cloud of volcanic ashes and sand, coming from a volcano in the island of St. Vincent, covered the whole of Barbadoes, spreading over it so intense a... ...9 V olume Two Heaven and Hell of Swedenborg ; the Subterranean V oyage of Nicholas Klimm by Holberg ; the Chiromancy of Robert Flud, of Jean D’Indagi... ...of the Earthquake at Lisbon, of the Plague at Lon- don, of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, or of the stifling of the hundred and twenty-three prisone... ... general relation to the various styles of building. There are the stately avenues and retire- ments of V ersailles; Italian terraces; and a various m... ... a seat on one of the blossomy stones and gaze up and down this fairy—like avenue for half an hour or more in bewildered admiration. One thing became ... ... moment, in fancy, I feel the refreshing chilliness of its deeply-shadowed avenues, inhale the fragrance of its thousand shrubberies, and thrill anew ...

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...ng leisure to col- lect them again, craves thy pardon for such as thou may’st meet with.) The Author’s Prologue to the First Book. Most noble and illu... ...John 20, and at his ascension, Acts 1. With the like colour of vesture did St. John the Evan- gelist, Apoc. 4.7, see the faithful clothed in the heave... ...s: thus are you king of the hares and partridges for all this win- ter. By St. John, said they, now we are paid, he hath gleeked us to some purpose, b... ...der the conduct of Captain Swillwind, to dis- cover the country, clear the avenues, and see whether there was any ambush laid for them. But, after the... ...the better expedition, he should have with him someone that knew the ways, avenues, turnings, windings, and rivers thereabout. Then away went he and ... ...s soul fried for his break- fast. And therefore you may believe that which Nicholas de Lyra saith upon that place of the Psalter where it is written, ... ... the meantime Panurge told them the follies of Turpin, the examples of St. Nicholas, and the tale of a tub. Loupgarou then set forward towards Pantagr... ...t, a carrier of faggots. Pope Boniface the Eighth, a scummer of pots. Pope Nicholas the Third, a maker of paper. Pope Alexander, a ratcatcher. Pope Si...

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...hat a flood tide, with a west erly wind, and ice in the Neva, would sweep St. Peters burg from the face of the earth. As this business was to be e... ...news, and such sound digestive organs, that they can sit forever in public avenues without stirring, and let it simmer Walden 153 and whisper through... ...rld was likely to hold together much longernI was let out through the rear avenues, and so escaped to the woods again. It was very pleasant, when I ... ...rible dream or vision which he had during his confinement in the castle of St. Angelo a resplendent light appeared over the shadow of his head at morn... ... head waters of the Missouri and Colum bia a trapper, and at the Falls of St. Mary a fisherman. He who is only a traveller learns things at second ha... ...n was fought in the pontificate of Eugenius the Fourth, in the presence of Nicholas Pistoriensis, an eminent lawyer, who related the whole, history of...

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.............................................. 47 CHAPTER IV : W ASHINGTON TO ST. LOUIS .................................................................... ... is wild, trackless, unbridged, uninhab- ited, and desolate. Massachusetts Avenue runs the whole length of the city, and is inserted on the maps as a ... ...meets. I do not think that Congress makes much difference to Massachusetts Avenue. I believe that the city never contains as many as eighty thousand, ... ...mmodating its own increasing proportions? Was it not well to lay down fine avenues and broad streets, so that future citi- zens might find a city well... ...hough the same name should be given to two streets, one of which en- tered St. James’s Park at Buckingham Gate, while the other started from the Park ... ..., Mobile, Richmond, and Memphis. I do not name such towns as Baltimore and St. Louis, which stand in slave States, but which have raised themselves to... ...of the “Civilization” should be held as being equal to five and twenty of “Nicholas Nickleby,” and that a single “In Memoriam” may fairly weigh down h...

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...t t t t to o o o oy y y y y A P A P A P A P A Penn S enn S enn S enn S enn St t t t tat at at at ate e e e e Electr Electr Electr Electr Electronic Cl... ...as, as she said, suffering from la grippe; grippe being then a new word in St. Petersburg, used only by the elite. All her invitations without excepti... ...cow for his equipment, was to join them on the march to Radzivilov. It was St. Natalia’s day and the name day of two of the Rostovs—the mother and the... ...nwhile the younger generation: Boris, the officer, Anna Mikhaylovna’s son; Nicholas, the undergraduate, the count’s eldest son; Sonya, the count’s fif... ...l and fair, and his calm and handsome face had regular, delicate features. Nicholas was short with curly hair and an open expression. Dark hairs were ... ... his up- per lip, and his whole face expressed impetuosity and enthusiasm. Nicholas blushed when he entered the draw- ing room. He evidently tried to ... ...d the princess joyfully. “And are the hours the same? And the walks in the avenues? And the lathe?” asked Prince Andrew with a scarcely perceptible sm... ...was accompanying him back to the house. “The snow is deep. I am having the avenue swept, your honor.” The prince bowed his head and went up to the por... ...eeded to his study. Prince V asili arrived that evening. He was met in the avenue by coachmen and footmen, who, with loud 122 War & Peace shouts, dra...

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... caused his destruction. CHAPTER II THE DAY AFTER his son had left, Prince Nicholas sent for Prin- cess Mary to come to his study. “Well? Are you sati... ...ed neither her nor you!” Princess Mary spent half of every day with little Nicholas, watching his lessons, teaching him Russian and music herself, and... ...was away Princess Mary, Dessalles, Mademoiselle Bourienne, and even little Nicholas exchanged looks in silence. The old prince returned with quick ste... ...egiment Prince An- drew commanded was marching along the highroad past the avenue leading to Bald Hills. Heat and drought had continued for more than ... ...Gently disengaging himself, the prince spurred his horse and rode down the avenue at a gallop. The old man was still sitting in the ornamental garden,... ...hich reached her from the garden. Suddenly several men came running up the avenue with frightened faces. Princess Mary ran out to the porch, down the ... .... “Is there any hay here?” “And how like one another,” said Ilyin. “A mo-o-st me-r-r-y co-o-m-pa…!” sang one of the peas- ants with a blissful smile. ... ...tabilities on a spot reserved for them. A bald general with general with a St. George’s Cross on his neck stood just behind the priest’s back, and wit... ...without knowing what he was jesting at) when he saw that the Massa- cre of St. Bartholomew was due to Charles IX’s stomach being deranged. But to men ...

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...ntrigues (as in fact he said on the island 4 War and Peace – Book Nine of St. Helena). It naturally seemed to members of the English Parliament that ... ...il. He entered through the gates with their stone pillars and drove up the avenue leading to the house as if he were entering an enchanted, sleeping c... ...rritability and skepti- cism as to what was happening in the world. Little Nicholas alone had changed. He had grown, become rosier, had curly dark hai... ...ourienne, and the architect; to the other Princess Mary, Dessalles, little Nicholas, and all the old nurses and maids. During his stay at Bald Hills a... ... him, and that by indulgence and silly talk she was spoiling little Prince Nicholas. The old prince knew very well that he tormented his daughter and ... ...of her. “Then it must be so!” thought Prince Andrew as he drove out of the avenue from the house at Bald Hills. “She, poor innocent creature, is left ... ...would report his gallant deed to the Emperor and would recommend him for a St. George’s Cross. When sent for by Count Ostermann, Rostov, remembering t... ...t that brilliant exploit of his, which to his amazement had gained him the St. George’s Cross and even given him a reputation for bravery, and there w...

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...th us!” The carriages began to roll away, and the birch-trees of the great avenue filed out of sight. I was not in the least depressed on this occasio... ...eagerly, “as well as taking your advice on the subject. How would you like St. Jerome to superintend their lessons?” “Oh, I think he would do excellen... ...e looking out of the window, “Let us wait till half-past two, and then ask St. Jerome if we may put away our books.” “Yes, and wish them au revoir,” I... ...arly arduous and wearisome subject) the history mas- ter had complained to St. Jerome of me because only two 34 Tolstoy good marks stood to my credit... ...leased with you?” “Yes.” “How many marks did he give you?” “Five.” “And to Nicholas?” I was silent. 37 Boyhood “I think four,” said Woloda. His idea ...

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...inite period of time between Queen Anne and George II.—dines with Curll at St. John’s Gate, pinks Colonel Charteris in a duel behind Montague House, i... ...el behind Montague House, is initiated into the intrigues of the Chevalier St. George, whom he entertains at his sumptuous pavilion at Hampstead, and ... ...ir dulness, are called Clubs no doubt; those who yawn from a bay-window in St. James’s Street, at a half-score of other dandies gaping from another ba... ...the Austrian ambassador. Besides, the famous artists Baron Gros, David and Nicholas Poussin, and Canova, who was in town making a statue of the Empero... ..., floating in the wind, desig- nated as the tent of Holkar, led an immense avenue—of el- ephants! the finest street, indeed, I ever saw. Each of the m... ... luxuriantly at all seasons of the year. We passed down this extraordinary avenue—no less than three hundred and eighty-eight tails did I count on eac... ...er spoke again. Ivanhoe spurred on his horse Bavieca madly up the chestnut avenue. The castle was before him; the western tower was in flames; the bes...

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... is the reason why gems are used as spiritual emblems in the Revelation of St. John. They look like fragments of heaven. I think that emerald is more ... ...ring wood with no other visible companionship than that of Monk, the Great St. Bernard dog, who always took care of the young ladies in their walks. T... ...manor also. It had a small park, with a fine old oak here and there, and an avenue of limes towards 56 Book I — Miss Brooke the southwest front, with ... ... stairs?” Mr. Casaubon led the way thither. The bow window looked down the avenue of limes; the furniture was all of a faded blue, and there were mini... ...he window to admire the view. The sun had lately pierced the gray, and the avenue of limes cast shadows. “Shall we not walk in the garden now?” said D... ...ve heard very little: I have only once been to London. But our organist at St. Peter’s is a good musician, and I go on studying with him.” “Tell me wh... ...als to his flask. The paper with which he had wedged it was a letter signed Nicholas Bulstrode, but Raffles was not likely to disturb it from its presen... ...family likeness to old Nick, but that was your mother’s fault, calling you Nicholas. Aren’t you glad to see me again? I expected an invite to stay wit... ... met him in the entrance hall and drew him into his private sitting room. “Nicholas,” she said, fixing her honest eyes upon him anxiously, “there has b...

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... is the reason why gems are used as spiritual emblems in the Revelation of St. John. They look like fragments of heaven. I think that emerald is more ... ...ring wood with no other visible companionship than that of Monk, the Great St. Ber- nard dog, who always took care of the young ladies in their walks.... ...anor also. It had a small park, with a fine old oak here and there, and an avenue of limes towards the southwest front, with a sunk fence between park... ...-stairs?” Mr. Casaubon led the way thither. The bow-window looked down the avenue of limes; the furniture was all of a faded blue, and there were mini... ...he window to admire the view. The sun had lately pierced the gray, and the avenue of limes cast shadows. “Shall we not walk in the garden now?” said D... ...ve heard very little: I have only once been to London. But our organist at St. Peter’s is a good musician, and I go on studying with him.” “Tell me wh... ...ls to his flask. The paper with which he had wedged it was a letter signed Nicholas Bulstrode, but Raffles was not likely to dis- turb it from its pre... ...family likeness to old Nick, but that was your mother’s fault, calling you Nicholas. Aren’t you glad to see me again? I expected an invite to stay wit... ...met him in the entrance- hall and drew him into his private sitting-room. “Nicholas,” she said, fixing her honest eyes upon him anx- iously, “there ha...

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...UBRITY ON THE 30th of September I reported for duty at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, with the 4th United States infantry. It was the largest military... ...r of seventeen, who had been spending several years at boarding- school in St. Louis, but who, though through school, had not yet returned home. She w... ... city with connections, the family of Colonel John O’Fallon, well known in St. Louis. In February she returned to her country home. After that I do no... .... General Scott abstained from entering the city at this time, because Mr. Nicholas P . T rist, the commissioner on the part of the United States to n... ...ccomplished the destruction of the two rail- roads, which are now the only avenues of supply to Lee’s army, you may return to this army, selecting you...

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...ited States Congress was back in session. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, people began to line up for a White House tour. In Sarasota, Florid... ...e table, despite a consensus that the [government] ought to pur- sue every avenue it can to address the problem.” 36 4.2 CRISIS:AUGUST 1998 On August ... ...ately the question is of little prac- tical significance.Al Qaeda had many avenues of funding. If a particular fund- ing source had dried up, al Qaeda... ...Institution Brian Jenkins, RAND Corporation Magnus Ranstorp, University of St.Andrews Final Appen.4pp 7/17/04 4:21 PM Page 439 Borders, Money , an... ...cy Management Raymond W . Kelly, Commissioner, New Y ork Police Department Nicholas Scoppetta, Commissioner, Fire Department of New Y ork Joseph F . B... ...audio Manno interview (Oct. 1, 2003). Regarding the intelligence unit, see Nicholas Grant interview (May 26, 2004); Claudio Manno interview (Oct. 1, 2... ...propriate actions were taken to allow those flights to depart. See City of St. Louis Airport Authority , Lambert–St. Louis International Airport respo... ...ld occur. He also monitored the flight as it moved around the country—from St. Louis to Los Angeles to Orlando to Washington Dulles, and to Boston Log...