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...The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Red ... ... State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. Thi... ...ile as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Serie... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Stephen Crane The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War... ...hen Crane The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane CHAPTER I THE COLD PASSED reluctantly from the earth, and the... ...erested way at the battle. There was a great gleaming of yellow and patent leather about the saddle and bridle. The quiet man astride looked mouse-col...

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... Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane is a publication of the Penn sylvania State University. T... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane , the Pennsylvania State Uni versity, Electronic Classics ... ...ersity is an equal opportunity university. MAGGIE: A GIRL OF THE STREETS BY STEPHEN CRANE Chapter I A VERY LITTLE BOY stood upon a heap of gravel ... ...eble moaning and a subdued bass mutter ing. The old woman was a gnarled and leathery personage who could don, at will, an expression of great virtue.... ...es of the boy’s eyes were hardened at an early age. He became a young man of leather. He lived some red years without laboring. During that time his s... ...t, edged with black braid, buttoned close to a red puff tie, and his patent leather shoes looked like murder fitted weapons. His mannerisms stamped h... ...ur in the evening. In passing through the halls he came upon the gnarled and leathery old woman who pos sessed the music box. She was grinning in the... ..., hell, yes.’” Storm clouds swept over Jimmie’s face, but he turned from the leathery old woman and plodded on up stairs. “Oh, hell, yes,” called she ...

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...HE SECOND, CALLED RUFUS.............. 68 CHAPTER X ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE FIRST, CALLED FINE-SCHOLAR ........ 76 CHAPTER XIENGLAND UNDER MATILDA AND STEPHEN ............................................. 88 CHAPTER XII ENGLAND UNDER HENRY THE SECOND - PART THE FIRST .............. 92...

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...FIRST, CALLED FINE SCHOLAR ........ 76 CHAPTER XIENGLAND UNDER MATILDA AND STEPHEN ............................................. 88 CHAPTER XII ENGLAN... ...hey jerked back after they had thrown them at an enemy, by a long strip of leather fastened to the stem. The butt end was a rattle, to frighten an ene... ...vey the body to Caen, in Normandy, in order that it might be buried in St. Stephen’s church there, which the Conqueror had founded. But fire, of which... ...eaded a great conspiracy to depose the King, and to place upon the throne, Stephen, the Conqueror’s near relative. The plot was discovered; all the ch... ... voyage home. On that day, and at that place, there came to the King, Fitz Stephen, a sea captain, and said: ‘My liege, my father served your father a... ... hundred souls aboard the fair White Ship. ‘Give three casks of wine, Fitz Stephen,’ said the Prince, ‘to the fifty sailors of renown! My father the K... ...found too los ing a game to be played at long. He seized all the wool and leather in the hands of the mer chants, promising to pay for it some fine ... ...dered that the English archers—who wore no armour, and even took off their leathern coats to be more active— Charles Dickens 227 cut them to pieces, ... ... of a perfect heaven upon earth. In this Parliament there sat a well known leather seller, who had taken the singular name of Praise God Barebones, a...

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... seasons; I shake my self and crumble the mountains! Contemplate me through leather—don’t use the naked eye! I’m the man with a petri fied heart and... ... oil. Also an ignorant silver watch and a showy brass watch chain. He wore a leather belt and used no sus penders. If ever a youth was cordially admi... ...gh to have a dance in; showy red and gold window curtains; an imposing sofa; leather cushions and a back to the high bench where visiting pilots sit, ... ...lk hats, elaborate shirt fronts, diamond breast pins, kid gloves, and patent leather boots. They were choice in their English, and bore themselves wit... ...icial position placed him out of the reach of criti cism or command, brings Stephen W—— naturally to my mind. He was a gifted pilot, a good fellow, a... ...ed surprise at the discharge. Captain Y—— shuddered at the mere men tion of Stephen. Then his poor, thin old voice piped out something like this:— “W... ...d, and not be meddling with my superiors!” Once a pretty mean captain caught Stephen in New Or leans out of work and as usual out of money. He laid s... ...New Or leans out of work and as usual out of money. He laid steady siege to Stephen, who was in a very “close place,” and finally persuaded him to hi... ... poor fellow. But the boat was not more than a day out of New Orleans before Stephen discov ered that the captain was boasting of his exploit, and th...

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...es, as if one had flung a ball at the me- ridian sun. Arrived at famed St. Stephen’s, he sent in his compliments to the noble patriot and accepted an ... ...re a refinement of castigation was practised on villain poverty by denying leathers to the win- dows, or else buttons to the leathers, so that the win... ...lly the enthusiasm of the booth and bystanders con- verted the flying of a leather ball into a subject of honourable excitement. ‘And why are you doin...

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... of Brut. H. Morley, English Writers, London, 1888 1890, III, 206 231. L. Stephen and S. Lee, Dictionary of National Biography , London, 1885 1904, ... ... H. Morley, English Writers , III, 55. G. Paris, Romania, IX, 592 ff. L. Stephens and S. Lee, Dictionary National Biography, under Wace. A Ulbrich,... ...men were naked to their adversaries, having nei ther helmets nor coats of leather nor shields. They knew nothing of archery, and were ignorant of cat...

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...rude an unexpected and undesired visit. His attire was a doublet of russet leather, like those worn by the better sort of country folk, girt with a bu... ...the Apostle Paul, who kept the clothes of the wit- nesses who stoned Saint Stephen. He held forth on the mat- ter three Sabbaths past, and illustrated... ...senting a small dagger of exquisite workmanship, which hung in his T urkey-leather sword-belt. “No, sir,” replied the lady, rejecting the instrument w... ...ot swords, are occasion for many a blade’s exchang- ing a sheath of neat’s leather for one of flesh and blood.” 102 Kenilworth “I do indeed know more... ...is middle with a belt, at which hung, instead of knife or weapon, a goodly leathern pen-and-ink case. His ferula was stuck on the other side, like Har... ...rd in his hand, ran round the thicket, and confronted a man in a farrier’s leathern apron, but otherwise fantastically attired in a bear- skin dressed...

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...the morning, and we were to encounter our Bedouins outside the gate of St. Stephen, down the hill, where the road turns, close to the tomb of the Virg... ... explained this to him, taking hold of his leg by the calf to show how the leather would chafe him; but it seemed to me that he did not quite like my ... ... not with us, but we were to meet them, as I have said before, outside St. Stephen’s gate. “And if they are not there,” said Joseph, “we shall be sure... ...haff, let them stay at home,” I answered. And then we rode out through St. Stephen’s gate, having the mountain of the men of Galilee directly before u...

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...rt greet- ings, and then Algernon stepped to a cupboard and tossed out the leather gloves. The room was large and they had a tolerable space for the w... ...table, and worthy of a presentation at any Bank in London. “You stick to a leather purse, brother William John?” he inquired, with an artistic sentime... ...Why, Bob, as a military man, you ought to acknowledge your superiors. Why, Stephen Bilton, the huntsman, says, Bob, you pulled the young gentleman off... ...he hero of the village was cried out to his credit when Sedgett stated, on Stephen Bilton’s authority, that Robert’s errand was the defence of a girl ... ...mer Eccles, to make him side with his son, right or wrong. In the evening, Stephen Bilton, the hunts- man, presented himself at the door of the long p... ...d loud cheers were his greeting from a full company. “Gentlemen all,” said Stephen, with dapper modesty; and acted as if no excitement were current, a... ... said one, to encourage him. “How about Bob, to-day?” said another. Before Stephen had spoken, it was clear to the apprehen- sion of the whole room th...

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...ve bestrapped and bebooted, bearing Joy and Sorrow bagged up in pouches of leather: there, top-laden, and with four swift horses, rolls in the country... ...stoles, albs; chlamydes, togas, Chinese silks, Afghaun shawls, trunk-hose, leather breeches, Celtic hilibegs (though breeches, as the name Gallia Brac... ...he got it bartered for corn or oil,—to take a piece of 30 Sartor Resartus Leather, and thereon scratch or stamp the mere Figure of an Ox (or Pecus); ... ...s pocket, and call it Pecunia, Money. Yet hereby did Barter grow Sale, the Leather Money is now Golden and Paper, and all miracles have been out- mira... ...ed”? And why might he not, did our stern fate so order it, walk out to St. Stephen’s, as well as into bed, in that no-fashion; and there, with other s... ...missiveness to Man,—who, were he but a Swineherd, in darned gabardine, and leather breeches more resembling slate or discolored-tin breeches, is still...

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...om a Guide Book, as the scene of Master Tupper’s great historical novel of Stephen Langton, and it has a delightful castle, all set about with geraniu... ...ice and pursuing the flying couple on a horse. That made ten minutes. Then Stephen, the waiter, who had shown Hoopdriver up, came down and lit wonderf... ...again. “Poor chap!” said the barmaid. “She’s a wicked woman!” “Sssh!” said Stephen. After a pause Bechamel went back to the dining-room. They heard a ... ...ak under him. Interlude of conversa- tional eyebrows. “I’m going up,” said Stephen, “to break the melancholy news to him.” Bechamel looked up from a w... ...from a week-old newspaper as, with- 74 The Wheels of Chance out knocking, Stephen entered. Bechamel’s face suggested a different expectation. “Beg pa... .... Even at this distance the flopping flatness of his cap, the bright brown leather at the top of his calves, and the chequering of his stockings were ...

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...e then 164 shooes, or such shooes as my toes looke through the o-uer- leather. 166 Lord. Heauen cease this idle humor in your Honor. 16... ...o such maid 245 Nor no such men as you haue reckon’d vp, 246 As Stephen Slie, and old Iohn Naps of Greece, 247 And Peter Turph, and ... ...d before, and with a 1444 halfe- chekt Bitte, & a headstall of sheepes leather, which 1445 being restrain’d to keepe him from stumbling, hath ...

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... kegs. It’s thicking to southward.” ‘I remember him waving to us and young Stephen L’Estrange blowing out the lantern. By the time we’ d fished up the... ...together, indeed it would. And when we escaped that, old Mattes Roush, the leather-breeches maker round the cor- ner, took a notion I was cut out for ... .... “It’s all in the family, I suppose, but you have done a fine day’s work, Stephen.” ‘He whips out the binnacle-light and holds it to my face. He was ... ...’d only one leg and one eye, but the cheerfullest soul that ever trod shoe-leather. “That’s worse than a hundred and eleven hogshead of ‘baccy,” he go... ...?’ ‘What were the parson’s children called?’ said Una. ‘Elizabeth, Alison, Stephen, and Charles—a babe. I scarce saw them at first, for I separated to... ... 165 Rudyard Kipling cloth woodman’s petticoat, belted at the waist with a leather strap; and when he turned and grinned, his red lips showed under hi... ...ght?’Dan asked. ‘They found him pinned to an ash, three arrows through his leather coat. I should have worn mail that day.’ ‘And did you see him all b... ...t’s face, under his cockscomb cap, that he could twist like a strip of wet leather. His eyes were hollow-set. ‘“Nay, nay, Brother,” said he. “If I suf...

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...ing costume of long boots, big sheepskin cap, and a short coat girt with a leather belt, the Mr. V . S. (of noble extraction), a man of about thirty-f... ...nworthy churl should es- cape merited censure by hanging on to the stirrup-leather of the sublime caballero. His was a very noble, a very unselfish fa... ...plicity. “Tell me, Nicholas Stepanovitch” (my great-grandfather’s name was Stephen, and the commandant used the Russian form of polite address)—”tell ... ...credit its unsophisticated inspiration deserved. I am alluding to the late Stephen Crane, the author of “The Red Badge of Courage,” a work of imaginat... ...g upon their breasts. They displayed a great variety of caps: cloth, wool, leather, peaks, ear-flaps, tassels, with a picturesque round beret or two p...

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...ing costume of long boots, big sheep-skin cap and a short coat girt with a leather belt, the Mr. V.S. (of noble extraction), a man of about thirty-fiv... ... unworthy churl should escape merited censure by hanging on to the stirrup-leather of the sublime ca- 41 Joseph Conrad ballero. His was a very noble,... ...licity. “Tell me, Nicholas Stepanovitch”—(my great- grandfather’s name was Stephen and the comman- dant used the Russian form of polite address)—”tell... ...edit its unsophisticated inspira- tion deserved. I am alluding to the late Stephen Crane, the author of “The Red Badge of Courage,” a 97 Joseph Conra... ...g upon their breasts. They displayed a great variety of caps: cloth, wool, leather, peaks, ear- flaps, tassels, with a picturesque round beret or two ...

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...he Abbé Gerbet’s Rome Chrétienne; for the Housewives of Lowenburg, and St. Stephen’s Crown, to Freytag’s Sketches of German Life; and for the story of... ...ail, their faces close shaven, except two moustaches, and dressed in tight leather garments, with swords at their wide belts. Some slept, some feasted... ...ges of an enor- mous creature, living in a morass at the foot of Mount St. Stephen, about two miles from the city of Rhodes. T radition calls it a dra... ... young shepherd boys were missing. And the pilgrimage to the Chapel of St. Stephen, on the hill above its lair, was especially a service of danger, fo... ...on a remote part of the coast, whence he made his way to the chapel of St. Stephen. There, after having recommended him- self to God, he left his two ... ...o attack upon the walls. The warriors were to be seen walking about in the leathern suits they wore un- der their armor; or if a party was to be seen ... ...OWN OF ST WN OF ST WN OF ST WN OF ST WN OF ST. STEP . STEP . STEP . STEP . STEPHEN HEN HEN HEN HEN 1440 1440 1440 1440 1440 OF ALL THE possessions of ...

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...ch were in fact a diary of facts, thoughts, and impressions. ‘July 12, St. Stephen’s, Mr. Kissling’s School-house.—You know I am to live here when not... ...n, and think of Mamma and Uncle Frank.’ ‘ August 26, 1855, 10.40 P .M.: S. Stephen’s, Auckland. ‘My dear Arthur,—I am tired with my Sunday work, which... ...ollege, he 128 Life of John Coleridge Patteson came into residence at St. Stephen’s native institution, of which Archdeacon Kissling was then the Pri... ...l’s at 6 P.M., re- minding me of my Sunday’s work when I was living at St. Stephen’s. It is a comfort to have a Sunday in Auckland oc- casionally—more... ...e I dined with the three Bishops; last night with Chief Justice Sir Alfred Stephen, and met the trio again, Bishop everywhere speaking of me as one of... ...wenty miles with no socks; feet sore and shoes worn to pieces, cutting off leather as I came along. Nothing but broken bottles equals jagged coral. Pa...

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...little finger with some monstrous hooks on it, and a roll of buckskin, and a leather dog collar, and a horseshoe, and some vials of medicine that did... .... It was very good poetry. This is what she wrote about a boy by the name of Stephen Dowling Bots that fell down a well and was drownded: ODE TO S... ...well and was drownded: ODE TO STEPHEN DOWLING BOTS, DEC D And did young Stephen sicken, And did young Stephen die? And did the sad hearts t... ...cken, And did the mourners cry? No; such was not the fate of Young Stephen Dowling Bots; Though sad hearts round him thickened, Twas ... ... Nor measles drear with spots; Not these impaired the sacred name Of Stephen Dowling Bots. Despised love struck not with woe That head o... ... That head of curly knots, Nor stomach troubles laid him low, Young Stephen Dowling Bots. O no. Then list with tearful eye, Whilst I hi... ...ed every which way, and had gates that didn’t generly have but one hinge — a leather one. Some of the fences had been whitewashed some time or anothe... ...f signs to the duke with his hands, and the duke he looks at him stupid and leather headed a while; then all of a sudden he seems to catch his meani... ...think, I don’t know. What was it?” “Why, it’s because you ain’t one of these leatherface people. I don’t want no better book than what your face is. A...

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...is bicycle against the tender, climbed to the fireman’s seat of worn green leather. “They are changing the run of one of the crack passenger engines d... ...a horse for the girl to ride, white, pure white; and the saddle was of red leather; the head-stall, the bit, and buck- les, all the metal work, of vir... ...g colonnade to the last door next the belfry tower, and Vanamee pulled the leather thong that hung from a hole in the door, set- ting a little bell ja... ...er dirty, slippers, and an old yacht- ing cap of blue cloth, with a broken leather vizor. He was smoking a cheap cigar, very fat and black. But instan... ...eath; the romance of his marriage; the white horse with its pillion of red leather and silver bridle mountings; the bull-fights in the Plaza; the gift... ...eatrice, one of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Cedarquist; his brother Stephen, whose hair was straight as an Indian’s, but of a pallid straw colo... ...ysis of erotic conditions—which had just been translated from the Italian. Stephen Lambert and Beatrice disputed over the merits of a Scotch collie ju...

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...of the day, bade Catalani look to her laurels, and questioned whether Miss Stephens could sing a ballad like his pupil. Mrs. Howard Walker arrived, an... ...th another slight toss and a nod to the postilion, that individual’s white leather breeches began to jump up and down again in the saddle, and the car... ...e furniture of the rooms appertaining to the Berrys, there was a harp in a leather case, and a piano, and a flute-box, and a huge tambour with a Sarac... ...orehead, and im- mense bristling Indian-red whiskers. He wears white wash- leather gloves, drinks fairly, likes a rubber, and has a story for after di...