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Scanned by Charles Keller for Sarah with OmniPage Professional OCR software THE LIGHT OF EGYPT OR THE SCIENCE OF THE SOUL AND THE STARS VOLUME II BY THOMAS H. BURGOYNE ZANONI “Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; THE MYSTERY OF THE SEVEN STARS, which thou sawest in my right hand.” Revelations, Chap. I, 19 and 20. Dedication To the Budding Spirituality of the Occident and The Rising Genius of the Western Race,This work is respectfully dedicated, By the Author CONTENTS The Science of the Soul and the Stars VOLUME II Introduction Chapter I The Zodiac Chapter II The Constellations Chapter III The Spiritual Interpretation of the Twelve Houses of the Zodiac Chapter IV Astro-Theology Chapter V Astro-Mythology Chapter VI Symbolism Chapter VII Alchemy Part I (organic) Chapter VIII Alchemy Part II (occult) Chapter IX Talismans Chapter X Ceremonial Magic Chapter XI Magic Wands Chapter XII The Tablets of Aeth in three parts Part I the Twelve Mansions Part II the Ten Planetary Rulers Part III the Ten Great Powers of the Universe Chapter XIII Penetralia PUBLISHER’S PREFACE No explanation is thought necessary, further than to corroborate the author in all he has said in his somewhat unusual preface....

THE MAJOR by Ralph Connor CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE COWARD II A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM III THE ESCUTCHEON CLEARED IV SALVAGE V WESTWARD HO! VI JANE BROWN VII THE GIRL OF THE WOOD LOT VIII YOU FORGOT ME IX EXCEPT HE STRIVE LAWFULLY X THE SPIRIT OF CANADA XI THE SHADOW OF WAR XII MEN AND A MINE XIII A DAY IN SEPTEMBER XIV AN EXTRAORDINARY NURSE XV THE COMING OF JANE XVI HOSPITALITY WITHOUT GRUDGING XVII THE TRAGEDIES OF LOVE XVIII THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS XIX THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR XX THE GERMAN TYPE OF CITIZENSHIP XXI WAR XXII THE TUCK OF DRUM XXIII A NEUTRAL NATION XXIV THE MAJOR AND THE MAJOR’S WIFE THE MAJOR CHAPTER I THE COWARD Spring had come....

The Man Between AN INTERNATIONAL ROMANCE By AMELIA E. BARR PART FIRST O LOVE WILL VENTURE IN! THE MAN BETWEEN CHAPTER I THE thing that I know least about is my beginning. For it is possible to introduce Ethel Rawdon in so many picturesque ways that the choice is embarrassing, and forces me to the conclusion that the actual circumstances, though commonplace, may be themost suitable. Certainly the events that shape our lives are seldom ushered in with pomp or ceremony; they steal upon us unannounced, and begin their work without giving any premonition of their importance....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] THE MAY-FLOWER AND HER LOG July 15, 1620–May 6, 1621Chiefly from Original Sources By AZEL AMES, M.D.Member of Pilgrim Society, etc. BOOK 3. CHAPTER V THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE MAYFLOWER The officers and crew of the MAY-FLOWER were obviously important factors in the success of the Pilgrim undertaking, and it is of interest to know what we may concerning them....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] THE MAY-FLOWER AND HER LOG July 15, 1620–May 6, 1621Chiefly from Original Sources By AZEL AMES, M.D.Member of Pilgrim Society, etc. BOOK 4. CHAPTER VI THE MAY-FLOWER’S PASSENGERS The passenger list of the SPEEDWELL has given us the names of the Leyden members of the company which, with the cooperation of the associated Merchant Adventurers, was, in the summer of 1620, about to emigrate to America....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] THE MAY-FLOWER AND HER LOG July 15, 1620–May 6, 1621Chiefly from Original Sources By AZEL AMES, M.D.Member of Pilgrim Society, etc. BOOK 5. CHAPTER VII QUARTERS, COOKING, PROVISIONS Probably no more vexatious problem presented itself for the time being to the “governors” of the two vessels and their “assistants,” upon their selection, than the assignment of quarters to the passengers allotted to their respective ships....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] THE MAY-FLOWER AND HER LOG July 15, 1620–May 6, 1621Chiefly from Original Sources By AZEL AMES, M.D.Member of Pilgrim Society, etc. BOOK 6. CHAPTER IX THE JOURNAL OF THE SHIP MAY-FLOWER Thomas Jones, Master, from London, England, towards “Hudson’s River” in Virginia [The voyage of the MAY-FLOWER began at London, as her consort’s did at Delfshaven, and though, as incident to the tatter’s brief career, we have been obliged to take note of some of the happenings to the larger ship and her company (at Southampton, etc....

THE MORGESONS A Novel BY ELIZABETH STODDARD 1901 “Time is a clever devil,”–BALZAC [Illustration: Portrait of Elizabeth Stoddard from a Daguerreotype.] PREFACE. I suppose it was environment that caused me to write these novels; but the mystery of it is, that when I left my native village I did not dream that imagination would lead me there again, for the simple annals of our village and domestic ways did not interest me; neither was I in the least studious....

MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA de SEINGALT 1725-1798 THE ETERNAL QUEST, Volume 2a–PARIS AND HOLLAND THE RARE UNABRIDGED LONDON EDITION OF 1894 TRANSLATED BY ARTHUR MACHEN TO WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED THE CHAPTERS DISCOVERED BY ARTHUR SYMONS. PARIS AND HOLLAND CHAPTER I Count Tiretta of Trevisa Abbe Coste–Lambertini, the Pope’s Niece Her Nick–Name for Tiretta The Aunt and Niece–Our Talk by the Fireside– Punishment of Damien–Tiretta’s Mistake Anger of Madame***–Their Reconciliation–My Happiness with Mdlle....

The book author writes about himself in the SLIOCHD ALASTAIR CHAIM section. I have tried to keep everything intact. I have made some small changes to apparent typographical errors. I have left out the occasional accent that is used on some Scottish names. For instance, “Mor” has an accent over the “o.” A capital L preceding a number, denotes the British monetary pound sign. [Footnotes are in square brackets, book titles and italized words in quotes....

INITIATION INTO PHILOSOPHY by Emile Faguet of the French Academy Author of “The Cult Of Incompetence,” “Initiation Into Literature,” etc. Translated from the French bySir Homer Gordon, Bart. 1914 PREFACE This volume, as indicated by the title, is designed to show the way to the beginner, to satisfy and more especially to excite his initial curiosity. It affords an adequate idea of the march of facts and of ideas. The reader is led, somewhat rapidly, from the remote origins to the most recent efforts of the human mind....

LAWS BY PLATO TRANSLATED BY BENJAMIN JOWETT INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS. The genuineness of the Laws is sufficiently proved (1) by more than twenty citations of them in the writings of Aristotle, who was residing at Athens during the last twenty years of the life of Plato, and who, having left it after his death (B.C. 347), returned thither twelve years later (B.C. 335); (2) by the allusion of Isocrates (Oratio ad Philippum missa, p....

LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN IN IOWA. COMPILED BY JENNIE L. WILSON, LL. B. Member of the Polk County Bar. DES MOINES:IOWA PRINTING COMPANY.1894. Preface. This book has been prepared for the purpose of presenting to the women of Iowa, in a brief and concise form, those laws which pertain to subjects in which they are most deeply interested, and about which there is a strong and growing demand for certain and accurate information....

JUNE, 1875. Vol. XV, No. 90 TABLE OF CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS UP THE PARANA AND IN PARAGUAY. Concluding Paper. [Illustrated] A TALE OF THE CONSCRIPTION by E.C. GRENVILLE MURRAY. THE SYMPHONY by SIDNEY LANIER. THE BLOUSARD IN HIS HOURS OF EASE by WIRT SIKES. EIGHT HUNDRED MILES IN AN AMBULANCE. Two Papers.–1 by LAURA WINTHROP JOHNSON. A MEETING AT SEA by ROBERT WILSON. ART–EXPERIENCE OF AN IGNORAMUS by SARAH B. WISTER....

BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE AUTHOR OF THE BIG-TOWN ROUND UP, OH, YOU TEX! ETC 1922 TO CAPTAIN SIR CECIL E. DENNY, BART. OF THE FIRST THREE HUNDRED RIDERS OF THE PLAINS WHO CARRIED LAW INTO THE LONE LANDS AND MADE THE SCARLET AND GOLD A SYNONYM FOR JUSTICE, INTEGRITY, AND INDOMITABLE PLUCK CONTENTS I. IN THE DANGER ZONE II. THE AMAZON III. ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY IV. THE WOLFERS V....

MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS QUEEN OF NAVARRE Written by Herself Being Historic Memoirs of the Courts of France and Navarre LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Marguerite de Valois–Etching by Mercier Bussi d’ Amboise–Painting in the Versailles Gallery Duc de Guise–Painting in the Versailles Gallery Catherine de’ Medici–Original Etching by Mercier Henri VI. and La Fosseuse–Painting by A. P. E. Morton A Scene at Henri’s Court–Original Photogravure PUBLISHER’S NOTE....

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author’s ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] MONSIEUR, MADAME AND BEBE By GUSTAVE DROZ Antoine-Gustave Droz was born in Paris, June 9, 1832. He was the son of Jules-Antoine Droz, a celebrated French sculptor, and grand son of Jean Pierre Droz, master of the mint and medalist under the Directoire....

The “legal small print” and other information about this book may now be found at the end of this file. Please read this important information, as it gives you specific rights and tells you about restrictions in how the file may be used. MR. ACHILLESBy Jennette Lee 1912 MR. ACHILLES BY JENNETTE LEE To GERALD STANLEY LEE “To keep the youth of souls who pitch Their joy in this old heart of things; Full lasting is the song, though he, The singer, passes; lasting too, For souls not lent in usury, The rapture of the forward view....

by Bret Harte August, 2000 [Etext #2278] Contains:RUPERT THE RESEMBLER [After Rupert of Hentzau and Prisoner of Zenda] THE STOLEN CIGAR CASE By A. CO–N D–LEGOLLY AND THE CHRISTIAN, OR THE MINX AND THE MANXMAN By H–LL C–NETHE ADVENTURES OF JOHN LONGBOWE, YEOMAN BEING A MODERN-ANTIQUE REALISTIC ROMANCE (COMPILED FROM SEVERAL EMINENT SOURCES)DAN’L BOREM BY E. N–S W–T–TSTORIES THREE BY R–DY–D K–PL–G“ZUT-SKI” THE PROBLEM OF A WICKED FEME SOLE BY M–R–E C–R–LLI RUPERT THE RESEMBLER Br A–TH–Y H–PE CHAPTER I RUDOLPH OF TRULYRURALANIA When I state that I was own brother to Lord Burleydon, had an income of two thousand a year, could speak all the polite languages fluently, was a powerful swordsman, a good shot, and could ride anything from an elephant to a clotheshorse, I really think I have said enough to satisfy any feminine novel-reader of Bayswater or South Kensington that I was a hero....

NIGHTMARE ABBEY By Thomas Love Peacock CONTENTS NIGHTMARE ABBEY NOTES TO Nightmare Abbey NIGHTMARE ABBEY: BY THE AUTHOR OF HEADLONG HALL. * * * * * There’s a dark lantern of the spirit, Which none see by but those who bear it, That makes them in the dark see visions And hag themselves with apparitions, Find racks for their own minds, and vaunt Of their own misery and want. BUTLER....