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THE GREY BRETHREN AND OTHER FRAGMENTS IN PROSE AND VERSE Contents The Grey BrethrenA Song of Low DegreeA German Christmas EveA Christmas IdyllThe ManifestationAll Souls’ Day in a German TownBy Rivers and StreamsSpringA Lark’s Song‘Luvly Miss’Four Stories Told To Children: The Dreadful Griffin The Discontented Daffodils The Fairy Fluffikins The Story of the Tinkle-Tinkle The Grey Brethren Some of the happiest remembrances of my childhood are of days spent in a little Quaker colony on a high hill....

The Heart’s Highway A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeeth Century By Mary E. Wilkins NEW YORK 1900 The Heart’s Highway I In 1682, when I was thirty years of age and Mistress Mary Cavendish just turned of eighteen, she and I together one Sabbath morning in the month of April were riding to meeting in Jamestown. We were all alone except for the troop of black slaves straggling in the rear, blurring the road curiously with their black faces....

THE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER or Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond CONTENTS CHAPTERS I. The Principal Hears Something About Pennies II. Dick Takes Up His Pen III. Mr. Cantwell Thinks Twice—or Oftener IV. Dave Warns Tip Scammon V. Ripley Learns That the Piper Must be Paid VI. The Call to the Diamond—Fred Schemes VII. Dave Talks with One Hand VIII. Huh? Woolly Crocheted Slippers IX. Fred Pitches a Bombshell into Training Camp X....

DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes Translated by John Ormsby Volume I. Part 11. CHAPTER XXIX. WHICH TREATS OF THE DROLL DEVICE AND METHOD ADOPTED TO EXTRICATE OUR LOVE-STRICKEN KNIGHT FROM THE SEVERE PENANCE HE HAD IMPOSED UPON HIMSELF “Such, sirs, is the true story of my sad adventures; judge for yourselves now whether the sighs and lamentations you heard, and the tears that flowed from my eyes, had not sufficient cause even if I had indulged in them more freely; and if you consider the nature of my misfortune you will see that consolation is idle, as there is no possible remedy for it....

THE HUNTED OUTLAW; OR DONALD MORRISON, THE CANADIAN ROB ROY ”Truth is stranger than Fiction.” PROLOGUE. Psychology strips the soul and, having laid it bare, confidently classifies every phase of its mentality. It has the spring of every emotion carefully pigeon-holed; it puts a mental finger upon every passion; it maps out the soul into tabulated territories of feeling; and probes to the earliest stirrings of motive. A crime startles the community....

The Key to Peace By A. Marie Miles [Illustration] “Great peace have they which lovethy law: and nothing shall offend them.’ Preface One day, in a very brief conversation, my grandson asked me a question. I did not get to talk with him much, so later I felt really inspired to write some things which were upon my heart, that his question had prompted. Of course I have gone into more detail than he would have had to know, but felt it was good to stir up thoughts of what he did know....

The Land of Midian (Revisited). By Richard F. Burton. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. C. Kegan Paul & Co. London: 1879. To the Memory of My Much Loved Niece, Maria Emily Harriet Stisted, Who Died at Dovercourt, November 12, 1878. CONTENTS PART II. The March Through Central and Eastern Midian. (Continued) Chapter XI. The Unknown Lands South of the Hismá–Ruins of Shuwák and ShaghabChapter XII. From Shaghab to Zibá–Ruins of El-Khandakí and Umm Ámil–The Turquoise Mine–Return to El-Muwaylah Chapter XIII....

THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS VOLUME IIIBIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSES BY LOUIS GINZBERG TRANSLATED PROM THE GERMAN MANUSCRIPT BY PAUL RADIN REVISER AND PROOF-READER OF VOLUME III, DOCTOR ISAAC HUSIK To MY MOTHERON THE OCCASION OF HER SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY PREFACE “When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a People of strange language, Jacob was His sanctuary and Israel His dominion....

President of the Royal Academy of London Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself By John Galt, Esq. Author of the Life and Administration of Cardinal Wolsey, &c. 1820. Part I. ToAlexander Gordon, Esq.This little workIs respectfully inscribedBy the Author. Preface. The professional life of Mr. West constitutes an important part of an historical work, in which the matter of this volume could only have been introduced as an episode, and, perhaps, not with much propriety even in that form....

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. NATURE IN TRAVAIL II. PROFESSOR FEATHERWIT TAKING NOTES III. RIDING THE TORNADO IV. THE PROFESSOR’S LITTLE EXPERIMENT V. THE PROFESSOR’S UNKNOWN LAND VI. A BRACE OF UNWELCOME VISITORS VII. THE PROFESSOR’S GREAT ANTICIPATIONS VIII. A DUEL TO THE DEATH IX. GRAPPLING A QUEER FISH X. RESCUED AND RESCUERS XI. ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR THE PROFESSOR XII. THE STORY OF A BROKEN LIFE XIII. THE LOST CITY OF THE AZTECS XIV....

C. J. Cutliffe Hyne CONTENTS PREFATORY: THE LEGATEES OF DEUCALION 1 MY RECALL 2 BACK TO ATLANTIS 3 A RIVAL NAVY 4 THE WELCOME OF PHORENICE 5 ZAEMON’S CURSE 6 THE BITERS OF THE CITY WALLS 7 THE BITERS OF THE WALLS (FURTHER ACCOUNT) 8 THE PREACHER FROM THE MOUNTAINS 9 PHORENICE, GODDESS10 A WOOING11 AN AFFAIR WITH THE BARBAROUS FISHERS 12 THE DRUG OF OUR LADY THE MOON13 THE BURYING ALIVE OF NAIS14 AGAIN THE GODS MAKE CHANGE15 ZAEMON’S SUMMONS16 SIEGE OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN17 NAIS THE REGAINED18 STORM OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN19 DESTRUCTION OF THE ATLANTIS20 ON THE BOSOM OF THE DEEP PREFATORY: THE LEGATEES OF DEUCALION We were both of us not a little stiff as the result of sleeping out in the open all that night, for even in Grand Canary the dew-fall and the comparative chill of darkness are not to be trifled with....

THE LURE OF THE DIM TRAILS By B. M. Bower CHAPTER I IN SEARCH OF THE WESTERN TONE “What do you care, anyway?” asked Reeve-Howard philosophically. “It isn’t as if you depended on the work for a living. Why worry over the fact that a mere pastime fails to be financially a success. You don’t need to write–“ “Neither do you need to slave over those dry-point things,” Thurston retorted, in none the best humor with his comforter “You’ve an income bigger than mine; yet you toil over Grecian-nosed women with untidy hair as if each one meant a meal and a bed” “A meal and a bed–that’s good; you must think I live like a king....

THE MAGICIAN’S SHOW BOX, AND OTHER STORIES. BY LYDIA MARIA CHILD The Author of “Rainbows for Children.” CONTENTS THE MAGICIAN’S SHOW BOX THE VIOLET FLAME FLORIBEL THE LADY INTELLETTA VENUS’S DOVE THE GALA-DAY EARNING ONE’S OWN LIVNG THE MAGICIAN’S SHOW BOX. There was once a boy, named Gaspar, whose uncle made voyages to China, and brought him home chessmen, queer toys, porcelain vases, embroidered skullcaps, and all kinds of fine things....

THE MAKING OF ARGUMENTS J.H. GARDINER FORMERLY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1912 TO MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ON THE STAFF OF ENGLISH A PREFACE The object of this book is to lay out a course in the writing of arguments which shall be simple enough for classes which give only a part of the year to the work, and yet comprehensive enough for special classes in the subject....

[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.] MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XIV AND HIS COURT AND OF THE REGENCY BY THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON VOLUME 12. CHAPTER LXXXVIII Policy and Schemes of Alberoni.–He is Made a Cardinal.–Other Rewards Bestowed on Him.–Dispute with the Majordomo....

[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.] MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND XVI. Being Secret Memoirs of Madame du Hausset, Lady’s Maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of an unknown English Girl and the Princess Lamballe BOOK 3. SECRET COURT MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XVI....

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle PREFACE FROM THE AUTHOR TO THE READER You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath nought to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one; these pages are not for you....

VOL. XII, No. 344.] SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER. [PRICE 2d. EHRENBREITSTEIN ON RHINE. [Illustration] Here Ehrenbreitstein, with her shattered wall, Black with the miners’ blast, upon her height, Yet shows of what she was, when shell and ball Rebounding idly on her strength, did light; A tower of victory! from whence the flight Of baffled foes was watched along the plain: But peace destroyed what war could never blight, And laid those proud roofs bare to summer’s rain, On which the iron shower for years had poured in vain....

THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. VOL. XIX, NO. 535.] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1832. [PRICE 2d. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. [Illustration: THE POLAR BEAR.] [Illustration: THE TUNNEL.] [Illustration: MONKEY CAGE.] GARDENS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. REGENT’S PARK. A visit to these Gardens is one of the most delightful of the rational recreations of the metropolis. The walk out is pleasant enough: though there is little rural beauty on the road, the creations of art assume a more agreeable appearance than in the city itself; and, with cottages, park-like grounds, and flourishing wood, the eye may enjoy a few picturesque groupings....

THE MORAL PICTURE BOOK [Illustration: THE MORAL PICTURE BOOK: PRAYER] JOHN COOPER. * * * * * John Cooper was a little boy, whose father and mother lived in a cottage on one side of a village green. He was his parents’ only child, so that he had no brothers nor sisters to play with. But he had a dog of which he was very fond, and he used sometimes to play with other children on the green....