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A Book of Golden Deeds

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...d yet not without service in showing the dauntless spirit of the Christian army. But the same can hardly be said of the dar- ing shown by the Emperor ... ... costs and all risks is, however, the very essence of a soldier’s life. An army could not exist with- out it, a ship could not sail without it, and mi... ...m it each man’s simple duty to face death unhesitatingly, so the ‘glorious army of martyrs’ had, for the most part, joined the Church with the expecta... ... to the valley called the Forum or Marketplace to give their votes for the officers of state who were elected ev- ery year; especially the two consuls... ..., bringing his helmet, breast plate, short sword, and heavy spear, and the officers called tribunes, chose out a sufficient number, who were formed in... ...ul soon had his doubt satisfied by a sharp blow on the head from the ivory staff. All reverence was dispelled by that stroke; it was at once returned ... ... a passport to the rude joys of V alhall. Nevertheless there is a pastoral staff across the doorway, barring the way of the king, and that staff is he... ...to strike the bishop away from the threshold, but he, without removing his staff, bent his head, and bade them strike, saying he was ready to die in t... ... served in the Low Countries, under Prince Maurice of Nassau; for the long Continental wars had throughout King James’ peaceful reign been treated by ...

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The Heir of Redclyffe

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...ave up his hopes of university honours, and obtained a commis- sion in the army. 22 The Heir of Redclyffe On hearing this, Sir Guy started forward: ‘... ...that is the deserving action which got him the baronetcy! He served in the army a good many years, and came home when he thought his sins would be for... ... at home on every subject; and that he is the right thing with his brother officers is sufficiently proved, since not even Maurice either hates or qui... ... Colonel Deane was very anxious; and it was plain that in the interval the officers would be allowed little lei- sure. The whole affair was to end wit... ...ed it very fortunate that he had a different plan to recommend. One of the officers of his regiment had lately had staying with him a brother who had ... ...y did you?’ ‘I did not put myself in any peril about them. I had my trusty staff, you know.’ ‘I am glad I did not guess what you were doing. I thought... ... the little treasures that she and her hus- band had enjoyed buying in the continental towns, as pre- sents for the home party. All this, for which sh... ...at he was doing about it, and when he should take measures for leaving the army, or ob- taining a renewal of the baronetcy. Anxiety made him look dail... ...sking the permission of his compan- ion, unshaken in allegiance though the staff might be broken, and the book drowned deeper than did ever plummet so...

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Evan Harrington

By: George Meredith

...’s house. ‘First, the young chap’s to be sent into the Navy; then it’s the Army; then he’s to be a judge, and sit on criminals; then he goes out to hi... ...ountry gentlemen of the neighbourhood, with light minds: and also by small officers: subalterns wishing to do tender execution upon man’s fair enemy, ... ...im. He courteously declined. They then attacked the married Marine—Navy or Army being quite indifferent to them as long as they could win for their br... ...litia sword, if you got a commission.’ ‘I have rather given up hope of the Army,’ said Evan. Mrs. Mel requested him to tell her what a colonel’s full ... ...as tempting to a tradesman. “No,” says Mel; like a chap planting his flag- staff and sticking to it. I believe that to get her to go with him, Burley ... ...ly obsequious! I am not telling you to pass the line. The contrary. But we continentals have our grievous reputation because we dare to meet as intell... ...yet I doubt not you think the smallest of our landed gentry equal to great continental seigneurs. I do not say the contrary.’ ‘You will fill Evan’s he...

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War and Peace

By: Leo Tolstoy, Graf

...these forces-millions of men, reckoning those transporting and feeding the army-moved from the west eastwards to the Rus- sian frontier, toward which ... ...re the wrongs inflicted on the Duke of Oldenburg, the nonobservance of the Continental System, the ambition of Napoleon, the firmness of Alexander, th... ...the violence done to him; to businessmen that the cause of the way was the Continental System which was ruining Europe; to the generals and old soldie... ...private also refused, there would have been so many less men in Napoleon’s army and the war could 5 Tolstoy not have occurred. Had Napoleon not taken... ... to produce that movement and war: reproaches for the nonobservance of the Continental System, the Duke of Oldenburg’s wrongs, the movement of troops ... ...t want war and would always love and honor him— yet he set off to join his army, and at every station gave fresh orders to accelerate the movement of ... ...ef. So Prince Andrew, having received an appointment on the head- quarters staff, left for Turkey. Prince Andrew did not think it proper to write and ... ... familiar. As a general on duty 32 War and Peace – Book Nine on Kutuzov’s staff, he applied himself to business with zeal and perseverance and surpri... ... deci- sion as to his employment, but asked him meanwhile to remain on his staff. Anatole Kuragin, whom Prince Andrew had hoped to find with the army,...

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with Introduction and Notes Edited

By: Charles W. Eliot

...son and Oliver. On his arrival in Philadelphia he was chosen a member of the Continental Congress and in 1777 he was dispatched to France as commissio... ...d with arms, formed themselves into companies and regiments, chose their own officers, and met every week to be instructed in the manual exercise, and... ...ompanies, painted with dif ferent devices and mottos, which I supplied. The officers of the companies composing the Philadelphia regiment, being met,... ...f America as his comptroller in regulating several offices, and bringing the officers to account, I was, upon his death in 1753, appointed, jointly wi... ...and the remainder to be paid by General Braddock, or by the paymaster of the army, at the time of their discharge, or from time to time, as it shall b... ...s sary for the subsistence of the horses, is to be taken for the use of the army, and a reasonable price paid for the same. “Note.—My son, William Fr... ...r and gold of the king’s money. “The service will be light and easy, for the army will scarce march above twelve miles per day, and the waggons and ba... ... us, the captain ordered all hands to come aft, and stand as near the ensign staff as possible. We were, passengers included, about forty persons. Whi... ...hosen a delegate to the Sec The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 160 ond Continental Congress; placed on the committee of se cret correspondence;...

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Chicago Manual of Style

By: University of Chicago

...epublican, Conservative, National Liberal, Social Democ- racy (where, as in continental Europe, it is organized as a distinct parliamentary faction)... ...solar system: Sun, Moon, Earth, the Milky Way. 42. Divisions, departments, officers, and courses of study of the University of Chicago, in all offi... ...s, and Goethe, and Ibsen;" "Neither France for her art, nor Germany for her army, nor England for her democracy, etc." But do not use a comma where... ...ed;" "He was perhaps thinking of the future;" "This is likewise true of the army;" "He was a scholar and a sportsman too." 133. If among several ad... ... that it was by his genius that Alexander conquered the eastern world. His army, you know, was a small one. To carry a vast number of men . . . . ...

...ming and influencing every stage of the writing and publishing process. In creating the fifteenth edition of the Manual, Chicago's renowned editorial staff drew on direct experience of these changes, as well as on the recommendations of the Manual's first advisory board, composed of a distinguished group of scholars, authors, and professionals....

...ery”—the proofreaders who corrected typographical errors and edited for stylistic inconsistencies. To bring a common set of rules to the process, the staff of the composing room drew up a style sheet, which was then passed on to the rest of the university community. Even at such an early stage, “the University Press style book and style sheet” was considered important enou...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...4 5:25 PM Page i List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii–xiv Preface xv 1. “WE HAVE SOME PLANES” 1 1.1 Inside t... ...25 PM Page xi Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page xii Joanne M.Accolla Staff Assistant Alexis Albion Professional Staff Member Scott H.Allan, Jr. ... ....Allan, Jr. Counsel John A. Azzarello Counsel Caroline Barnes Professional Staff Member Warren Bass Professional Staff Member Ann M. Bennett Informati... ...ey Air Force Base Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) NORAD Headquarters Continental Aerospace Command Region (CONR) Cleveland Center Indianapolis ... ...ld need time to arm the fighters and organize crews. NEADS reported to the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) headquarters, in Panama City, Florida,... ...eneral Larry Arnold, commanding general of the First Air Force and NORAD’s Continental Region. Marr sought authorization to scramble the Otis fighters... ...nted document condemned the Saudi monarchy for allowing the presence of an army of infidels in a land with the sites most sacred to Islam, and celebra... ...d States rushed out of Somalia in shame and dis- grace.” Citing the Soviet army’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as proof that a ragged army of dedicated... ... international jihad con- federation. In Sudan, he established an “Islamic Army Shura” that was to serve as the coordinating body for the consortium o...

...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of Wa...

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