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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...................325 THE FUTURE ESTATE OF THE JEWS, AS IT IS ORDINARILY FOUND SET FORTH IN THE CHRISTIAN DOCTORS........................................ ... -1- DEDICATION. To the C HURCH OF C HRIST of all denominations who Worship God in the English tongue, and believe that Jesus Christ, who ca... ...believe that Jesus Christ, who came heretofore in suffering flesh, shall come hereafter in glory. DEARLY BELOVED IN THE LORD. My soul is greatl... ...ding to whose treatment less or more afflictive, he might dispense his blessings or his curses upon men; in the event of whose utter rejection and ex... ...ttempt no explanation of it, give it up as sybilline leaves were never given up, invent fictions and imaginations concerning the middle state, adopt ... ...ading thought! Such loss of dignity! Such dishonour t o God! It cannot be. It must be a fiction of the schools. So naturally doth this reasoning con... ... that sinneth it must die’ brought forth from its infinite womb those threatenings, and curses, and statutes and commandments comprehended in the la... ...d and New Testament, the two witnesses of God; which must either consume you with their curses, or bless you with their blessings; be either the sav... ...de use of in attending to its preservation. The first row, or the first of its arms was fiction, —sufficient for its first beginnings, while yet it ...

...ALL that I have to say to thee, my venerable friend Christophilus, reduces itself to the serious and formal examination of one single point; which, in the present constitution or system of the church and the world, appears to me of the highest importance; viz. Whether the ideas which we entertain concerning the coming of Messiah, that essential and fundamental article of...

...OMENON IV...305 THE END OF ANTICHRIST...305 PHENOMENON V....325 THE JEWS...325 THE FUTURE ESTATE OF THE JEWS, AS IT IS ORDINARILY FOUND SET FORTH IN THE CHRISTIAN DOCTORS...328 ARTICLE I....333 ARTICLE II.....350 ARTICLE III....357 ARTICLE IV....377 CONSULTING INDEX OF VOLUME I....383...

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Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh

By: Thomas Carlyle

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh by... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... are properly said to be clothed with Authority, clothed with Beauty, with Curses, and the like. Nay, if you consider it, what is Man himself, and his... ...wer; and either in the authentic lineaments of Fact, or the forged ones of Fiction, a com- plete picture and Genetical History of the Man and his spir... ...ld, ‘what devilry soever Kings do, the Greeks must pay the piper!’—In that fiction of the English Smollett, it is true, the final Cessation of War is ... ...y a mystification! What if many a so-called Fact were little better than a Fiction; if here we had no direct Cam- 144 Sartor Resartus era-obscura Pic... ...does, minutely influence all men, and the very look of his face blesses or curses whomso it lights on, and so generates ever new blessing or new cursi...

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Plutarchs Lives Volume One

By: Hugh Clough

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Plutarch’s Lives – Volume One trans. Arthur Hugh Clough, the Pe... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...those that are farther off, Beyond this there is nothing but prodigies and fictions, the only in- habitants are the poets and inventors of fables; the... ...cuba did, deserted and neglected by her son, unless her captivity be not a fiction, as I could wish both that and other things were. The circumstances... ...constancy to support; however, be not concerned at the report, for it is a fiction.” This Hermippus relates, from Pataecus, who boasted that he had Ae... ...ore T o his native Rhodian shore; Three silver talents took, and departed (curses with him) on his way, Restoring people here, expelling there, and ki... ...and that the Eumolpidae and the holy heralds should ab- solve him from the curses which they had solemnly pro- nounced against him by sentence of the ... ...name of the Athenians, flinging wedges of red hot iron into the sea, after curses against such as should make breach of their vow. But afterwards, it ...

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The Lady of the Lake

By: William J. Rolfe

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, ed. William J. Rolfe,... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ..., Denouncing misery and ill, Mingled with childhood’s babbling trill Of curses stammered slow; Answering with imprecation dread, 48 The Lady of th... ...he whole of this stanza is very impressive; the mingling of the children’s curses is the climax of horror. Note the meaning of the triple curse. The c... ... A work of great interest might be compiled upon the original of popu- lar fiction, and the transmission of similar tales from age to age, and from co... ...h our ideas of the richness of human invention, would also show that these fictions, however wild and childish, possess such charms for the populace a...

...Preface: When I first saw Mr. Osgood?s beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the Lake, I asked him to let me use some of the cuts in a cheaper annotated edition for school and household use; and the present volume is the result. The text of the poem has given me unexpected trouble. When I edited some of Gray?s poems several years ago, I found that they ...

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Don Quixote

By: Miquel de Cervantes

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Don Quixote: Part One by Miquel de Cervantes, trans. John Ormsb... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...range indeed if he had not been proud of the most humorous creation in all fiction. He was proud, too, of the popularity and success of the book, and ... ...ft of lying. His lies are not of the highly imaginative sort that liars in fiction commonly indulge 33 Cervantes – Ormsby’s 1922 ed. in; like Falstaf... ...character, that makes him the most humorous creation in the whole range of fiction. That unsmiling gravity of which Cervantes was the first great mas-... ... friend, art thou asleep? sleepest thou, friend Sancho?” “How can I sleep, curses on it!” returned Sancho discontent- edly and bitterly, “when it is p... ...saints in addition to the former ones, called down upon himself a thousand curses hereafter should he fail to keep his promise, shed more tears, redou... ...some disturbing evil that gives a shock to it, our fortune, or perhaps the curses which the Moor had hurled at his daughter (for whatever kind of fath...

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Liver Twist

By: Charles Dickens

...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk . Neither the Pennsylvania State ... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Oliver Twist or the Parish Boy’s Progress by Charles Dickens ,... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...tion of Miss Nancy to reason; gave utterance to about a couple of score of curses and threats, the rapid production of which reflected great credit on... ... man followed to the chariot door, uttering the wild est imprecations and curses all the way; but as Mr. Losberne turned to speak to the driver, he l... ...had the courage to say the word, I might have been free of you in a night. Curses on your head, and black death on your heart, you imp! What are you d... ...ail, with the magnitude and extent of his operations; blend ing truth and fiction together, as best served his purpose; and bringing both to bear, wi...

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Rhoda Fleming

By: George Meredith

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Rhoda Fleming by George Meredith, the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ut I can’t give her to you,” roared the squire, afflicted by his two great curses at once. “Why do you come to me? I’m not responsible for the doings ... ...rame, had been willing to listen till she perceived him to be but a man of fiction, and then she gave him a flat contradiction, having no esteem for h... ...inted at Moody’s complexion for proof. 143 George Meredith It was quite a fiction that kegs of the good cognac were sown at low water, and reaped at ... ...ng. The bee-swarm was thick as ever on the golden bough. Algernon heard no curses, and began to nourish hope again, as he advanced. He began to hope w...

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

By: Anne Brontë

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A Tramp Abroad

By: Mark Twain

...tate University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpos... ...h the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmi... ...itor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of liter... ...ly back and forth among the debris of his furniture, now and then staving chance fragments of it across the room with his foot; grinding a constant gr... ...formation out of you if one goes at it Mark Twain 132 cleverly. Mary and the storm, and the sweeping away of the forward boats, were facts—all the re...

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Ordeal of Richard Feverel

By: George Meredith

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Ordeal of Richard Feverel by George Meredith, the Pennsylvania ... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...her!” and Ripton took a long breath to relieve himself after his elaborate fiction. “So it appears,” Hippias commented, and Algernon asked: “Well? and... ...hen?” Ripton was commanded to proceed, whether she did or no. The luckless fictionist looked straight at his pitiless leader, and blurted out dubiousl... ...e serious. He was at a loss what to invent to detain him, beyond the stale fiction that his father was coming to-mor- row. He rendered homage to the g... ... first duty of all true men to cherish and redeem them. “We turn them into curses, Rip; these divine creatures.” And the world suffered for it. That—t...

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The Pioneers Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna a Descriptive Tale

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna, A Descriptive ... ...oing stu- dent publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...an indispensable requisite in his- tory and travels, destroys the charm of fiction; for all that is necessary to be conveyed to the mind by the latter... ...istake, it may be well to say that the incidents of this tale are purely a fiction. The literal facts are chiefly connected with the natural and artif... ... to produce that effect. Had he drawn still more upon fancy, the lovers of fiction would not have so *Though forests still crown the mountains of Otse... ...d the youth, grasping his hand; “I should be the last to reproach you. The curses of Heaven light on the cupidity that has destroyed such a race. Reme...

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Babbitt

By: Sinclair Lewis

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State University, E... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...nnouncements, from annual reference-books, from Sunday School periodicals, fiction-magazines, and journals of discussion. One bene- factor implored, “... ...fully or fussily, sliding vi- ciously past trucks, ignoring the truckmen’s curses, to the City Hall; he stopped with a grind of wheels against the cur... ...een getting off lately, do you?” “Oh, rats, Henry T., you been reading bum fiction. There 322 Babbitt ain’t any such a thing as these plots to keep f...

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The Last of the Mohicans, A Narrative of 1757

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... Indian too unpronounceable, for either to be used familiarly in a work of fiction. Looking over an ancient map, it was ascertained that a tribe of In... ...hawks of their foes. On every side arose shrieks, groans, exhortations and curses. At this moment, Alice caught a glimpse of the vast form of her fath...

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Master Humphreys Clock

By: Charles Dickens

...arge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State... ...n tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Master Humphrey’s Clock by Charles Dickens , the Pennsylvani... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...o their houses as I passed; men eyed me spitefully, and muttered threats and curses. I was the object of suspicion and distrust— ay, of downright hatr... ...air weather), he enjoyed his soundest nap; but many people held this to be a fiction, as he had several times been seen to look after fat oxen on mark... ...at means, “if he vill allow me to keep up that ‘ere pleas ant and uniwersal fiction.”’ It is a common remark, confirmed by history and ex perience, ...

...nected with my fortunes or my speculations, even my place of residence might one day have a kind of charm for them. Bearing this possible contingency in mind, I wish them to understand, in the outset, that they must never expect to know it....

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The First Men in the Moon

By: H. G. Wells

.... Wells A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State... ...Jules Verne’s thing in A T rip to the Moon.” But Cavor was not a reader of fiction. “I begin to see,” I said slowly. “And you could get in and screw y... ...It’s all very well for you—” I sprang round upon my heel. I burst out into curses. For one of the armed Selenites had stabbed me behind with his goad.... ...tory. If the world will not have it as fact, then the world may take it as fiction. It is no concern of mine. And now that the account is finished, I ... ...a story that would hold together like this one. Well, they must take it as fiction—there it is. I have told my story—and now, I suppose, I have to tak...

...e amidst the shadows of vine leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of distu...

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Main Street

By: Sinclair Lewis

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ast night? Some squeezing, heh, kid?” By diligent consultation of American fiction she dis- covered that this was the only virile and amusing manner i... ... of forgiveness. She could not remember any fasci- natingly wicked hero of fiction who chewed tobacco. She asserted that it proved him to be a man of ... ...ie had finished the poets. It was ready for the next week’s labor: English Fiction and Essays. Mrs. Dawson besought, “Now we will have a discussion of... ...ools, among a lot of innocent boys and girls, a woman that drinks, smokes, curses, uses bad language, and does such dreadful things as I wouldn’t lay ...

...Excerpt: This is America--a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called ?Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.? But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would be the same in Ohi...

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The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain

...e is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own... ...ny responsibility for the mate- rial contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Prince and the Paupe... ...ocu- ment File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access ... ...e not much bandying of words, being not over-patient in my na- ture.” John Canty moved off, muttering threats and curses, and was swallowed from sight... ...ed a confusion of kicks, cuffs, tramplings and plungings, accompanied by a thunderous intermin- gling of volleyed curses, and finally a bitter apostro... ...onviction that she did know him, and had repudi- ated him for interested reasons. He wanted to load her name with curses now; but this name had so lon... ...e lord high admiral in his late mimic court, the other the first lord of the bedchamber in the same pre- tentious fiction; and his pride swelled highe...

...om as a patrician. VI. Tom receives instructions. VII. Tom?s first royal dinner. VIII. The question of the Seal. IX. The river pageant. X. The Prince in the toils. XI. At Guildhall. XII. The Prince and his deliverer. XIII. The disappearance of the Prince....

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Father Goriot

By: Honoré de Balzac

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage, the P... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...aggeration, of writing romances. Ah! once for all, this drama is neither a fiction nor a romance! ALL IS TRUE,—so true, that every one can discern the... ... be my reward—I am forsaken at the last. They are wicked, heartless women; curses on them, I loathe them. I shall rise at night from my grave to curse...

...Excerpt: MME. VAUQUER (nee de Conflans) is an elderly person, who for the past forty years has kept a lodging-house in the Rue Nueve-Sainte-Genevieve, in the district that lies between the Latin Quarter and the Faubourg Saint-Marcel. Her house (known in the neighborhood as the Maison Vauquer) receives men and women, old and young, and no w...

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Vanity Fair

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Vanity Fair: Volume Two (Chapters Twenty-six through Fifty) by ... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...st in pomp- ous admiration of his own irresistible powers of pleasing. The curses to which the General gave a low utterance, as soon as Rebecca and he... ...entence frightened him, and that its fulfilment had come too soon upon his curses. Sometimes a shuddering terror struck him, as if he 104 V anity Fai... ...remember their trifling debt to her. As for the landlord of the hotel, his curses against the English nation were violent for the rest of his natural ...

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The Silverado Squatters

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

... the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document ... ...e associ- ated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material con- tained within the document or for the file as a... ...im Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18201-1291 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring clas... ...y, that he broke his strong prison with such imper- fect implements, turning the very obstacles to service. Irvine, in the same case, would have sat d...

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