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...Contents EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN BY MR. DE QUINCEY TO THE AMERICAN EDITOR OF THIS WORKS. ...................................................................................................... 4 PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION ..............

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...PUBLICATION Autobiographic Sketches by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. This Portable Document file is furn... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ... many quarters in England, in Ireland, in the British colonies, and in the United States, a series of letters expressing a far profounder interest in ... ...uarters in England, in Ireland, in the British colonies, and in the United States, a series of letters expressing a far profounder interest in papers ... ...n loudly proclaimed; but it is very likely to have indisposed them towards listening. Meantime, so far as I am acquainted with these Roman Catholic de... ... And perhaps this natural prece- dency in authority of years and judgment, united to the ten- der humility with which she declined to assert it, had b... ...s in my family as otherwise might be unimportant, I here record the entire list of my brothers and sisters, according to their order of succession; an... ...vil grandeur, as exemplified in three differ- ent modes by three different states. Availing himself of the brief scriptural notice,—“The devil taketh ... ... even greater on a comparison of nations and eras. In England we have seen senators of mark and au- thority, nay, even a prime minister, the haughties...

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...Pope Francis lithely entered into the small chapel next to his private quarters. The dark chapel was dimly lit by a row of flickering votive candles that cast a soothing splay of shadows across the ancient altar. The Pope knelt his thin, angular body before it; his white cassock cascaded across the red, soft cushion. He gently entwined the eb...

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...l chapel next to his private quarters. The dark chapel was dimly lit by a row of flickering votive candles that cast a soothing splay of shadows acr... ...fix as he closed his eyes and began to recite out-loud the Five Holy Mysteries of the Rosary. His nightly reverie, before bed, calmed him and conne... ...is interrupted him with his own excitement. “I have met the first name on the list. He’s a young Jesuit from Venice. He was part of the Audience this... ...mmediately, Holy Father. Also, I believe I know two of the other names on the list,” Alfredo said, sharing the Pope’s excitement. “Good. Who are th... ... to know about him first. The second name on the list is Alexander Artemis, a United States Senator. His picture, conveniently enough, was all over ... ...w about him first. The second name on the list is Alexander Artemis, a United States Senator. His picture, conveniently enough, was all over the fro... ...e me what I have always dreamed of, but never imagined possible. To go to the United States is more than a dream come true.” Antonio fell to his knee... ...at I have always dreamed of, but never imagined possible. To go to the United States is more than a dream come true.” Antonio fell to his knees. “I a... ...with reporters, political analysts, camera people, and a hand full of curious Senators and Congressmen who were shocked at Alex's sudden announcemen...

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............................................................................................................................... 6 BOOK I THE EARLY YOUTH OF HENRY ESMOND, UP TO THE TIME OF HIS LEAVING TRINITY COLLEGE, IN CAMBRIDGE.....................................................................................11 CHAPTER I AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF ESMOND OF CASTLEWOOD HA...

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