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The Vatican Conspiracy

By: Jonathan Cross

...onathan Cross 2 J.Cross/Artemis THE VATICAN CONSPIRACY A Novel by Jonathan Cross ... ...s 3 J.Cross/Artemis CHAPTER 1 THE VATICAN Pope Francis lithely entered into the small chapel n... ...pe 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 th... ...d within his anger. "A father is never ashamed of his child." "I did it to save her reputation. Can't you understand?" "Help me to understand, S... ...'Drugs'. It was drugs that killed your daughter, and the men who sell them to children for profit." Antonio paused and then said, "Pope Francis has ... ...es, "It is a mission worthy of my daughter," he said softly. "Worthy of all children, Senator. Your daughter was a victim, like so many thousands ... ...hildren, Senator. Your daughter was a victim, like so many thousands of other children who have been the victims of drugs. Let us cry Senator, for a... ...bed at his eyes. “When Alicia died, I covered everything up. I said it was to save her reputation, but the truth was that I was trying to save my own... ...tend to stop the Drug-Trade. Not only here, but all over the world. I want to save the children. Alicia’s death will not be meaningless,” he said ...

...The Pope receives a vision that includes the names of four men: a U.S. Senator, a covert military intelligence agent, a priest from a small parish, and the head of the Italian mafia. These men form an alliance to eliminate th...

...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 i...

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When Serpents Die

By: Gerrie Ferris

... Gerrie Ferris 2 THE LAURA KATE PLANTATION SERIES Book One When Serpents Die... ...by Gerrie Ferris ISBN 10: 1-936000-13-X ISBN 13: 978-1-936000-13-5 Published in the United States of America Publish Date: March 29, 2009 Edi... ... recording or by any information retrieval and storage system without permission of the publisher. Names, characters and incidents depicted in th... ...oyed at sharing authority, but soon realized managing millions of dollars, two small children and a When Serpents Die 9 large household ... ...e playroom door, she looked in on the girls listening to Louisa read from a popular children’s novel. A maternal bubble formed behind her breastbone... ...a Kate inquired regarding nannies and people in his family who could look after the children while she stayed in the European killing zone. And it ... ...igured out — well Hannah’s story wasn’t right — I knew you were the person who could save her.” “Save her from what?” “Herself. Mather. The Hart... ...head,” he said. He held his breath while his prominent eyes shifted. “You have to save her.” “Hire someone to stay with her while I talk to a fe... ... into Brewster’s eyes. Hoisting his wine, Jack said, “To you, Samuel Brewster, you saved my butt today.” Brewster let a small smile spread on h...

...Royce's business partner. Sparks fly, but can she really trust a man she knows nothing about? And why is it that every time something new develops in the case, he seems to be there? Warnings to back off escalate to an attempt on her life. Now, for Laura Kate, it's more than just a mystery. Depending on Jack might be a mistake, but if Laura Kate can get past his southern ch...

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Died and Moved In

By: Christine Jones

...ormation storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places ... ... is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any ... ...s truly a test for an unqualified hard-headed farmer who happens to be of the gentler sex and has the weight and height of an anorexic ant. Time elu... ...meal that’s dried up and inedible. The telephone interrupts my thoughts. “Saved by the bell!” The squeal of excitement dies, as I foresee a pesterin... ...iver. “This is Sarah. Sorry I’m not home, but if you hang up now you will save yourself the price of an STD call.” I just love making out I’m an ans... ...clip across the ears following through with a mouthful of abuse. Least it saves me from exerting myself. “I wouldn’t joke if I were you! It’s about t... ....” I force a wide smile. “A farmer told me animals should be treated like children and plants. You give them plenty of T.L.C, food, water, bullshit,... ...“Grab Michael while you can or you could end up nursing sheep, instead of children.” “Did you hear that!” Steven is gloating. “Our sister has actuall... ...love of my life, best sex I’ve ever had and want to be the mother of your children; guess what? No, I’m not pregnant, that will be his thought. I ha...

...Sarah wanted to escape the city life and her wealthy family. Moving from mainland Australia, she purchased a farm in Tasmania. Persistent, yet green to rural living, the new next door neighbour has her attention and she is out to win his heart in t...

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Surviving the Economic Crisis : Current and Future Trends

By: Mark W. Medley

... in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any Means, without the prior written permission of the Author or New Economics publishers... ...n of the Author or New Economics publishers. © Mark W Medley 2009 Contact the Author at : expat2008@yahoo.com Complimentary Copy 2009 Cont... ... at : expat2008@yahoo.com Complimentary Copy 2009 Contents Part One: The Change 1. President Obama’s New Deal ... ...amily Home 61 8. Is Knowledge Trading a new way to Save and Survive? 62 9. Benefiting from Big Gover... ...kshop Economy help you Survive the current Crisis? 70 13. Can Flexitime Save Jobs? 7... ...and the USA struggle with the burst credit bubble, and reinvent capitalism to save their faltering economies. Two anxious giants look on, Russia and... ...6. Education Unemployed people need retraining for jobs in the new economy, Children still go to school. Educators and Trainers are needed, even f... ...ly system of survival. Where a house could be home to three generations, were children are educated by all the family assisting in their development... ...festyle to our own. Today with the high cost of living, and deep recession. Children are returning “home,” because its hard to afford to live on y...

...The primary objective of writing this initial volume “Surviving an Economic Crisis” was to input new ideas about the reasons behind the current economic crisis, and look into the future past the question-Why this crisis happe...

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What Your Bank Doesn't Want You to Know : About Where to Invest Your Money

By: Lillian R. Villanova

...e to invest your money! A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Navigating the world of high yield, low risk Tax Lien and Tax Deed Sales Incl... ...ova This book is meant solely as a broad guideline. It is meant to assist the Layperson in understanding the law as it pertains to buying Tax... ...e. It contains general definitions, guidelines and simple forms. It will assist the reader in understanding the general principles involved, and in... ...liar with real estate terms and dealing with official documents? Or just want to save time. This book is must reading. Chapter One: Where Do I Beg... ... us waste 5 hours a week; think about that. I am a single parent and raised two children. I have worked all of my adult life. I am no different th... ...r condition on property, which would be both attractive and dangerous to curious children. These have included tractors, unguarded swimming pools, o... ...dangerous conditions existed on their property as it related to the curiosity of children. Some jurisdictions have abolished the general attractive ... ...thing other than generating some additional income from home, these services can save you time and money far in excess of their initial and monthly ... ...lian R. Villanova 132 regarding home office and investment related expenses can save you thousands of dollars per year. Pre-paid legal services pa...

...It’s time to step out of the box and shift your paradigm. It’s time to put everything you know about a high rate of return being equal to high risk to the side. What I’m about to tell you could turn the way you think about investing upside down. Are ...

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Sylvie and Bruno

By: Lewis Carroll

... Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way, does so at his or her own risk . Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyo... ...a State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone associated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the mate... ...y he’s in the Library already. Come with me and see him. He’s always kind to children. You’ll be sure to like him.” “Has the Other Professor come too?... ...see the Professor,” the Warden said, wisely avoiding further discussion. The children got down off his knees, each secured a hand, and the happy trio ... ...f the room, and was going straight across with out taking any notice of the children. “I’m looking for Vol. Three,” he said. “Do you happen to have ... ... And they never do any Midnight Murders. They couldn’t ‘welter in gore,’ to save their lives!” “‘Weltering in gore’ is a very expressive phrase, cer... ...ounding box on the ear made the unfortunate Professor reel across the room. “Save me!” faltered the poor old man, as he sank, half fainting, at my La... ... Professor thankfully replied, as he replaced the coins in his pocket. “That saves two shillings!” And he took the children’s hands, that they might a...

...Excerpt: Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. 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 any way, does so at his or her own risk....

...S! 10 CHAPTER 2. L?AMIE INCONNUE. 15 CHAPTER 3. BIRTHDAY-PRESENTS. 21 CHAPTER 4. A CUNNING CONSPIRACY. 26 CHAPTER 5. A BEGGAR?S PALACE. 33 CHAPTER 6. THE MAGIC LOCKET. 39 CHAPTER 7. THE BARON?S EMBASSY. 44 CHAPTER 8. A RIDE ON A LION. 49 CHAPTER 9. A JESTER AND A BEAR. 56 CHAPTER 10. THE OTHER PROFESSOR. 62 CHAPTER 11. PETER AND PAUL. 69 CHAPTER 12. A MUSICAL GARDENER. 75 ...

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The Bedfordrow Conspiracy

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

...m Makepeace Thackeray A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Bedford-Row Conspiracy by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication ... ... Bedford-Row Conspiracy by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ... expanding loveliness, our matrons in the exquisite contemplation of their children’s bliss— can you, can I, can Whig or Tory, can any Briton be indif... ... the north door of the ballroom, to much cheer- ing, and the sound of “God save the King!” At that very same moment, and from the south door, issued W... ...ss the room, and gave the leader of the band a knowing nod. Suddenly, “God save the King” ceased, and “Sir Roger de Coverley” began. The rival forces ... ...his 18 The Bedord-Row Conspiracy family homewards in the carriage, and so saved himself a pound. This added to Jack Perkins’s wrath; he had hoped to ... ...Gorgon, of course: and by the time you have gone ten circuits, and had six children, you will have eaten up every shil- ling of your wife’s fortune, a...

...Excerpt: ?My dear John,? cried Lucy, with a very wise look indeed, ?it must and shall be so. As for Doughty Street, with our means, a house is out of the question. We must keep three servants, and Aunt Biggs says the taxes are one-and-twenty pounds a year.?...

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Within the Tides Four Stories

By: Joseph Conrad

...W ITHIN THE T IDES Four Stories by Joseph Conrad from the 1919 J. M. Dent edition A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS S ERIES P UB... ...t edition A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS S ERIES P UBLICA TION Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Unive... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...body read Moorsom at the Antipodes, but everybody had heard of him -women, children, dock labourers, cabmen. The only person (besides himself) who had... ...ere’s a better plan. Why shouldn’t you all sail over to Malata, professor? Save time! I am sure Miss Moorsom would pre- fer…” With a gallant flourish ... ...As his foot touched the deck his will, his purpose he had been hurrying to save, died out within. It had been nothing less than getting the schooner u... ...sed he should come to be my assistant here. He said he believed this would save him. It did not save him from death. It came to him as it were from no... ...rs and pile in into a two-pair back—with kids perhaps, too… “George had no children. Married a couple of years; looked forward to a kid or two very mu... ...oiseless springy carpet. Women stared from the doors of the houses and the children had apparently gone into hiding. The village knew the ship by sigh...

Excerpt: Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad.

...Contents of Within the Tides THE PLANTER OF MALATA......................................................................4 THE PARTNER ............................................................................................66 THE INN OF THE ...

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How to Build a Hay Box : Heat Retention Cooking

By: Center for Children in Need; Sabine Roper

...2 Mill. women and children die every year from smoke from cooking fires! That is more than from HIV or Malaria! The smoke causes lung diseases and poisons the body. It is responsible for premature births and infants with a low birth weight. Th...

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Cyclopedia of Economics

By: Sam Vaknin

...n@gmail.com Philosophical Essays and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samv... ... M XIII. N XIV. O XV. P-Q XVI. R XVII. S XVIII. T XIX. U-V-W XX. X-Y-Z XXI. The Author A Abortion I. The Right to Life It is a fundament... ...mental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to life. The existence of a right implies obligations or duties of third ... ...'s life maintained ID. The right not to be killed IE. The right to have one's life saved IF. The right to save one's life (erroneously limited to ... ...ay to right the wrong and re-assert their rights. IE. The Right to have One's Life Saved There is no such right as there is no corresponding moral ... ...ed There is no such right as there is no corresponding moral obligation or duty to save a life. This "right" is a demonstration of the aforemention... ...the oft cited criteria. The fallaciousness of this argument is easy to demonstrate: children are irrational – is this a licence to commit infanticid... ...tract continue well after pregnancy has ended and birth given. Consider education: children do not appreciate its importance or value its potential... ... the ancient Hebrews are instructed to exterminate all Amalekites, men, women, and children. In her book, "The Nazi Conscience", Claudia Koontz q...

Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.

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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

...n@gmail.com Philosophical Essays and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining – Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Films http://samv... ... M XIII. N XIV. O XV. P-Q XVI. R XVII. S XVIII. T XIX. U-V-W XX. X-Y-Z XXI. The Author A Abortion I. The Right to Life It is a fundament... ...mental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to life. The existence of a right implies obligations or duties of third ... ...'s life maintained ID. The right not to be killed IE. The right to have one's life saved IF. The right to save one's life (erroneously limited to ... ...ay to right the wrong and re-assert their rights. IE. The Right to have One's Life Saved There is no such right as there is no corresponding moral ... ...ed There is no such right as there is no corresponding moral obligation or duty to save a life. This "right" is a demonstration of the aforemention... ...the oft cited criteria. The fallaciousness of this argument is easy to demonstrate: children are irrational – is this a licence to commit infanticid... ...tract continue well after pregnancy has ended and birth given. Consider education: children do not appreciate its importance or value its potential... ... the ancient Hebrews are instructed to exterminate all Amalekites, men, women, and children. In her book, "The Nazi Conscience", Claudia Koontz q...

...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

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Trendsiters Digital Content and Web Technologies

By: Sam Vaknin

...vska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@gmail.com Visit the TrendSiters Web Site: http://samvak.tripod.com/busiweb.html Inter... ...VSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Additional articles about Digital Content on the Web: http://samvak.tripod.com/busiweb.html Essays dedicated to ... ....com/busiweb.html Essays dedicated to the new media, doing business on the web, digital content, its creation and distribution, e-publishing, e-b... ...efore, always exorbitant but people paid it to secure education for their children and a fount of knowledge at home. Hence the long gone phenomenon o... ...treamed to the user's screen, even when inactive (it had an active screen saver and ticker in a "push technology"). Downloading of digital music, vi... ...ox. It is a simple online application which enables its users to "send, save and share material from print publications". Participating magazines ... ...wnloads. Moreover, WuliWeb allows for a keywords-based search of articles saved. Perhaps the only serious drawback is that WuliWeb provides its us... ... elite, select, rich world clientele. This raises a moral issue : are the children of Macedonia less worthy of education and access to the latest in ... ...at $70, cheaply) to the educational needs of everyone in the family, from children as young as 7 or 8 years old to adults who seek concise answers t...

...Essays dedicated to the new media, doing business on the web, digital content, its creation and distribution, e-publishing, e-books, digital reference, DRM technology, and other related issues....

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A Courageous Battle

By: Susan Bracken

...m or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. ISBN: 978-0-9864879-1-0 The fir... ...the author. ISBN: 978-0-9864879-1-0 The first part of this book (excluding the Appendix) is a work of fiction. Names, characters and events are a prod... ...endix) is a work of fiction. Names, characters and events are a product of the author’s imagination and any similarity to actual persons, living or de... ...y anything they want from a bank.” He reached for her hand. “Thanks. It’ll save me money, until I get settled and start get- ting paid.” “You know, it... ...child on one income. Lacey was so grateful that Roger had married her, and saved her from the agonizing choice of abortion or shame and poverty, that ... ... trips to the park, where Lacey chatted with the other mothers while their children played. She told elaborate tales about her handsome husband and th... ...week, and you want me to do it on weekends too?” Lacey just sighed. As the children grew, and began clamoring for his atten- tion, Roger became more f... ... a resume. “Oh, I’m sorry, I do not have one. I’ve been at home rais- ing children. But I finished high school. I am a reader, and I’m honest and sma... ... Jake, extending his hand to shake on the deal. “And, I recommend that you save the money you earn work- ing for me, and from any other work you get t...

...me and riches as a popular author, and finds true love and happiness with wealthy entrepreneur, Jake Edmonds. Then cancer strikes. Lacey is afraid of the pain and indignity she thinks is coming and wants to die. Her beloved daughter, Jana, will help her. But her doctor does not approve. To complicate matters, Jana and the doctor are in love. Will Lacey get her wish?...

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Capitalistic Musings

By: Sam Vaknin

...dija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": ... ... OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. Economics - Psychology's Neglected Branch II. The Misconception of Scarcity III. The Roller Coaster Market – ... ... The Misconception of Scarcity III. The Roller Coaster Market – On Volatility IV. The Friendly Trend V. The Merits of Inflation VI. The Benefits... ...ly eroding the value of their debts (and savings). It constitutes a disincentive to save and an incentive to borrow, to consume, and, alas, to specu... ...s, to speculate. "The Economist" called it "a splendid way to transfer wealth from savers to borrowers." The connection between inflation and ass... ...e are no credit or capital markets to speak of. The government doesn't borrow from savers through the marketplace - but internationally, often from... ... immortality does a better job. The parent behaves as though it is deathless. Rich children are better able to care for ageing and burdensome paren... ...e likely to emphasise body, looks, charm, sexuality, feminine "traits", homemaking, children and childrearing. Punishing the wayward narcissist is ... ...ds narcissistic values and penalizes alternative value- systems. From an early age, children are taught to avoid self-criticism, to deceive themselv...

Critical analysis of the foundations and tenets of capitalism and of the dismal science - economics.

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Chicago Manual of Style

By: University of Chicago

...... ...as, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serve the public, aid students and educator... ... serve the public, aid students and educators by providing public access to the world's most complete collection of electronic books on-line as well... ...ry reading-matter : "Five hundred and ninety-three men, 417 women, and 126 children under eighteen, besides 63 of the crew, went down with the ship... ...er of a statistical character, use figures: "Admission: men, $2; women, $I; children, 25 cents." 88. Time of day, in ordinary reading-matter : at f... ...he University of Chicago Press 89. Ages: eighty years and four months old; children between six and fourteen. go. Numbers of centuries, of Egyptia... ...h an article, or by Manual of Style: Footttotes 73 chapters in a book, to save resetting in case of change (see "Hints to Authors and Editors," no... ... Put your initial at the top of every galley you read or revise. This will save time in tracing proofs, and insure the giving of credit where it be... ...corrections. Slow up the moment he puts his pencil to the paper. This will save you going over the same ground twice. Evolve your own system of sig...

...In the 1890s, a proofreader at the University of Chicago Press prepared a single sheet of typographic fundamentals intended as a guide for the University community. That sheet grew into a pamphlet, and the pamphlet grew into a b...

...Facsimile of the 1st Edition: Manual of Style The history of The Chicago Manual of Style spans more than one hundred years, beginning in 1891 when the University of Chicago Press first opened its doors. At that time, the Press had its ...

...Preface Table of Contents Rules for Composition Capitalization The Use of Italics Quotations Spelling Punctuation Divisions Footnotes Tabular Work Technical Terms Appendix Hints to Authors and Editors Hints to Proofreaders Hints to Copyholders Proofreader’s Marks ...

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Fixing Global Finance

By: Kavaljit Singh

...Research on Multinational Corporations Sarphatistraat 30 1018 GL Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: 31-20-6391291 Fax: 31-20-6391321 Email: info@somo.nl... ...esearch and educational purposes, you are welcome to reproduce it provided the source is acknowledged. We will appreciate if a copy of reproduced mate... ...sent to us. 4 Fixing Global Finance Contents Acronyms 6-7 Data Notes 8 1. The Unfolding of Global Financial Crisis 9 2. The Global Financial Crisis a... ...t estimate of World Bank researchers, between 30,000 and 50,000 additional children may have died of malnutrition in 2009 in Sub-Saharan Africa becaus... ...to Do About It, Princeton University Press, 2008. Robert Pozen, Too Big To Save: How to Fix the U.S. Financial System, John Wiley, 2010. Satyajit Das,...

...The financial crisis which erupted in mid-2007 has been widely viewed as the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The crisis which originated in developed countries quickly spread to developi...

...1. The Unfolding of Global Financial Crisis 2. The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries 3. Recent Trends in International Finance and Developmental Implications 4. The Rise of New Global Pl...

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King Henry VIII

By: William Shakespeare

... King Henry VIII, by William Shakespeare is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...ile, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyo... ...a State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone associated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the mate... ... Your grace is noble: Let me have such a bowl may hold my thanks, And save me so much talking. CARDINAL WOLSEY : My Lord Sands,... ...eman : Whither away so fast? Second Gentleman : O, God save ye! Even to the hall, to hear what shall become Of the great Duke of... ...t Duke of Buckingham. First Gentleman : I’ll save you That labor, sir. All’s now done, but the ceremony Of bringing ba... ...fe, in this obedience, Upward of twenty years, and have been blest With many children by you: if, in the course And process of this time, you can repo... ... like a mountain cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him: our children’s children Shall see this, and bless heaven. KING HENRY VIII : ...

... more to make you laugh: things now, That bear a weighty and a serious brow, Sad, high, and working, full of state and woe, Such noble scenes as draw the eye to flow, We now present. Those that can pity, here May, if they think it well, let fall a tear; The subject will deserve it. Such as give Their money out of hope they may believe, May here find truth too. Those that c...

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Eve and David

By: Honoré de Balzac

...e and David by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Ellen Marriage is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor any- o... ...ate University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor any- one associated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the mate- ... ...t were, David had set up a little furnace with a copper pan, ostensibly to save the cost of fuel over the recasting of his rollers, though the moulds ... ...e which bespeaks a sterling character, and fi- nally, the thrift which had saved a little sum of a thousand francs, besides a stock of clothing and li... ...s and silks which are used to moderate the force of the impression, and to save wear to the type; a square of stuff (the blanket) being placed between... ...t natures, others are blind to their defects, they are the world’s spoiled children. And, on the other hand, the world is stern beyond measure to stro... ...ured the martyrdom appointed for all seekers into secrets but his wife and children and all his neighbors were against him. His wife used to sell his ... ...itals, he would take all I have!” cried old Sechard. “That is the way with children; they eat up their parents’ purse. What did I do myself, eh? I nev...

...Excerpt: Lucien had gone to Paris; and David Sechard, with the courage and intelligence of the ox which painters give the Evangelist for accompanying symbol, set himself to make the large fortune for which he had wished that evening down by the Charente, when he sat with Eve by the w...

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Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship, The

By: Margaret Burnham

...y share a love of aviation that they inherited from their late father. Mr. Prescott had always dreamed of building an aeroplane that would be free of the defects of planes already invented. Peggy and Roy manage to build a plane starting with the framework their father had begun. Peggy christens it ‘The Golden Buttefly’ and she and Roy are determined to enter it in a young ...

Children, Science

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An Episode under the Terror

By: Honoré de Balzac

...hers A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication An Episode under the Terror by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and others is a publicati... ...rror by Honore de Balzac, trans. Clara Bell and others is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...r a moment, preferring to face the dangers of the street with no protector save God, to the loss of the thing she had just paid for. She sprang to the... ...culties; they could not even understand their own position. They were like children whom mothers have al- ways cared for, deserted by their maternal p... ...sence of imminent danger, they were mute and pas- sive, knowing no defence save Christian resignation. The man at the door, taking silence for consent... ...e time past. But they looked at him with frightened curiosity, much as shy children stare silently at a stranger; and neither of them moved. The newco... ...l- ing was a perfect network of brown stains made by rain- water. A relic, saved no doubt from the wreck of the Abbaye de Chelles, stood like an ornam...

...Excerpt: Is it not a necessity to explain to a public curious to know everything, how I came to be sufficiently learned in the law to carry on the business of my little world? And in so doing, am I not bound to put on record the memory of the amiable and intelligent man who, meeting the Scribe (another clerkamateur) at a ball, said, ?Just give th...

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