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...me T wo With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes, B B B B By the y the y the y the y the RE RE RE RE REV V V V V. GEOR . GEOR . GEOR ... ...AN AN AN A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume Two is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...nt or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume T wo, the Pennsylvania State University, El... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... .............................................................. 123 OCCASIONED BY SOME VERSES OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. .......................... .............................................................. 130 LINES SUNG BY DURASTANTI, WHEN SHE TOOK LEA VE OF THE ENGLISH STAGE. .................... ...ifetime have been at once so much admired and so much abused as Pope. Some writers, des- tined to oblivion in after-ages, have been loaded with laurel... ... Pope’s ardent friends erred in classing him with or above these great old writers; and on the other, his enemies were thus provoked to thrust him too... ...d draw up Jordan into his mouth.” He became thus neither an ill-in- formed writer, like Goldsmith, whose ingenuity must make up for his ignorance, nor...

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...a State University. All the student essays contained herein were produced by students registered in English 004, within the Commonwealth College of t... ................ 31 How to contact Best of Four You can contact Best of Four by writing to Jim Manis Faculty Editor Best of Four Penn State University A... ...uch as suspension. In most states, students are required to attend school, by law. Of course this is not true at the college level, and the fact that ... ...been the most enduring, most covered, and best-loved band in all of music. Works Cited “The Backstreet Boys.” Rolling Stone <http:// rollingstone.tune... ...ays and then list the source material in alphabetical order on a separate “Works Cited” page at the end of our essays. Failure to do these two things ... ...per place and with the proper punctuation indicates to the reader that the writer is lazy or inept and thus NOT TRUSTWORTHY . If, as a writer, you are... ...ent in a few weeks. Who would pick me up from school everyday since my mom works until seven? How would I get to church on Sundays without my dad driv... ...ch came about after I missed the free throw.” Fused sentences occur when a writer simply writes two sentences as if they were one: “Mary told Bob to s... ...ay out of her life she was sick of his silly innuendos.” In this case, the writer probably meant to subordinate the second clause rather than to start...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. The Foreigner At Home. ?This is no my ain house; I ken by the biggin? o?t.? Two recent books* one by Mr. Grant White on England, one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should ...

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... Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson (1912 Chatto and Windus edition) is a publica- ti... ...e file as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson (1912 Chatto and Windus edition), the Penn- sylva... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... .........................117 4 Robert Louis Stevenson Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson 1912 Chatto and Windus edition. NOTE THIS VOLUME ... ... mentous fields of life where destiny awaits us. Upon the av- erage book a writer may be silent; he may set it down to his ill-hap that when his own y... ...and third, in a laborious pasticcio of Sir Thomas Browne. So with my other works: Cain, an epic, was (save the mark!) an imitation of Sordello: Robin ... ...ly from a school. It is only from a school that we can expect to have good writers; it is almost invariably from a school that great writers, these la... ...orms, as they did the other day to General Boulanger; and buy his literary works, as I hope you have just done for me. Our fathers, when they were upo... ...t only by endless avatars, the original re-embodying after each. So that a writer, in time, begins to wonder at the perdu- rable life of these impress...

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...on you already know but some are definitely new for you, because they are scarcely to be found in English! Every chapter of this e-book is strengthen by quotes of historical testimonials of that age and rare photos.It also describes the interesting circumstances of the East European history in the XVth century! Everything from the Romanian history, according to the histori...

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...ore! The character of Dracula was during the time, treated in so many books, movies, articles, etc, that it seems everything was told about him. Many writers, journalists, fictional researchers, film producers, more or less known, have chosen the fictional character Dracula as the subject for their work. So that, why another book of Dracula to be written”? Well, first ...

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...ch Ways and Their Meaning EDITH WHARTON 1919 DjVu Editions Copyright © 2001 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. Based on the first... ... rights reserved. Based on the first edition of 1919. Electronic text created by Sara Triggs. Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...uitful. The observer, if he has eyes and an imagination, will be struck first by the super ficial dissemblances, and they will give his picture the sha... ...e support of a court, where it is, so to speak, still a “going concern,” and works automatically, the hostess, if she is a woman of the world, casts i... ...t. Therefore the Academy does not simply call to its ranks famous or careful writers, but soldiers as well, bishops, scientists, men of the world, men... ... matter—and even that, as one of the most acute among their recent political writers has said, “on condition that each man commands.” Their past histo...

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... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "T... ... RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS ... ...D VOYAGES. COMPRISING ALSO AN AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its Settlement by the Scandinavians in th... ...istence. Not only are changes, violent, destructive, epochal, discerned in the works and institutions of man, but spasms of nature produce no less ast... ...er with pitch. References are made to these people by Job and other very early writers. For some reason, which is not recorded in history, they finall... ... where the riches brought back by them were obtained, while equally creditable writers believe that the voyage was to the kingdom of Sofala on the Eas... ... in American money was $43,500,000. This is almost inconceivable, yet the same writer declares that a few years later, when Rome became master of Egyp... ...t priests to instruct the early Norse settlers of that region, whose religious works were printed in that tongue. At the time of the fishermen's visit... ... which I will here introduce: Egypt is a country remarkable for its stupendous works; but the greatness and resourcefulness of the Egyptians are not o...

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Excerpt: Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey.

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...NARRATIVE and MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION N... ...ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University.... ...an electronic transmission, in any way. Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classic... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ...nd Spanish journals of high au- thority. It is seldom the case that French writers err by pro- lixity. They have done so in this case. The present nar... ...An obstinate man will say—‘Oh, never listen to a non-medical man like this writer. Consult in such a case your medical adviser.’ You will, will you? T... ...it in the character of dissector upon the separate details of Dr. Nichol’s works, either this, or those which have preceded it, had there even been ro... ... the general acknowledgment which already has been made, that Dr. Nichol’s works, and his oral lectures upon astronomy, are to be considered as the fu... ...o grandeur to him who has no space in the theatre of his own brain. I know writers who report the marvels of velocity, &c., in such a way that they be...

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...Excerpt: The writer of a book which copies the manners and language of Queen Anne?s time, must not omit the Dedication to the Patron; and I ask leave to inscribe this volume to your Lordship, for the sake of the great kindness and friends...

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...RY ESMOND, ESQ. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ANNE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY A Penn State Electronic Classics ... ... Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Written by Himself by William Makepeace Thackeray is a publication of the Pennsylva... ... Esmond, Esq.: A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne, Written by Himself by William Makepeace Thackeray, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ... To the Right Honorable William Bingham, Lord Ashburton. My Dear Lord, The writer of a book which copies the manners and lan- guage of Queen Anne’s ti... ... 15 Thackeray “His name is Henry Esmond, sure enough, my lady,” says Mrs. Worksop, the housekeeper (an old tyrant whom Henry Esmond plagued more than... ...nd dropped the hand quickly, and walked down the gallery, followed by Mrs. Worksop. When the lady came back, Harry Esmond stood exactly in the same sp... ...ere about the Court of King Charles, and King James, have told the present writer a number of stories about this queer old lady, with which it’s not n... ... wore them in private, too, and slept with them round her neck; though the writer can pledge his word that this was a calumny. “If she were to take th...

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...Juana by Honoré de Balzac Translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publ... ...escott Wormeley A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Juana by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley is a publication of... ... document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Juana by Honoré de Balzac, trans. Katharine Prescott Wormeley, the Pennsylvania S... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ...said he was artistic, and he made prizes (like two celebrated generals) of works of art, solely, he declared, to preserve them for pos- terity. His mi... ...pictures with which the former quartermaster adorned his handsome mansion. Works of art purchased the night before were said to be spoils from Spain; ... ...ve you finished?” he said to the sheriff after a pause. “Yes,” replied the writer. The doctor signed the report. Juana, who had followed him into the ...

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... past the height of four feet six inches. Despite these challenges, Pope flourished in English society and was likely its first professional literary writer having garnered significant income from the sales of books to the public as opposed to traditional patronages, capitalizing mostly on his excellent translations of Homer and an edited edition of Shakespeare. A close fr...

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...ature affords at least a glimm’ring light; The lines, tho’ touch’d but faintly, are drawn right: But as the slightest sketch, if justly traced, Is by ill col’ring but the more disgraced, So by false learning is good sense defaced: Some are bewilder’d in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs Nature meant but fools: In search of wit these lose their common sense...

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... for Music on St. Cecilia’s Day Argus The Balance of Europe The Translator On Mrs. Tofts, a Famous Opera-Singer Epistle to Mrs. Blount, with the Works of Voiture Adriani Morientis Ad Animam Epistle to Mr. Jervas Impromptu to Lady Winchilsea Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady Messiah The Rape of the Lock Canto I Canto II Canto III Canto IV Canto V P...

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...IN THE FOURTH YEAR Anticipations of a World Peace BY H. G. WELLS 1918 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication In... ...ics Series Publication In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace by H.G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This P... ...ansmission, in any way. In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace by H.G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Serie... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ...duce now as a pair of skates in winter when the ice begins to bear. All we writers find ourselves engaged perforce in some part or other of a world-wi... ... kings; much more does it claim the self-subjugation of the journal- istic writer. Our innumerable books upon this great edifice of a World Peace do n... ...r people unused to the scientific method, and so on. For the last year the writer has been doing what he can—and a number of other writers have been d... ...unknown men, of carpet- bag candidates who work a constituency as a hawker works a village, of local pomposities and village-pump “leaders” al- most i...

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... 1 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 6 OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS By ... ...................................................................................................... 54 POWER THRU SOCIAL TRADITIONS SANCTIFIED BY REL... ...o--to accept or reject such very different values, to accept or reject the leadership of the society, to accept or reject the lifestyles lived by our... ... the leadership of the society, to accept or reject the lifestyles lived by our parents. ―As I have said, on my voyage I was able to read the works ... ...ion in literature and to popular songs and other media. Psychologists have recently separated the real roots of love from the images romantic writer... ...lity for the cleanliness of our country. We support the public parks and the sporting and recreational activities which are offered. Everyone works ... ...sts of the child. He is enabling the behavior. The ‗tough love‘ approach has the parents tell the child to ‗shape up or ship out.‘ Often this works.... ...l violence is frowned on throughout our society. And we keep out of our media the Hollywood emphasis on violence for entertainment. Our media writer...

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...Preface: The present is the only collected edition of the principal works of Schiller which is accessible to English readers. Detached poems or dramas have been translated at various times, and sometimes by men of eminence, since the first publication of the original works; and in several ins...

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...The History of the Thirty Years’ War by Friedrich Schiller Translated by the Rev. A. J. W. Morrison, M.A. A Penn... ...ectronic Classics Series Publication The History of the Thirty Years’ War by Friedrich Schiller Translated by the Rev. A. J. W. Morrison, M.A. is a p... ... electronic transmission, in any way. The History of the Thirty Years’ War by Friedrich Schiller Translated by the Rev. A. J. W. Morrison, M.A., the P... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ...ev. A. J. W. Morrison, M.A. Johann Cristoph Friedrich von Schiller: German Writer — 1759-1805. Volume One Preface THE PRESENT IS the only collected ed... ...ume One Preface THE PRESENT IS the only collected edition of the principal works of Schiller which is accessible to English readers. Detached poems or... ... sometimes by men of eminence, since the first publication of the original works; and in several instances these versions have been incorporated, afte... ...which could exist only in the most inhuman heart, has, by a Roman Catholic writer of mod- ern times and acknowledged merit, been made the subject of t... ...or the fall of Darius, our distrust is excited of the other virtues of the writer’s hero, and what is still worse, of his own ideas of moral dignity. ...

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...volunteers bring you 13 recordings of A Cry From an Indian Wife by E. Pauline Johnson,. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 29, 2012. In 1892 the opportunity of a lifetime came to this young versifier, when Frank Yeigh, the president of the Young Liberals' Club, of Toronto...

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...Notes on Life and Letters by Joseph Conrad A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Note... ...NN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Notes on Life and Letters by Joseph Conrad is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. T... ... file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Notes on Life and Letters by Joseph Conrad, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Se... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ...in the world were a source of proud and unholy joy unto some of the modern writers. That frame of mind is not the proper one in which to approach seri... ...nd I would not grudge him the proud illusion that will come sometimes to a writer: the illusion that his achievement has almost equalled the greatness... ...o be grateful to the au- thor of The Ambassadors—to name the latest of his works. The favours are sure to come; the spring of that benevolence will ne... ...significant tides of reality. Action in its essence, the creative art of a writer of fiction may be compared to rescue work carried out in darkness ag... ...cker of light on a black sky, to hear the last word uttered in the stilled workshop of the earth. It is safe to affirm that, if anybody, it will be th...

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...cation at the Charterhouse, as we know to our profit. Thence he passed to Cambridge, remaining there from February 1829 to sometime in 1830. To judge by quotations and allusions, his favourite of the classics was Horace, the chosen of the eighteenth century, and generally the voice of its philosophy in a prosperous country. His voyage from India gave him sight of Napoleon ...

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...HEARTBREAK HOUSE: A FANTASIA IN THE RUSSIAN MANNER ON ENGLISH THEMES by BERNARD SHAW 1913-1916 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publicati... ...tion Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes by George Bernard Shaw is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Universit... ... way. Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes by George Bernard Shaw, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Class... ...duced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing t... ... colony of cobras and rattlesnakes in Kensington Gardens. In the prophetic works of Charles Dickens we were warned against many evils which have since... ...life of a generation wasted on destruction. Hardly one of the epoch-making works of the human mind might not have been aborted or destroyed by taking ... ...he great men of action are always inveterate talkers and often very clever writers, and therefore cannot have their minds formed for them by others, t... ...hat he reads about himself and other people in the papers, except when the writer is rash enough to commit himself on technical points. It was not unc... ...ombed the Little Theatre in the Adelphi, and narrowly missed bomb- ing two writers of plays who lived within a few yards of it, the fact was not even ...

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...n. The afternoon sun is blazing serenely over the plains of Lombardy, treating the Alps with respect and the anthills with indulgence, not incommoded by the basking of the swine and oxen in the villages nor hurt by its cool reception in the churches, but fiercely disdainful of two hordes of mischievous insects which are the French and Austrian armies. Two days before, at L...

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... threat to world peace. All the states are fearful of hegemonic attitude of super powers. They fear that undesirable prohibitions shall be imposed by super powers any time on them and these weaker nations could be proceeded against on fake charges of defiance. The oppressed people are getting more oppressed and oppressors have more free hands to subdue weaker states. Hu...

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...in All rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of The Dr. Hafiz Shahid Amin. The Rise of Peace 3 Table of Contents Title Of Novel About The Author The Scenari...