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Excerpt from The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt, Vol. 1 of 3 The poetical pieces may perhaps be thought...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Lord Bolingbroke: Being Extracts From the Political...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Sketches From a Library Window Such evils, then, are common to all nations. If we recognise clearly...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Our Intellectual Strength and Weakness: A Short Historical and Critical Review of Literature, Art and...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Life of Francis, Lord Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 114: July December, 1873 The poor Marquis glided into the grooves...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Library of the World's Best Literature, Vol. 7 of 46: Ancient and Modern HE position which Henry Cuyler...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Makers of Modern Poetry: A Popular Handbook to the Greater Poets of the Century Explained in its...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Walter Pater Er, Vol. 5: A Critical There were times when it seemed to Dorian Gray that the whole of...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Browning Studies These Browning Studies were given in Oberlin College, in the Department of English...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 of 3 OF his romantic excursion into Spain for the Infanta, many curious...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Sesame and Lilies: Three Lectures The success of the present system of education will be open to grave...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Letters to the Honourable Mr. Justice Blackstone: Concerning His Exposition of the Act of Toleration,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Hours With German Classics These the author has presented in former publica tions. See The Prose Writers...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Garden of Epicurus: A Translation Why have we not known your dainty caresses, oh! Scented airs...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Portrait Catalogue Archaeology ames's (azel) The may-flower and Christian Rome; Ruins and Excava...  Read More >>

Excerpt from A Brief Sketch of the Life and Writings Sidney Lanier To put such a book, written in such a Spirit,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Voltaire Et Ses Ma tres: pisode de l'Histoire des Humanit s en France Quelques ann es apr s que fran...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Characteristics of Leigh Hunt, as Exhibited in That Typical Literary Periodical, Leigh Hunt's London...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Notes Romantiques: A Propos de Marion Delorme Non, certes. Il n'y a qu'un beau; cette unit existe...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Gedanken ber Faust II Des Menschen Leben ist ein ahnliches Gedicht Es hat wohl einen Anfang, hat ein...  Read More >>