...ere are circum stances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do—the situation is in itself delightful. Those th... ...perhaps the chief source of one’s enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour. From five o’clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity; but ... ...d his cup in his hand; it was an unusually large cup, of a different pattern from the rest of the set and painted in brilliant colours. He disposed of... ...lish picture I have attempted to sketch. It stood upon a low hill, above the river—the river being the Thames at some forty miles from London. A long ... ...h rich coloured rugs, with the books and papers that lay upon the grass. The river was at some distance; where the ground began to slope, the lawn, pr... ...f one’s being too fond of pleasure.” “Daddy’s very fond of pleasure—of other people’s.” The old man shook his head. “I don’t pretend to have contribut... ...ht to take hold of a pretty woman,” said his companion. “He’s trying hard to fall in love,” he added, by way of explanation, to his father. “The prett... ...could only see myself—that would be a great step in advance.” “Well, you may fall in love with whomsoever you please; but you mustn’t fall in love wit... ...a clearer view. He was the son of a proprietor of well known cotton mills in Massachusetts— a gentleman who had accumulated a considerable fortune in ...

...reeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not--some people of course never do--the situation is in itself delightful. Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime. The implements of the little feast ha...

...he Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVILIZATION FROM THE CAVES OF BARBARISM AND THE CRUDE CORACLE TO THE CHRISTIANIZI... ...ASTONISHING INCIDENTS AND PERILOUS UNDERTAKINGS AMONG WILD BEASTS AND SAVAGE PEOPLE IN HEROIC EFFORTS FOR A RECLAMATION OF ALL LANDS TO CIVILIZATION... ...t are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The... ... priest -- Collection of Peter's pence in the New World -- Crusader volunteers from America -- Interruption of communication -- Disappearance of the N... ... take the place of husbands -- Efforts of the Khan to suppress the evil -- The people wedded to their folly -- Indestructible cloth of Salamander skin... ...t Cortez by the Spanish sovereign -- A forced march of brave fellows -- Cortez falls upon the Spanish force in the midst of a storm -- He compels Narv... ...VIII. Rewards fixed for services and for injuries. -- An expedition up Chagres River -- 1200 men exposed to the dangers of tropical floods and starvat... ... them to the Spanish -- A thrilling adventure at the crossing of the St. Lucia River -- Trouble with a Spanish viceroy -- His vessels are damaged by a... ...y consulting this very ancient map) leads to the belief that Drogio was either Massachusetts or North Carolina. The voyage, however, terminated most d...

...ed christian supremacy over the most savage lands of the earth. Reciting astonishing incidents and perilous undertakings among wild beasts and savage people in heroic efforts for a reclamation of all lands to civilization, and recording a description of the riot of murder, pillage and inhumanity which characterized the pirates, marooners and buccaneers who ravaged the span...

...lling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- Building a strong nation -- The earliest navigators -- Evolution of the ship -- Discoveries of the ancients -- Islands of the long ago -- ...

...lities - and Neutrosophic Statistics: 116 5. Addenda: Definitions derived from Neutrosophics: 120 2 Preface to Neutrosophy and Neutrosophic Logic... ...troduction. It was a surprise for me when in 1995 I received a manuscript from the mathematician, experimental writer and innovative painter Florent... ...poetry" and its derivatives have become old-fashioned in this century, and people laugh at them in disregard. I'm ashamed to affirm that I create lyr... ...isregard. I'm ashamed to affirm that I create lyrical texts, I hide them. People neither read nor listen to lyrical texts anymore, but they will rea... ...1 cS 1 and s 2 cS 2 }. For real positive subsets (most of the cases will fall in this range) one gets inf S 1 0S 2 = inf S 1 - sup S 2 , s... ...1 cS 1 and s 2 cS 2 }. For real positive subsets (most of the cases will fall in this range) one gets inf S 1 ?S 2 = inf S 1 $ inf S 2 , sup S 1... ...ic character of mathematical assertions, it can become itself a knowledge river of future mathematics." (Al. Froda, <Eroare şi paradox în matematic ... ... Stephen A. Fulling and Ludmila G. Popova, W. A. Benjamin, Inc., Reading, Massachusetts, 1975. [9] Bouvier, Alain, George, Michel, Dictionnaire des ... ...A Lecture-Note Volume, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts, 1980. [95] Mathematical Logic Around The World, University ...

...pen. Startled, he watched with curious astonishment as a purple mist emanated from the Tabernacle on the altar where the Holy Eucharist was kept. A ... ...st – a presence with form and face. An indescribable harmonic rhythm pulsated from an 4 J.Cross/Artemis iridescent, glowing white and purple tr... ...he election of a new Pope, the word spread like wild fire through the mass of people, who had been waiting patiently in the Square, that the newly e... ...r place. They have armies, Father. They have money and guns. They control the people through terror; they corrupt the politicians, even Presidents o... ...ion to run for the US Senate. And, it was on that day, at that moment, he had fallen completely in love with her. “You’ll have to give up your Sena... .... Brand stared at Alex for a long time. "For what it's worth," Brand replied falling back onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling again. "My son,... ...Washington, DC, where he got a job working as one of the aides to a prominent Massachusetts Congressman. It didn't take long for the young, handsome... ...as elegantly as a garden. Garlands of flowers weaved through the table like a river. Servants moved like shadows as they brought in an assortment of... ...ears all the networks would be back in place, and the drugs would flow like a river. You are a consumer nation. Your country’s addiction to drugs is...

...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 the drug cartels of the world to save the children of the future against the backdrop of political power struggle. ...

...her to foster curiosity about past Information Technology. Paraphrased from Henry Hobhouse’s introduction to Seeds of Change. Table of Contents... ... Francis Bacon. . CHAPTERS 1. Did Water Monkeys Swim before We Spoke? From whence cometh language, the InfoTech that lets us dominate our planet?... ...in bondage for millennia. 14. Printers as Agents of Change After the fall of Rome, Western culture focuses for centuries on guarding rather than... ...ticularly the printed word have been used. They can let you move from the peoples of ancient eras, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Rom... ...uvai Gorge. When Lucy and her clan lived there, that gorge was the Olduvai River. Agree with Dr. Crawford or not, but it‘s easy to admire the creat... ...o garnered, preserved, and stored the fruits of education. Troubadours—people able to repeat a thousand words after hearing them just once—delive... ...thern Mesopotamia to pioneer year-round agriculture. There between the rivers of the Tigris and Euphrates, they developed an Information Technolo... ...re set. The medieval period (or Middle Ages) began about 500 AD with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted about a thousand years. Western Eu... ...War II, Bush became for many the ―sage of Cyberspace.‖ Born in Everett, Massachusetts, he earned his bachelor‘s degree at Tufts College in just th...

...1. Did Water Monkeys Swim before We Spoke?-From whence cometh language, the InfoTech that lets us dominate our planet? We listen. We easily hallucinate word boundaries. Spaces, such as you see in writing, are absent from speech. Yet somehow we find it easy to make sen...