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...Contents NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 HER BIRTH AND PAR...

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... (1850) Dictated by Sojourner Truth (ca.1797-1883) Edited by Olive Gilbert NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH Written by Olive Gilbert, based on information... ... Sojourner Truth. A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850), Dictated by Sojourner Truth, edited by... ...he document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850), Dictated by Sojourner Truth, edited by... ...ennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH ................................................. ................................................................... 93 4 The Narrative of Sojourner Truth The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) Dictat... ... (1850) Dictated by Sojourner Truth (ca.1797-1883) Edited by Olive Gilbert NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH Written by Olive Gilbert, based on information... ...n by Olive Gilbert, based on information provided by Sojourner Truth. 1850 NARRATIVE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE The subject of this bi... ...s a fortu- nate one, as Master Charles was the best of the family,— 5 The Narrative of Sojourner Truth being, comparatively speaking, a kind master t... ... or consti- tutional cruelty of the master, as to that gigantic in- 6 The Narrative of Sojourner Truth consistency, that inherited habit among slaveh...

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Excerpt: Narrative of the Live of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglas.

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...5 1845 1845 1845 1845 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Narrative of the Live of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick... ...in the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Narrative of the Live of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave by Frederick ... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass NARRA NARRA NARRA NARRA NARRATI... ... CORNHILL NO. 25 CORNHILL 1845 1845 1845 1845 1845 NARRA NARRA NARRA NARRA NARRATIVE OF TIVE OF TIVE OF TIVE OF TIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK THE LIFE... ...s to become acquainted with Frederick Douglas, the writer of the following Narrative. He was a stranger to nearly every mem- ber of that body; but, ha... ...s strongly secured by the many sufferings he has endured, by his virtu- 4 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ous traits of character, by his... ...h gave utter- ance to many noble thoughts and thrilling reflections. As 5 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass soon as he had taken his seat, ... ...st abun- dant; and his success in combating prejudice, in gaining pros- 6 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass elytes, in agitating the public... ...al Association, March 31, 1845. “No matter,” said Mr. O’Connell, “under 7 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass what specious term it may disgu...

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...Contents NARRATIVE OF A. GORDON PYM ..........................................................4 LIGEIA ........................................................................................................169 MORELLA...................

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...ennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents NARRATIVE OF A. GORDON PYM ................................................... ...in Five V olumes THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE IN FIVE VOLUMES Volume Three NARRATIVE OF A. GORDON PYM INTRODUCTORY NOTE UPON MY RETURN to the United S... ... visited, and who were constantly urging it upon me, as a duty, to give my narrative to the public. I had several reasons, however, for declining to d... ...tir in the matter) that I should allow him to draw up, in his own words, a narrative of the earlier portion of my adventures, from facts afforded by m... ...sing a conviction to the contrary. I thence concluded that the facts of my narrative would prove of such a nature as to carry with them sufficient evi... ... of these adventures by way of introduction to a longer and more momentous narrative. One night there was a party at Mr. Barnard’s, and both Augustus ... ...hall have frequent occa- sion to mention him hereafter in the course of my narrative—a narrative, let me here say, which, in its latter portions, will... ...n atmosphere com- paratively pure. In explanation of some portions of this narrative, wherein I have spoken of the stowage of the brig, and which may ... ...little importance, and had no direct bearing upon the main incidents of my narrative, I will here throw them into the form of a journal, as I do not w...

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...nn and Dorothea? of Goethe. In clearness of characterization, in unity of tone, in the adjustment of background and foreground, in the conduct of the narrative, it conforms admirably to the strict canons of art; yet it preserves a freshness and spontaneity in its emotional appeal that are rare in works of so classical a perfection in form....

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...one, in the adjustment of background and foreground, in the conduct of the narrative, it conforms admirably to the strict canons of art; yet it preser...

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... memorial of so uneventful a life as mine. I do not for a moment imagine that any part of what I have to relate can be interesting to the public as a narrative or as being connected with myself. But I have thought that in an age in which education and its improvement are the subject of more, if not of profounder, study than at any former period of English history, it may b...

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...at any part of what I have to relate can be interesting to the public as a narrative or as being connected with myself. But I have thought that in an ... ...as I think, observed that the keen enjoyment of this brilliant specimen of narrative and versification is not so universal with boys, as I should have... ...mmendation and was intensely delighted with; as I always was with animated narrative. Dryden’s Poems were among my father’s books, and many of these h...

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...ts to be noted concerning the 6 A Theologico-Political Treatise: Part Two narratives of them. (14) Such are the principal subjects which will be disc... ...erefore our conclusion must be gathered by inference from those Scriptural narratives which happen to be written more at length and circumstantially t... ...muel, to learn from him where he might find them. (67) From no part of the narrative does it appear that Saul had any command from God to visit Samuel... ... circumstances, though these were not always related, especially where the narrative was of a poetic character. (76) The circumstances of the miracles... ...be de- duced from principles known to reason: for it is chiefly made up of narratives and revelation: the narratives generally contain miracles – that... ... Theologico-Political Treatise: Part Two the former case, from the various narratives about the given subject which occur in the Bible. (21) The unive... ... as the prophets differed in matters speculative among themselves, and the narratives are in great measure adapted to the prejudices of each age, we m... ...ita, from which it only differs in respect of vowels. (114) Now as in this narrative it is Jacob’s age only that is in question, and not his illness, ... ...Part Two (123) If we read a book which contains incredible or impos- sible narratives, or is written in a very obscure style, and if we know nothing o...

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........................................................ 33 DATE OF MATTHEW’S NARRATIVE .................................................................... ...................................................... 36 THE CHARM OF LUKE’S NARRATIVE .................................................................... ... read the gospels with the ob- ject of detecting discrepancies in the four narratives to show that the writers were as subject to error as the writers... ...aughter” instead of saving himself as Mahomet did, become quite clear. The narrative becomes as credible as any other historical nar- rative of its pe... ..., that Matthew is Holinshed and not Benvenuto. The very first pages of his narrative will put your attitude to the test. Matthew tells us that the mot... ...hich he is not the father; but this episode disappears from the subsequent narrative: there is no record of its having been told to Jesus, nor any ind... ...n told to Jesus, nor any indication of his having any knowledge of it. The narrative, in fact, proceeds in all respects as if the annunciation formed ... ...redible they would not be miracles) makes people sceptical as to the whole narrative, credible enough in the main, in which they occur, and sus- picio... ... that he would now be with them to the end of the world. At that point the narrative abruptly stops. The story has no ending. DATE OF MATTHEW’S NARRAT...

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... Divine law: (1) universal; (2) independent of the truth of any historical narrative; (3) independent of rites and ceremonies; (4) its own reward. Rea... ...ing- dom. Christian rites on a similar footing. What part of the Scripture narratives is one bound to believe? Authors Endnotes to the Treatise. 5 Sp... ...vealed, we must not suppose that Balaam prophesied only once, for from the narrative itself it is abundantly clear that he had long previously been fa... ...an nature. (41) II. That it does not depend on the truth of any historical narrative whatsoever, for inasmuch as this natural Divine law is comprehend... ... fellows, as in a man who lives by himself. (42) The truth of a historical narrative, however assured, can- not give us the knowledge nor consequently... ...ot ad- mit that this history is an allegory, maintaining it to be a simple narrative of facts. (83) It will be better, therefore, to adduce other pass... ...ond part of this chapter, namely, what persons are bound to believe in the narratives contained in Scripture, and how far they are so bound. (65) Exam... ... is proved in Scripture entirely through experi- ence-that is, through the narratives there related. (75) No definitions of doctrine are given, but al... ...ink, sufficiently clear what persons are bound to believe in the Scripture narratives, and in what degree they are so bound, for it evidently follows ...

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...aid in Chap. II. (47) We showed, in Chap. VI., that it applied to historic narratives, and to miracles: but it by no means applies to questions concer... ... continuance in obscurity would have impaired neither the clearness of the narrative nor the blessedness of mankind. (56) We have now shown that Scrip... ...generations have handed down the broad outline of the Gos- 19 Spinoza pel narrative otherwise than as they received it. (74) Whatsoever, therefore, i... ... and X., where we drew attention to the contradictions in the his- torical narratives. 37 Spinoza (51) There is no need for me to go through them all... ...t Scripture has come down to us intact in respect to its doctrine and main narratives. (81) Therefore this whole basis of theology and Scripture, thou...

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...er history in the following words: “Sinbad went on in this manner with his narrative to the ca- liph- ‘I thanked the man-animal for its kindness, and ... ...from the region of the bed. I now feel that I have reached a point of this narrative at which every reader will be startled into positive disbelief. I... ... of detestable putridity. THE BLACK CAT FOR THE MOST WILD, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad... ...e good an entrance by force. Here, it will be remembered, the words of the narrative run thus: “And Ethelred, who was by nature of a doughty heart, an... ...t and uniform sway. Having rapidly taken notice of all this, I resumed the narrative of Sir Launcelot, which thus proceeded: “And now, the champion, h... ...d it up; stepping with all the careful distrust with which certain antique narratives had in- spired me. This process, however, afforded me no means o... ...nothing half so hideous in the realms of the nethermost Hell. And thus all narratives upon this topic have an interest profound; an interest, neverthe... ... to have been, time out of mind, the common prop- erty of the mob. In this narrative I have therefore designated myself as William Wilson,—a fictitiou...

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...ment, an opportunity will, no doubt, frequently occur in the course of the narrative. 33 Goethe Part the First First Book O N THE 28TH OF AUGUST, 174... ...hly favorable opinion of both these personages. All these descriptions and narratives were given in a serene and quiet state of mind; for the peace of... ...d care not to change the circumstances much; and, by the uniformity of the narrative, I converted the fable into truth in the minds of my hearers. Yet... ...es, with the adjacent field; *It should be observed, that in this biblical narrative, when we have used the expressions, “Deity,” “Godhead,” or “Di- v... ...in my mind that I was able, in after times, to take up many threads of the narrative. Amid all these heterogeneous occupations and labors, which follo... ... requisites for the law than I have hitherto taken occasion to state in my narrative, though all I had acquired could only be reckoned as a general en... ..., by a small circumstance, snatched out of the middle of a wild historical narrative, and thrust into 344 Autobiography his detestable favorite thoug... ...reatise dedicated to the memory of Ervinus a Steinbach. If my biographical narrative should come down to the ep- och when the said sheet appeared in p...

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...go penned ‘Les Miserables.’ Passing over the force and direct- ness of the narrative, I am struck by the intensity, the grace, and the insight with wh... ...of the flavor, none of the fullness or of the vigor of the peasant woman’s narratives. 138 De Maupassant Well, one Thursday when I had spent all the ...

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...erses) of the Koran at least to be the product of a single pen. The longer narratives were, probably, elabo- rated in his leisure hours, while the sho... ...stand it. In revealing to thee this Koran, 2 one of the most beautiful of narratives will we narrate to thee, of which thou hast hitherto been regard... ... and Sura [lx.] xxxvi. 19, we have a similar character introduced into the narrative. 6 Comp. Acts v. 38, 39. 7 These tribes no doubt constantly for... ...T erah is called by Eusebius. See Maracci Prodr. iv. 90. Compare a similar narrative (Midr. Rabbah on Gen. par. 17) in which Abraham is given over by ...

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...ourse to a famous old tradition, which may amuse as well as instruct us; the narrative is perfectly true, although the scepti- cism of mankind is pron... ... yet they may be proved by internal evidence. For observe how consistent the narrative is; as the old returned to youth, so the dead re- turned to lif... ...hted to enlarge. And he is not without express testimony to the truth of his narrative;—such testimony as, in the Timaeus, the first men gave of the n... ... ‘eating of the tree of the knowl- edge of good and evil.’ At the end of the narrative, the Eleatic asks his companion whether this life of innocence,... ...ffer in them, if we make allowance for the mythic character of the 47 Plato narrative in the Statesman. The virtuous tyrant is common to both of them...

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...ble attendant of Socrates, had reported them to him (compare Xen. Mem.). The narrative which he had heard was as follows:— Aristodemus meeting Socrate... ... the form of a speech (compare Gorg., Protag.). But his speech is really the narrative of a dia logue between himself and Diotima. And as at a banque... ...n present at the time. ‘W ould you desire better witness?’ The extraordinary narrative of Alcibiades is ingeniously represented as admitted by Socrate... ...r. Phoenix, the son of Philip, told another person who told me of them; his narrative was very indistinct, but he said that you knew , and I wish tha... ...rates. Moreover , I have asked Socrates about the truth of some parts of his narrative, and he confirmed them. Then, said Glaucon, let us have the tal...

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...past are generally igno rant of those of the present. Besides, fictitious narratives lead us to imagine the possibility of many events that are impos...

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... whether it was the mere product of his imagina- tion—that is to say, some narrative which he had conceived during his lonely residence in our house, ... ...rl,’ sayt Papa, ant kiss me. Ant me was Soldat.” IX CONTINUATION OF KARL’S NARRATIVE “ZAT WAS A TERRIBLE TIME, Nicolinka,” continued Karl Ivanitch, “z... ...oty have seen me, ant I go on ze roat.” 31 Boyhood X CONCLUSION OF KARL’S NARRATIVE “I HAD NOT SEEN my Mamma for nine year, ant I know not whether sh...

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... the Belfry” and “The Angel of the Odd”; such tales of adven- ture as “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym”; such papers of keen criticism and review a... ...ore, in a very sudden and unaccountable manner, and up to the date of this narrative all attempts had failed of obtaining any intelligence concerning ... ...g from their tails to the machine. The main event detailed in the Signor’s narrative depends upon a very important fact, of which the reader is kept i... ... I am not now writing a treatise, but simply prefacing a somewhat peculiar narrative by observations very much at random; I will, therefore, take occa... ...ays fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic. The narrative which follows will appear to the reader some- what in the light o... ... that the confessions of two persons, (one of them the Madame Deluc of the narrative) made, at different periods, long subsequent to the publication, ... ...iberty to disclose, but which has no bearing upon the proper subject of my narrative. The compliment my friend rebutted as best he could, but the prop... ...ex- hausted and secured without trouble; and when the MS. from which this narrative is compiled was despatched from Charles- ton, the party were stil...

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... with a gentle smile looked now at Pierre and now at Natasha. In the whole narrative she saw only Pierre and his goodness. Natasha, leaning on her elb... ...ng on her elbow, the expres- sion of her face constantly changing with the narrative, watched Pierre with an attention that never wandered—evidently h...

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...e dark array of cares and sorrows that rose up to warn them back. The varied narratives of the strangers had arranged themselves into a parable; they ...