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...y James A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION A Little Tour in France by Henry James is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univers... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania State... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Little Tour in France by Henry James, the Pennsylvania State ... ...least re-vealed by BaIzac, if by any one, and are now easily accessible to visitors. It is true, I met no visitors, or only one or two, whom it was pl... ...stored more than enough, as I have said, by architects and decorators; the visitor, as he moves through its empty rooms, which are at once brilliant a... ...he ineffaceable stain which they left wherever they passed. An imaginative visitor at Amboise to-day may fancy that the traces of blood are mixed with... ... really more interesting,—a group of stunted savages who formed one of the attractions of the place, and were confined in a pen in the open air, with ... ...- ally more concentrated; but the school of medicine passed for one of the attractions of Montpellier. Long before Mentone was discovered or Colorado ... ...f it, I lost no time in taking the train for Orange, which, with its other attractions, had the merit of not being seated on the Rhone. It was my dest...

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...ions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge?s eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate. There had been, he admitted, a trivial blemish or so in its rate of progress, but this was exaggerated and had been entirely owing to the ?parsimony of the public,? which guilty public...

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...ions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge?s eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate....

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...re to the author before he can foresee what reception the public, our great present judge, will accord to it. Feeling almost certain of your sympathy in my pleasure, I dedicate the book to you. Ought it not to belong to you as the tithe formerly belonged to the Church in memory of God, who makes all things bud and fruit in the fields and in the intellect?...

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...ousseau by Jean Jacques Rousseau THE CONFESSIONS OF JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU (In 12 books) Privately Printed for the Members of the Aldus Society London,... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau by Jean Jacques Rousseau, tra... ... form them, enjoying such opportunities with rapture; and when importunate visitors broke in upon us, no matter 103 Rousseau whether it was man or wo... ...en, counting the minutes in her antechamber, I used to curse these eternal visitors, thinking it inconceivable how they could find so much to say, bec... ...end; and in the midst of all this, came crowds of travellers, beggars, and visitors of all denominations. Some times it was necessary to converse at t... ...gant turns of expression, and to write well in prose, but could never find attractions enough in French poetry to give en- tirely in to it. M. de la M... ...being surrounded by houses and other gardens, and possessing none of those attractions so desirable in a rural retreat; besides, after the death of An... ...means that of a young woman coming from a convent, had for me the greatest attractions; yet she was not twenty years of age. Her complexion was seduci...

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...Excerpt: Towards the middle of the month of May, in the year 1660, at nine o?clock in the morning, when the sun, already high in the heavens, was fast absorbing the dew from the ramparts of the castle of Blois a little cavalcade, composed of three men and two pages, re-ente...

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...OMAS DE QUINCEY AUTHOR OF CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER, ETC. ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. V V V V VOL. II. OL. II. OL. II. OL. II. OL. II. A PENN STA... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Theological Essays and Other Papers: Volume Two by Thomas de Qu... ... At the threshold of the inner apartments the sandals were laid aside; and visitors from a distance were presented with a vessel of water to cleanse t... ... and novel. Now let us turn to a different question. What are the positive attractions of Greece? What motives are there to a tour so costly? What are... ...te—take away the alien territories adjacent to Spain and Navarre—take away Avignon, &c.—take away the ex- tensive duchy of Britanny, &c.—and what rema...

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...rrit?s Party 15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream 16. Nobody?s Weakness 17. Nobody?s Rival 18. Little Dorrit?s Lover 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations 20. Moving in Society 21. Mr Merdle?s Complaint 22. A Puzzle 23. Machinery in Motion 24. Fortune-Telling 25. Conspirators and Others 26. Nobody?s State of Mind 27. Five-and-Twenty 28. Nobody?s Disapp...

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...rrit?s Party 15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream 16. Nobody?s Weakness 17. Nobody?s Rival 18. Little Dorrit?s Lover 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations 20. Moving in Society 21. Mr Merdle?s Complaint 22. A Puzzle 23. Machinery in Motion 24. Fortune-Telling 25. Conspirators and Others 26. Nobody?s State of Mind 27. Five-and-Twenty 28. Nobody?s Disapp...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Little Dorrit Poverty by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania Stat... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... suspended to- gether since the first surprise, went on together anew. The visitor stood looking at her with a strange attentive smile. It was wonderf... ...with his left hand, was smoothing his leathern jaws while he looked at the visitor. The visitor offered his hand. The old man took it coldly enough, a... ...as employed at her needle, some- times not, sometimes appeared as a humble visitor: which must have been her character on the occasion of his arrival.... ...s keeping in view the greater equality of Mr Gowan’s years and the greater attractions of his person and manner, there might have been a little merit.... ...ll be glad to see you, sir; but, being conscious that her sick room has no attractions, wishes me to say that she won’t hold you to your offer, in cas... ...from my position as a married girl not 597 Little Dorrit wholly devoid of attractions—used, as that position always shall be, to oppose that woman—I ...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1; THE family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner, as to engage the general good opinion of the...

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... Part I Chapter 1 3 Chapter 1 T HE family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland P... ...ed in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had ... ..., in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner, as to en gage the general good opinion of ... ...d mother at Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means unusual in children 4 Sense and Sensibi... ...f Norland; and her mother and sisters in law were degraded to the condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civilit... ...known to Mrs. Dashwood, she preferred going directly to the cottage to being a visitor at Barton Park; and she relied so undoubtingly on Sir John’s de... ...at home, could not conceal his amazement on finding them always employed. Their visitors, except those from Barton Park, were not many; for, in spite o... ...lantry raised against Mar ianne, received particular spirit from his exterior attractions. — Marianne herself had seen less of his person than the re... ...hem in amazement at their indiffer ence, to walk home and boast anew of their attractions to the Miss Steeles, as he had been already boasting of the...

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... at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors? Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a nation...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Middlemarch by George Eliot, the Pennsylvania State University,... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ed, it was pretty to see how her imagination adorned her sister Celia with attractions altogether superior to her own, and if any gentleman appeared t... ...ry and asked for Mr. Cadwallader. Happily, the Rector was at home, and his visitor was shown into the study, where all the fishing tackle hung. But he... ...there was no report about him which was not retailed at the Vincys’, where visitors were frequent. Mr. Vincy was more inclined to general good-fellows... ... down.” 106 Middlemarch Mr. Lydgate was rather late this morning, but the visitors stayed long enough to see him; for Mr. Featherstone asked Rosamond... ... her cheery manners to husband and children, was certainly among the great attractions of the Vincy house—attractions which made it all the easier to ... ...s which might interfere with her prospects. “Especially when she has great attractions, and her parents see much company,” said Mrs. Bulstrode “Gentle...

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... at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors? Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a nation...

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...Middlemarch George Eliot 1872 To my dear Husband, George Henry Lewes, in this nineteenth year of our blessed union. Contents Book I — Miss Brook... ...entleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand in hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the cou... ...earts, already beating to a national idea; until domestic reality met them in the shape of uncles, and turned them back from their great resolve. That... ...ed, it was pretty to see how her imagination adorned her sister Celia with attractions altogether superior to her own, and if any gentleman appeared t... ...ry and asked for Mr. Cadwallader. Happily, the Rector was at home, and his visitor was shown into the study, where all the fishing tackle hung. But he ... ...there was no report about him which was not retailed at the Vincys’, where visitors were frequent. Mr. Vincy was more inclined to general good fellows... ...ed. But let us go down.” Mr. Lydgate was rather late this morning, but the visitors stayed long enough to see him; for Mr. Featherstone asked Rosamond... ... her cheery manners to husband and children, was certainly among the great attractions of the Vincy house—attractions which made it all the easier to ... ...s which might interfere with her prospects. “Especially when she has great attractions, and her parents see much com pany,” said Mrs. Bulstrode “Gent...