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Excerpt from The Usefulness of the Stage, to the Happiness of Mankind, to Government, and to ReligionThe method that l have ufed has been this: I have endeavoured to fhew that the Stage 1n general 13 ufeful to the happinefs of Mankind, to the welfare ofgovernment, and the advancement of Religion And under the head ofgoo vernmeutl have endeavour'd to prove.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic bo...

Excerpt from The Realms of Gold: A Book for Youthful Students of English LiteratureThere is a definite purpose in this little volume, and I hope that it will be in some measure accomplished. My aim is to create in youthful readers a love Of good literature, and in the early days Of life that love can be most readily awakened by appealing to the poets and to the imaginative writers, whose works, akin to poetry, not only give delight to the youn...

Excerpt from Short Monographs on Great Writers: Dr. JohnsonIt is not true, as Macaulay asserted, that Boswell was a man of the meanest and feeblest intellect. No such intellect could have produced a consummate work of art, which the Essayist ac knowledged the Life to be. Boswell knew from the outset what he designed to do, and did it to the admiration of the world. But the book, strange to say, could not have been written by a man of high char...

Excerpt from Aubrey De Vere's Poems: A SelectionMr. DE vere's poetry, like good wine, needs no bush, but a few remarks by way of introducing this selection to the public may not be put of place.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally r...

Excerpt from Priestcraft Distinguish'd From Christianity: Shewing, I. That Wicked Priests Are the Real Antichrists Mention'd in Scripture, II. That the Corruption of the Laity in All Christian States Proceeds From the Corruption of the ClergyIII. That there was a more General Vertue in the gro Times of Paganifm, than there has been fince S A v 1 o u R came into' the Wbrld.IV. That there is a more General Vertue in other Parts the Globe, than i...

Excerpt from Julius Cæsar Acquitted, and His Murderers Condemn'd: In a Letter to a Friend, Shewing That It Was Not Cæsar Who Destroy'd the Roman Liberties, but the Corruptions of the Romans Themselves, Occasion'd by Two Letters in the London Journal, the One of the 2d, the Other of the 9th of DecemberThe greate/i Captai greate/i O rator, treated at one who had neither Merit nor Virtue, or to fie a Man who.About the PublisherForgotten Books pub...

Excerpt from Studies in English LiteratureThe chapters in this volume are to some extent reprints, but several of them are considerably eu larged, and some are so changed in substance and form as to present an original aspect. The ground work of the essay on Pope, republished by the courtesy of Messrs. Longmans, is to be found in Fraser's Magazine, but the author has also made use, with the permission of the proprietors, of several papers on t...

Excerpt from The Age of Pope: 1700-1744The death of John Dryden, on the first of May, 1700, closed a period of no small significance in the history of English literature. His faults were many, both as a. Man and as a poet, but he belongs to the race of the giants, and the impress of greatness is stamped upon his works. No student of Dryden can fail to mark the force and sweep of an intellect impatient Of restraint. His long-resounding march re...

Excerpt from Evenings in ArcadiaIN this busy, if not wise age, when mind and body are overworked, it is necessary for those who value their intellectual freedom, and wish to retain a childlike and happy spirit, to escape occasionally from the beaten track of their daily toil, and to live under the eye of nature, and in the pleasant interchange of joyous thoughts.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and cla...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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Heroes of Literature. English Poets. - A book for young readers. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as a...

The realms of gold - A book for youthful students of English literature is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available tod...

Heroes of literature, English poets - A book for young readers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as ant...

Aubrey de Vere's Poems - A Selection is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks new...

Poems - A Selection is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes thes...

It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this provocative new book. They argue that the days of the car are numbered: powerful forces around the world are undermining the car system and will usher in a new transport system sometime in the next few decades. Specifically, the book examines how several major processes are shaping the future of how we travel, including: * Glo...

The Cries Of My Soul" is a book written by a young boy with very deep emotions and a love for the Lord. It is hard to believe that such a young person could write beautiful poetry the way he does. John Dennis truly captures your heart with his poems. This is a book you will definitely want in your collection. It is commendable of him to donate part of the proceeds in behalf of his Grandfather's memory to the Disabled Veterans Foundation.

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