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Excerpt from Calendars of Administrations in the Consistory Court of Lincoln: A. D. 1540-1659Wills and Administrations registered in the act-books Of the Dean and Chapter Of Lincoln, 1400-1540.Wills and Administrations in the Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln, which are now deposited in the District Probate Registry, 1534-1660.Wills and Administrations in the Commissary Court of the Bishop within the Archdeaconry of Stow, and the Court ...

Excerpt from Address by the Honourable George E. Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce to the Members of the Montreal Board of Trade: Montreal, May 22, 1912I began to think as I heard your Chairman talk that I would be perfectly justified in thinking I was a pretty brave sort of a man, and along with that I could not help but note the admirable manner in which the Chairman covered up my bravery, or audacity, whichever you might name it. Liste...

Excerpt from Report on the Geology and Topography of a Portion of the Lake Superior Land District, in the State of Michigan, Vol. 1 of 2: Copper LandsThey here learned of the existence ofa lake still beyond, called by the Indians Kitchi-gummi, (big lake, ) surpassing in magnitude either H uron or Michigan, then called Illinois, beyond whose western limits was a country destitute of trees, but covered with grassy plains, through which roamed he...

Excerpt from The Elements of EmbryologyIncreasing distinctness and prominence of embryo, 77. The first cerebral vesicle, 78, 79. The auditory pits, 81. Increase in number of mesoblastic somites, 81. The fore-gut, 82. The heart, 82 - 89.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 ...

Excerpt from The Elements of Mining and QuarryingThe care that was taken by the late Sir C. Le N eve Foster in preparing the first edition of this little book, as lately as November 1903, has made my duties in revising for the present edition very light.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. For...

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...

Excerpt from Travels and Settlements of Early Man: A Study of the Origins of Human ProgressThe French have a popular use of the word histoire in which it signifies a narrative that is untrue. This is a good illustration of the extent to which a term may side-slip from the middle of its meaning. For history is not properly a narrative and the task of the historian begins with the exclusion of material which is unauthentic. Pressed home to its u...

Excerpt from Confederate Veteran, Vol. 35: October, 1927Though men deserve, they may not win, success, The brave will honor the brave, vanquished none the less.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 reconstruct the work, preserving th...

Excerpt from New Jersey and the Rebellion: A History of the Services of the Troops and People of New Jersey in Aid of the Union CauseThe plan of this work did not contemplate the incorporation of sketches of individual men, and I do not pretend that every Jerseyman who deserves honorable mention is named on these pages. There are hundreds, no doubt, as brave and true as any of those whose services are recorded, whose deeds have no mention here...

Excerpt from How to Read the Human Head and FacePhysiology is the science that treats of the complex phenomena of sensation, motion and the functions of organisms.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 reconstruct the work, preserving...

Excerpt from Empire's Children: The People of TzintzuntzanBirth, death, and marriage data were record ed for the period 1931-44, which represents the first 14 years of politically independent life of the municipality. Tax data also were taken from the records of the municipal treasurer and the State tax collector. The church archives were examined, but proved to be in such bad con dition that little usable data could be gleaned.About the Publi...

Excerpt from The New York Medical Journal, Vol. 49: A Weekly Review of Medicine, January to June, 1889, InclusiveThe details of my second case are given with all possi ble brevity, and, though no mention is made of the first case, the experience derived from its study will be used in this essay.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reprodu...

No literary form is as admired and feared as poetry. Admired for its lengthy pedigree—a line of poets extending back to a time before recorded history—and a ubiquitous presence in virtually all cultures, poetry is also revered for its great beauty and the powerful emotions it evokes. But the form has also instilled trepidation in its many admirers mainly because of a lack of familiarity and knowledge. Poetry demands more from readers—intellect...

An essential primer to reading poetry that unlocks the keys to enjoying works from Lord Byron to the BeatlesNo literary form is as admired and feared as poetry. Admired for its lengthy pedigree—a line of poets extending back to a time before recorded history—and a ubiquitous presence in virtually all cultures, poetry is also revered for its great beauty and the powerful emotions it evokes. But the form has also instilled trepidation in its man...

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Excerpt from Some Phases of the War Situation: Address by the Hon. Sir George E. Foster, B.A., LL. D., D. C. L., M. P., Minister of Trade and Commerce for Canada, Before the Canadian Club of Ottawa, February 13th, 1915 Are we convinced that Britain did everything she possibly could to avert this war? That is a question which appeals to our individual consciences. However enthusiastic we may be in a war because it is a war conducted by the cou...

Excerpt from An Address on Slavery: Delivered in Danvers, Mass Resolved, That Rev. Mr. Foster be respectfully and earnestly requested to publish the above named Discourse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the w...

Excerpt from A Report of Some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and Goal Delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the Year 1746 in the County of Surry, and of Other Crown Cases: To Which Are Added Discourses Upon a Few Branches of the Crown Law IF what I have Offered upon thefe Subjec'ts may ferve to remind Gentlemen of Rank and Chara¿er in the Profefiion, Of what their own Reading and Experience may have fuggefied, and at th...