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Excerpt from Yorkshire County Magazine, Vol. 2Registers of thorpe-salvin, 1592-1726 49, 129. (civil War Note, Civil Marriages, Burials ln Woollen, &c., Rev. John Gibson Maw family 96.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 ...

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: With the Thirty-Fifth Annual Report of the Executive Committee, And the Annual Address, by Frederick J. Turner, A. M., On "the Character and Influence of the Fur Trade in Wisconsin, " Genealogy Historical and learned societies History, American general. History, American local History, Revolutionary war. History, rebellion and slavery. A...

Teaching for EcoJustice is a unique resource for exploring the social roots of environmental problems in humanities-based educational settings and a curriculum guidebook for putting EcoJustice Education into practice. It provides model curriculum materials that apply the principles of EcoJustice Education, giving pre- and in-service teachers the ability to review examples of specific secondary and post-secondary classroom assignments, lessons,...

Excerpt from Bulletin University of Wisconsin, Vol. 2: Economics, Political Science, and History Series I think, been made clear. The materials upon which this paper is based were col lected in the Harvard University library and in the library of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. In the latter I found especially valuable the Draper Collection of mss., to which, by the courtesy of Secretary Reuben G. Thwaites, I had free access. About t...

Excerpt from Yorkshire Anthology: Ballads Songs Ancient Modern (With Several Hundred Real Epitaphs) Covering a Period of a Thousand Years of Yorkshire History in Verse, With Notes Bibliographical, Biographical, Topographical, Dialectic, &C., , And Quaint and Original Illustrations The Title Page sufficiently indicates the object of the Work of which this is the first volume. The second volume will record particulars respecting probably not le...

Praise is not worship, unless it is accepted by God! Most modern church services focus on praise and worship, yet the power of God's presence rarely graces the altars. Sadly, few believers are filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and even fewer have experienced the physical touch of God. In today's spiritual drought, seekers of salvation, healing, and Spirit baptism must have access to God's power. Creating a Glory Atmosphere d...

Excerpt from Music and Life To believe than that music expresses thought. The average Englishman does not know when he is thinking. Thought to him means a syllogism, he associates it with Euclid's Geometry, but he forgets that Euclid's Geometry is a mere logic, a mere sequitur of conclusions that follow from premises he forgets, in short, that the innumerable problems and corollaries of Euclid depend upon a few axioms and postulates, that, if...

Excerpt from The Only Good Thing in All the Worlds: "I Have Given Them Thy Word, " In this rapid age, when the press is master of the world, not only are unknown men of to-day known almost everywhere to-morrow, but those of the widest reputation this year may next year be nearly forgotten. Especially is this true of the octogenarian who has retired from the public arena, but who lives on in the world of his own consciousness when the friends ...

Othello is perhaps Shakespeare's most troublesome tragedy. While it has retained its popularity on the stage, many critics have struggled to see value in it. The Romantics warmed to the figure of Othello himself and wrung their hands over the plight of Desdemona, the Modernists looked down on the play as an achievement of Shakespeare's stagecraft rather than of his imagination. The play continues to be read, staged and studied, and each new ap...

Excerpt from The Pioneer Missionary: Life of the Rev. Nathaniel Turner, Missionary in New Zealand, Tonga, and Australia Very partially, and only incidentally. The book purports sim ply to be the Life of a godly and useful man. The writer's. 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 ...

Excerpt from English Grammar: Adapted to the Use of Those Preparing, for Local and Other Examinations It will, perhaps, be in the recollection of some who use this book, that Professor Seeley, in his brilliant volume of Lectures and Essays, presses the claim of the English language as an important ingredient in the education of English children. The chief reason he adduces is one which must commend itself to any one who has ever sincerely tri...

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Excerpt from A Plan for an Industrial University for the State of Illinois: Submitted to the Farmers' Convention at Granville, Held November 18, 1851 Resolved, That in our Opinion such institutions can never impede, but must greatly promote the best interests of all those existing institutions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a r...

Excerpt from The Discovery of Sir John Franklin, and Other Poems I have but a line by way of preface and that is to say, that the following Poems, with few exceptions, are arranged in the order in which they were written. This will account for the juxtaposition of Poems entirely diverse in their nature and spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.c...

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Drawings and Sketches 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 work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfec...

Excerpt from Haworth Past and Present: A History of Haworth, Stanbury Oxenhope The critic will ask, Why meddle, then? Well, I have this hobby, and it is one that will favourably compare with most hobbies. If this does not disarm him I must plead that each one has his sphere, and that local effusions need all the encouragement they can command. I have pleasure in. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare an...

Excerpt from Mormonism in All Ages: Or the Rise, Progress, and Causes of Mormonism With the Biography of Its Author and Founder, Joseph Smith Of heaven, the other from the chaos and darkness Of the pit. He has no personal ill-will towards any Of the Mormons. As neighbors and fellow-citizens, he would desire, in all his social intercourse with them, to treat them with kindness and respect. But to treat their opinions, or their books, in a simi...

Excerpt from Halifax Books and Authors: A Series of Articles on the Books Written by Natives and Residents, Ancient and Modern, of the Parish of Halifax (Stretching From Todmorden to Brighouse), With Notices of Their Authors and of the Local Printers Those men do well who lend unto the poor, Expecting nought of interest for't therefore, But he who lends to all, and none denies, Doth shew himself more kinder far than wise. About the Publisher...

Excerpt from Goethe's Faust: The First Part, the Text, With English Notes, Essays, and Verse TranslationsThe experiment, as tried at Winchester, seems to have justified itself, and it is hoped that the outcome of this teaching of Faust, combined with the considerable additions which have been made in order to bring it into the shape of a book, may be an encouragement and assistance towards the repetition of the experiment at other Public Schoo...

Excerpt from The Dark Fire Haystacks Winding across a highland on a wild October day, By small and yellow haystacks the road crept humbly on, Blue herds of dark-maned stallions tossed madly in the sky, And raced across the blots of woods and fields of wind-quiet stone. Purple and gold and violet greys and gleaming shades unknown Leaped up and flashed and faded out within the marvelling soul That, creeping on that narrow road, passed broo...