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  1. cervantes/donquixote2/ 3 Sep 2009, 1.09 MB
    AUTHOR'S PREFACE GOD bless me, gentle (or it may be plebeian) reader,... eagerly must thou be looking forward to this preface,... I mean him who was, they say, begotten at Tordesillas and born at... no such intention; let his offence be his punishment, with his bread let
  2. cervantes/donquixote1/ 3 Sep 2009, 1.03 MB
    THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE IDLE READER: thou mayest believe me without any oath that I... this book, as it is the child of my brain, were the fairest,... and cleverest that could be imagined. But I could not... Nature's law that everything shall beget its like; and what, then, could
  3. swift/gulliver/ 16 Aug 2003, 584.37 KB
    A CAPTAIN OF SEVERAL SHIPS. LONDON: PRINTED FOR BENJ. MOTTE, AT THE MIDDLE TEMPLE-GATE... his Cousin Sympson I HOPE you will be ready to own... whenever you shall be called to it, that by your great and... very loose and uncorrect Account of my Travels; with Direction to hire some
  4. nietzsche/zarathustra/ 4 Mar 2007, 513.22 KB
    rising one morning with the rosy dawn, he went before the sun, and spake thus unto... Thou great star! What would be thy happiness if thou hadst not those... years hast thou climbed hither unto my cave: thou wouldst have wearied of... light and of the journey, had it not been for me, mine eagle, and
  5. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 23 Nov 2009, 178.34 KB
    Denmark By William Shakespeare. First performed between 1600 and 1602. Dramatis Personæ... A Gentleman, A Priest. MARCELLUS, BERNARDO, officers. FRANCISCO a soldier.... ACT I SCENE 1. Elsinore. A platform before the castle. [FRANCISCO... his post. Enter to him BERNARDO]
  6. Much Ado about Nothing 22 Oct 2009, 122.83 KB
    Brother. CLAUDIO, a young Lord of Florence. BENEDICK, a young Lord of Padua.... A Boy. HERO, Daughter to Leonato. BEATRICE, Niece to Leonato. MARGARET,... &c. Scene Messina. ACT I SCENE I. Before Leonato's house.... LEONATO, HERO, and BEATRICE, with a Messenger] [Leonato]: I
  7. image/icon/flag/my.png 14 Feb 2004, 950 bytes
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  9. Twelfth Night 22 Oct 2009, 117.28 KB
    CURIO, gentlemen attending on the Duke. SIR TOBY BELCH, uncle to Olivia. SIR ANDREW... attending] DUKE ORSINO If music be the food of love, play on; Give me... it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, That... 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before. O spirit of love! how quick and
  10. King Lear 18 Oct 2009, 157.98 KB
    of either's moiety. KENT Is not this your son, my lord? GLOUCESTER His... sir, hath been at my charge: I have so often blushed to... cradle ere she had a husband for her bed. Do you smell a fault? KENT I cannot
  11. Othello, the Moor of Venice 22 Oct 2009, 155.30 KB
    it much unkindly That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse As if the strings were thine,... and, by the faith of man, I know my price, I am worth no worse a place:... of war; And, in conclusion, Nonsuits my mediators; for, 'Certes,'... he, 'I have already chose my officer.' And what was he? Forsooth,
  12. All 's Well That Ends Well 21 Oct 2009, 135.51 KB
    Well By William Shakespeare. Presumably written between 1601 and 1608. Dramatis... KING OF FRANCE. DUKE OF FLORENCE. BERTRAM, Count of Rousillon. LAFEU,... old Lord. PAROLLES, a follower of Bertram. Steward to the Countess of... COUNTESS OF ROUSILLON, Mother to Bertram. HELENA, a Gentlewoman protected
  13. Romeo and Juliet 22 Oct 2009, 142.46 KB
    and Juliet By William Shakespeare. Premiered between 1591 and 1595. Dramatis Personae... MERCUTIO, Kinsman to the Prince,& BENVOLIO, Nephew to Montague, Friends to... and bucklers] [Sampson]: Gregory, o' my word, we'll not carry coals.... No, for then we should be colliers. [Sampson]: I mean, an we
  14. King Henry the Sixth 23 Aug 2009, 131.66 KB
    uncle to the King, and Protector DUKE OF BEDFORD, uncle to the King,... Regent of France THOMAS BEAUFORT, Duke of Exeter,... to the King HENRY BEAUFORT, great-uncle to the King,... and afterwards Cardinal JOHN BEAUFORT, Earl, afterwards Duke, of
  15. Antony and Cleopatra 22 Oct 2009, 158.53 KB
    and Cleopatra By William Shakespeare. Premiered between 1603 and 1607. Dramatis Personæ... Have glow'd like plated Mars, now bend, now turn, The office and devotion... breast, reneges all temper, And is become the bellows and the fan To cool a gipsy's
  16. The Merchant of Venice 23 Aug 2009, 122.57 KB
    Scene Partly at Venice, and partly at Belmont, the seat of Portia, on the... them with their woven wings. SALANIO Believe me, sir, had I... venture forth, The better part of my affections would
  17. code/past.txt 15 Jul 2012, 479.40 KB
    great tragedians of classical Athens (the others being Aeschylus and Sophocles), dies in... aged around 59|died 0000 168: Ptolemy, Egyptian-Roman mathematician,... the French Republican calendar had been in use for twelve years, making... incorporated as a city, three years before
  18. The History of Henrie the fovrth 22 Oct 2009, 142.84 KB
    breathe short-winded accents of new broils To be commenced in strands afar remote. No... butchery Shall now, in mutual well-beseeming ranks, March all one way and be no more opposed Against acquaintance,... not now. Then let me hear Of you, my gentle cousin Westmoreland, What
  19. nietzsche/antichrist/ 7 Feb 2011, 205.07 KB
    thing that Nietzsche ever wrote, and so it may be accepted as a statement of some of... their final form. Notes for it had been accumulating for years and it was... by other books, first by "Beyond Good and Evil", then by "The... arrangement. In September, 1888, he began actual work upon
  20. As You Like It 22 Oct 2009, 124.21 KB
    Lords attending upon the banished Duke. LE BEAU, a Courtier, attending upon... Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a... crowns, and, as thou sayest, charged my brother, on his blessing,... breed me well: and there begins
  21. Tamburlaine The Great, In Two Parts. 18 Feb 2011, 159.34 KB
    by his rare and woonderfull Conquests, became a most puissant and mightye... Scythian shepherd Tamburlaine, that became so great a conqueror... so mighty a monarch. My hope is, that they will be now no less acceptable unto you to
  22. Titus Andronicus 7 Mar 2007, 124.06 KB
    CHIRON, Sons to Tamora. AARON, a Moor, beloved by Tamora. A Captain, Tribune,... Country near it. ACT I SCENE I Rome. Before the Capitol. [The Tomb of the... Tribunes and Senators aloft. Enter, below, from one side, SATURNINUS and his... Noble patricians, patrons of my right, Defend the justice of
  23. The Tempest 22 Oct 2009, 98.28 KB
    fall to't, yarely, or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir. [Exit] [Enter... [Boatswain]: Heigh, my hearts! cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! yare, yare! Take in the
  24. Julius Caesar 22 Oct 2009, 116.50 KB
    you home: Is this a holiday? what! know you not, Being mechanical, you ought not walk... thy rule? What dost thou with thy best apparel on? You, sir, what trade... trade? [Second Commoner]: Nay, I beseech you, sir, be not out with me: yet, if you
  25. The Comedy of Errors 17 Feb 2011, 86.03 KB
    Comedy of Errors By William Shakespeare. Written between 1592 and 1594. Dramatis Personæ... Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall, And by the doom of death end... and us, It hath in solemn synods been decreed, Both by the Syracusians... Nay, more, if any, born at Ephesus Be seen at Syracusian marts and fairs;
  26. The Tragedy of Macbeth 16 Feb 2011, 104.02 KB
    of Macbeth By William Shakespeare. Premiered between 1603 and 1608, perhaps August... Cawdor, a general in the King's army. LADY MACBETH. BANQUO, Thane of... a general in the King's army. MACDUFF, Thane of Fife, a nobleman... and won. [Third Witch]: That will be ere the set of sun. [First Witch]:
  27. A Midsummer Night's Dream 22 Oct 2009, 96.86 KB
    SNUG, a Joiner. BOTTOM, a Weaver. FLUTE, a Bellows-mender. SNOUT, a Tinker.... HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus. HERMIA, Daughter... This old moon wanes! she lingers my desires, Like to a step-dame or a... the moon, like to a silver bow New-bent in heaven, shall
  28. The Rape of Lucrece 20 Aug 2009, 105.17 KB
    is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.... disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of... yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I... devoted yours. Were my worth greater,
  29. On the Art of War Third Book 4 Aug 2009, 54.62 KB
    the discussion, I would like the questioner to be changed, so that I may not be held to be presumptuous, which I have always... mine who want it. ZANOBI: It would be most gracious of you to continue: but
  30. The Doors of Perception 25 Feb 2011, 101.55 KB
    Why they should have venerated it as a deity became apparent when such eminent... Havelock Ellis and Weir Mitchell began their experiments with mescalin,... repertory. Mescalin research has been going on sporadically ever since... in the hope thereby of coming to a better, a first-hand, understanding of
  31. On the Art of War Second Book 4 Aug 2009, 77.26 KB
    Second Book I believe that it is necessary, once the... them; and in wanting to do this, I believe it is necessary to examine what... used, and from them select the best. The Romans divided their infantry... which had an iron hoop on it to be able to sustain a blow, and another
  32. Quote 17 Feb 2014, 94.31 KB
    universe than grains of sand on all the world's beaches. One falsehood spoils a thousand... conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.|Chinese... proverb There is nothing noble about being superior to somebody... The true nobility is in being superior to your previous
  33. On the Art of War Seventh Book 4 Aug 2009, 54.15 KB
    You ought to know that towns and fortresses can be strong either by nature or industry.... which pattern results in the enemy not being able to approach... as they will be able to
  34. 9 6 Nov 2009, 90.98 KB
    He felt that if he held up his hand he would be able to see the light through... All the blood and lymph had been drained out of him by an enormous... and skin. All sensations seemed to be magnified. His overalls fretted his... and another nine in his own bed. Slowly, in mild afternoon sunshine,
  35. On the Art of War First Book 4 Aug 2009, 64.48 KB
    Book As I believe that it is possible for one to... in him those parts which can be desired in a good friend among... of his death, except for his having been born to die young unhonored... his own home, without having been able to
  36. On the Art of War Sixth Book 4 Aug 2009, 60.50 KB
    I believe it is well, since... discussion ought to be changed, that Battista take up his... here from the Lord, who place the best soldiers in the front... in the rear of the Army, as it appears necessary to them to
  37. Utopia: Book I 30 Aug 2009, 71.54 KB
    a prince adorned with all the virtues that become a great monarch, having some... for treating and composing matters between them. I was colleague and... but of whom I will say nothing; not because I fear that the... of a friend will be suspected, but rather
  38. The Second Day, The Seventh Novell 2 Jan 2010, 57.72 KB
    Seventh Novell A Lively Demonstration, That The Beauty Of A Woman (Oftentimes) Is Very... sent one of his Daughters, to be joyned in marriage with the King of... and in sundry places. At length, being restored backe to her Father, she... and as at first she was intended to be his wife. Peradventure the Novell
  39. On the Art of War Fifth Book 4 Aug 2009, 37.75 KB
    FABRIZIO: I have shown you how to organize an army to battle another army which is seen posted against you, and... many circumstances which can occur because of the various incidents... it, so that it appears to me now to be the time to show you
  40. Venus and Adonis 7 Mar 2007, 65.01 KB
    , I Know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to your lordship,... labour. But if the first heir of my invention prove deformed, I shall be sorry it had so noble a god-father,... than myself,' thus she began, 'The field's chief flower, sweet
  41. On the Art of War Fourth Book 4 Aug 2009, 34.38 KB
    War Fourth Book LUIGI: Since an engagement has been won so honorably under my Rule, I think it is well if I do not... And, therefore, I desire to resign my speakership, and that,... to follow the order that belongs to the youngest, Zanobi now
  42. I am the First Accused 8 Apr 2011, 61.63 KB
    I did, both as an individual and as a leader of my people, because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt
  43. Bewegende beelden 25 Feb 2011, 73.07 KB
    Bewegende beelden Pygmalion en het beeld van de literatuur van de... In het eerste deel van dit betoog hoop ik u te
  44. The Garden of the Prophet 25 Oct 2009, 51.21 KB
    a companion to his masterpiece The Prophet , can be read as a lyrical... of the mystical beauty of Nature. After many wanderings,... Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a noon unto his own... sea was in his voice, and he said: "Behold, the isle of our birth. Even here
  45. Barrack-Room Ballads 2 Nov 2009, 57.96 KB
    (1892) Dedication: To T. A. Danny Deever Tommy 'Fuzzy-Wuzzy' Soldier, Soldier... 'Snarleyow' The Widow at Windsor Belts The Young British Soldier Mandalay... have made for you a song, And it may be right or wrong, But only you can tell... and your pain, And, Thomas, here's my
  46. web/sound/songs.txt 30 Jul 2009, 50.08 KB
    'cause I have to know I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow And you make me talk... I have to know I'm a bashful child, beginning to grow And you make me talk... to abuse you Some of them want to be abused Ooh...hey...oh... Sweet dreams... to abuse you Some of them want to be abused Ooh...hey...oh... Sweet dreams
  47. The Seventh Day, The Ninth Novell 20 Feb 2011, 31.97 KB
    Is Declared, That Great Lords May Sometime Be Deceived By Heir Wives, As Well As... Condition. Lydia, a Lady of great beauty, birth, and honor, being Wife to Nicostratus, Governour of... not refraine from hearty laughter, beside much liberality of speech. Albeit
  48. The Second Day, The Eighth Novell 2 Jan 2010, 43.01 KB
    Him To Farre Greater Honour. The Count D'Angiers being falsly accused, was banished out... who rather sighed they could not be so often maried as she was, rather... the Queene perceyving the Novell to be ended, shee fixed her eye upon Madame... Germaines, mighty dissentions grew betweene both the Nations, insomuch,
  49. The Undertakers 15 Nov 2009, 47.80 KB
    o;My Brother!’ when ye call the... Full Truce with Jacala— the Belly that runs on four feet. Jungle Law... the aged!’ Nothing could be seen on the broad reach of the river... three abreast, the horrible voice began again: ‘O Brahmins of the
  50. The Induction Of The Author To The Following Discourses 2 Jan 2010, 43.27 KB
    Gracious Ladies, so often as I consider with my selfe, and observe respectively, how... to have but a harsh and offensive beginning, in regard of the... remembrance it beareth at the verie entrance of the... universally hurtfull to all that beheld it, or otherwise came to
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