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The material for this book was delivered as the E. T. Earl Lectures for 1912 at the Pacific Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, and I wish to take this opportunity to express to the President and Faculty of that institution my appreciation of their generous hospitality. The lectures were also given at the Lowell Institute, Boston, the Br...

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The Origin of Infancy. But before we can fully understand the exalted position which the Darwinian theory assigns to man, anOther point demands consideration. The natural selection of psychical peculiarities does not alone account for the origin of Man, or explain his most signal difference from all Other animals. That difference is unquestionab...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjec...

This brief life of Queen Victoria gives the salient features of her reign, including the domestic and public life, with a glance at the wonderful history and progress of our country during the past half-century. In the space at command it has been impossible to give extended treatment. The history is necessarily very brief, as also the account o...

WILLIAM H. DAVIES The Captive Lion Thou that in fury with thy knotted tail Hast made this iron floor thy beaten drum; That now in silence walkst thy little space -- Like a sea-captain -- careless what may come: What power has brought thy majesty to this, Who gave those eyes their dull and sleepy look; Who took their lightning out, and from thy t...

Among the Celtic people of Ireland and the north-west of Scotland, story-telling has always been a favourite amusement. In the olden time, they had professional story-tellers, variously designated according to rank--ollaves, shanachies, files, bards, etc.--whose duty it was to know by heart a number of old tales, poems, and historical pieces, an...

ARGUMENT Hrothgar, king of the Danes, lives happily and peacefully, and bethinks him to build a glorious hall called Hart. But a little after, one Grendel, of the kindred of the evil wights that are come of Cain, hears the merry noise of Hart and cannot abide it; so he enters thereinto by night, and slays and carries off and devours thirty of Hr...

ZEHNTER BAND DEM BILDHAUER ZUGEEIGNET In die Zustände der Halbkulturen, aber auch in die Kultur vor der Herrschaft des Christentums pflegen wir die Einheit von Lebenselementen zu verlegen, die die spätere Entwicklung auseinandergetrieben und zu Gegensätzen ausgestaltet hat. So hart der Kampf um die physischen Existenzbedingungen, so unbarmherzig...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjec...