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Chapter XVIII, Section 01

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 18)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 4 chapter 18 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

How Pantagruel became sick, and the manner how he was recovered

In Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book II

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François Rabelais


The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in th…

Light - Chapter XXVI. The Eye

In Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration

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Elisha Gray


Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his develo…

Chapter XVII, Part 01

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 17)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 4 chapter 17 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

12 - Ch. 28: Francis I and Charles V, part 12

In A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 4

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Francois Guizot and François Pierre Guillaume Guizot


François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prio…

Chapter XVI, Part 04

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 16)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 3 chapter 16 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

Chapter 23, part 01

In History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688…

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David Hume


David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

Preface

In A Half Century of Conflict

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Francis Parkman, Jr.


Francis Parkman (1823-1893) is one of the great nineteenth century United States historians along with William Prescott, John Lothrop Motley…

Chapter 53, part 2

In History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688…

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David Hume


David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and re…

17 - The Literary Emperors and Their Time (A.D. 886-963)

In The Byzantine Empire

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Charles William Chadwick Oman


Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was …

01 - Chapter XXIV, Part 1

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 24)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 5 chapter 24 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859). Volume 5 was published after his death.Chapter 2…