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In Defense of Women

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H. L. Mencken

In Defense of Women is H. L. Mencken's 1918 book on women and the relationship between the sexes. Some laud the book as progressive while ot…

Proserpine--Glaucus and Scylla

In Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable

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Thomas Bulfinch

Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes…

Federalist No. 84 by Alexander Hamilton

In The Federalist Papers

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Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison and James Madison

The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Const…

Book II: Agamemnon's dream

In The Iliad

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Homer, trans. Butler and Homer

The Iliad, together with the Odyssey, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated t…

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In The Sayings of Confucius

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Confucius 孔子

Promoting virtues such as filial devotion, compassion, loyalty, and propriety, these dialogues between the ancient Chinese philosopher Confu…

Ch 5 – Applications

In On Liberty

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John Stuart Mill

Published in 1859, On Liberty details Mill's view that individuals should be left wholly free to engage in any activity, thought or belief t…

The Jewish Cemetery at Newport

In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007.

Letter I - The Subject Proposed

In Familiar Letters on Chemistry

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Justis Liebig and Justus Von Liebig

Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry and is known for hi…

ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART I

In Miscellaneous Essays of Thomas de Quincey

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Thomas de Quincey and Thomas De Quincey

The Hunter Thompson of the 19th Century, de Quincey is best known for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater (an activity shared with his…