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Preface to a Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope ...

Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and ShipsR. M. Ballantyne Man on the Ocean: A Book about Boats and Ships Chapter One. Treats of Ships in General There is, perhaps, no contrivance in the wide world more wonderful than a ship—a full-rigged, well-manned, gigantic ship!Those who regard familiar ...

Handbook to the new Gold-fieldsR. M. Ballantyne Handbook to the new Gold-fields Introduction Handbook to the New El-Dorado The problem of colonisation in the north-western portion of British America is fast working itself out. The same destiny which pushed forward Anglo-Saxon energy and intellige...

The Intermediate SexEdward Carpenter The Intermediate Sex / A Study of Some Transitional Types of Men and Women “There are transitional forms between the metals and non-metals; between chemical combinations and simple mixtures, between animals and plants, between phanerogams and cryptogams, and b...

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueFrancis Grose 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue PREFACE The merit of Captain Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue has been long and universally acknowledged. But its circulation was confined almost exclusively to the lower orders of society: he was not aw...

The Mother's Manual of Children's DiseasesTHE MOTHER'S MANUAL. OF. CHILDREN'S DISEASESPART I. INTRODUCTORYCHAPTER I. ON THE MORTALITY OF CHILDREN, AND ITS CAUSES CHAPTER II. THE GENERAL SIGNS OF DISEASE IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD CHAPTER III. THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE IN INFANCY A...