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Высказывания Свифта о родном языке. Памфлет написан в форме проекта, предложенного на рассмотрение одному из влиятельнейших английских чиновников – лорду-казначею графу Роберту Оксфорду.

The English ConstitutionWalter Bagehot The English Constitution NO. I INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION There is a great difficulty in the way of a writer who attempts to sketch a living Constitution—a Constitution that is in actual work and power. The difficulty is that the object is in constan...

The Untroubled MindHerbert J. Hall The Untroubled Mind PREFACE A very wise physician has said that “every illness has two parts—what it is, and what the patient thinks about it.” What the patient thinks about it is often more important and more troublesome than the real disease. What the patient ...

Franse ToestandenHeinrich Heine Franse Toestanden I. Halfvasten? Er is geen tijd meer voor bespiegelingen over het verleden. Het heden is op dit moment belangrijker, en het thema, dat dit heden mij nu ter bespreking aanbiedt, is van die aard dat zelfs de vraag of ik kan verder schrijven ervan afh...

Rose in BloomLouisa May Alcott Rose in Bloom A Sequel to 'Eight Cousins' PREFACE As authors may be supposed to know better than any one else what they intended to do when writing a book, I beg leave to say that there is no moral to this story. Rose is not designed for a model girl: and the Sequel...

From the Caves and Jungles of HindostanHelena Pretrovna Blavatsky From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan In Bombay Late in the evening of the sixteenth of February, 1879, after a rough voyage which lasted thirty-two days, joyful exclamations were heard everywhere on deck. "Have you seen the ligh...

An Exhortation to Peace and UnityJohn Bunyan An Exhortation to Peace and Unity [We deem it proper to state, that, though the following Treatise of Christian Union appears in nearly all the collected editions of Bunyan’s Works, yet its genuineness has been called in question by the Rev. Mr Philip ...

Napoleon BonaparteJohn S. C. Abbott Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon, finding his proffers of peace rejected by England with contumely and scorn, and declined by Austria, now prepared, with his wonted energy, to repel the assaults of the allies. As he sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, the thunders ...

Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano 1895-96Various Bollettino del Club Alpino Italiano 1895-96 / Vol. 29 Num. 62 R. H. Budden Fra le più care e tipiche figure dei pionieri dell’alpinismo italiano, che ormai col volgere degli anni, come natura vuole, vanno scomparendo, una più delle altre pareva v...

The YosemiteChapter 1. The Approach to the ValleyThe Sierra From The West Characteristics Of The Cañons The Incomparable Yosemite The Approach To The Valley The First View: The Bridal Veil General Features Of The Valley The Upper Cañons Natural Features Near The Valley Down The Yosemite Creek The...