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Excerpt from The International Library of Famous Literature, Vol. 6 of 20: Selections From the World's Great Writers Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern, With Biographical and Explanatory Notes and Critical Essays by Many Eminent WritersThe work of Elizabeth's earlier years consisted chiefly in the reconstruction of order in Church and State. Dangers from France, dangers from Spain, dangers from Scotland were met or were skilfully warded off. By a series of opportune compromises an ecclesiastical settlement was effected, and the Protestantism of the English nation was secured. Social discontents were allayed; commerce and manufacture, flourished, and the desire for new and splendid pleasures followed the increase of wealth. Around a great monarchy gathered great courtiers; and as a banner becomes the rallying point and centre of enthusiasm for an armed host, so Elizabeth, the truest representative of the people, was uplifted by the hearts and imaginations of her subjects into an emblem of the national unity and the national pride.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Universal Anthology, Vol. 6: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient, Medieval and Modern, With Biographical and Explanatory NotesAt the bottom of the German heart there is a good deal of senti mentality. This feeling, which makes us so fond of singing and music, of snug family life, and cheerful conviviality, has given to our literature a peculiar flavour, a popular turn, an inclination to What moves the soul of the peasant and the labourer, not rarely, indeed, at the cost of realistic incident, or refined form. But out of this level of literary cottage life there rises from time to time a bold spire of thought, pointing to the mystic and the metaphysic. In the act of rearing such a structure the German mind used to exert all its original power, and then to abandon itself for a while to rest or distraction. In consequence we have had, in the course of centuries, several striking Blutheperioden, but not that unbroken continuity of fine literature that England has enjoyed, chiefly from the time of Chaucer, to the present day.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...comrades and resort to violence. The latter seemed to entertain no apprehension from any single individual, whether friend or foe, and looked, moreover, with favorable eyes on Esca's appearance, which bore a certain family likeness to that of his own countrymen. He suffered him therefore to approach his post, questioning him by signs, to which the Briton replied in the same manner, perfectly ignorant of their meaning, but with a fervent hope that the result of these mysterious gestures might be his admission within the wall. Under such circumstances the two were not likely to arrive at a clear understanding. After a while the German looked completely puzzled, and passed the word in his own language to a comrade within hearing, apparently for assistance. Esca heard the sound repeated in more than one voice, till it died away under the trees; there was obviously a strong chain of sentries round Caesar's palace. In the mean time the German would not permit Esca to approach within spear's length of his post, though he kept him back good-humoredly with the butt end of that weapon, nor would he suffer him to pick his sword up and gird it round his waist again--making nevertheless, all the while, signs of cordiality and friendship; but though Esca responded to these with equal warmth, he was no nearer the inside than at first. Presently the heavy tramp of armed men smote his ear, and a centurion, accompanied by half a dozen soldiers, approached the wicket. These bore a strong resemblance, both in form and features, to the sentry who had summoned them; but their officer spoke Latin, and Esca, who had gained a little time to mature his plan, answered the German centurion's questions without hesitation. "I belong to your own division," said he, "though...

Excerpt from The Universal Anthology, Vol. 29: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient, Medieval and Modern, With Biographical and Explanatory NotesThe former aspirant to a librarianship is now one of the French writers most widely known in the world, and also one of those with whom Paris concerns itself with most curiosity; both from the singularity of his character, and because he attracts the public attention as a dramatic author, as a polemist in the most ardent social questions, as a generous lover of fine arts, and as a hospitable gentleman.He rises at dawn, winter as well as in summer. The letters received by his friends during the day are all written by candle light while they are sleeping. He works with vim until noon, and at noon his day as a writer is finished. He spends the afternoon either in the Bois de Boulogne, on horseback, or in the studios of painters; and once a week he gives a dinner in his house to an army of friends, the majority of them writers and artists, and on whom, between the soup and the fruit, he pours out a treasure of witticisms, anecdotes, political epigrams, and of keen, fresh literary criticisms, which are afterwards passed from mouth to mouth, and scattered through the papers and through the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.