The Dial, Volume 11Francis Fisher Browne Jansen, McClurg, 1891 - American literature |
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... present generation . EDWARD GILPIN JOHNSON . RECENT BOOKS ON EVOLUTION . * The history of modern thought shows two landmarks far transcending all others in im- portance . One of these dates back to 1543 , through the adoption of the ...
... present generation . EDWARD GILPIN JOHNSON . RECENT BOOKS ON EVOLUTION . * The history of modern thought shows two landmarks far transcending all others in im- portance . One of these dates back to 1543 , through the adoption of the ...
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... present- ing in simple and attractive form the leading features of Evolution , -is the work of Myron Adams on “ The Continuous Creation . " His aim is to make " an application of the Evolu- tionary Philosophy to the Christian Religion ...
... present- ing in simple and attractive form the leading features of Evolution , -is the work of Myron Adams on “ The Continuous Creation . " His aim is to make " an application of the Evolu- tionary Philosophy to the Christian Religion ...
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... present day can , except by the very midsum- mer madness of myopic criticism , be for a mo- ment considered as ranking with the great masters of the last generation , it is evident that whatever interest there lies for us in con ...
... present day can , except by the very midsum- mer madness of myopic criticism , be for a mo- ment considered as ranking with the great masters of the last generation , it is evident that whatever interest there lies for us in con ...
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... present volume is nevertheless an elegant bit of work . It contains a good deal of material not to be found in Pattison ; notably an excellent bibliog- raphy covering thirty - nine pages , and representing the cream of the Miltoniana in ...
... present volume is nevertheless an elegant bit of work . It contains a good deal of material not to be found in Pattison ; notably an excellent bibliog- raphy covering thirty - nine pages , and representing the cream of the Miltoniana in ...
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... present picturesque and dramatic " stories " of the Men and of the events con- nected with them . The Series is under the editorial supervision of EVELYN ABBOTT , M.A. , of Balliol College , Oxford , and the volumes will be issued by ...
... present picturesque and dramatic " stories " of the Men and of the events con- nected with them . The Series is under the editorial supervision of EVELYN ABBOTT , M.A. , of Balliol College , Oxford , and the volumes will be issued by ...
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Page 3 - Evolution is an integration of matter and concomitant dissipation of motion ; during which the matter passes from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity ; and during which the retained motion undergoes a parallel transformation.
Page 253 - Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood.
Page 203 - But I will punish home: No, I will weep no more. In such a night To shut me out! Pour on; I will endure. In such a night as this! O Regan, Goneril! Your old kind father, whose frank heart gave all O, that way madness lies; let me shun that; No more of that.
Page 326 - Act or by treaty; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which...
Page 1 - FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good...
Page 17 - Nelson, and the Naval Supremacy of England. By W. CLARK RUSSELL, author of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor,
Page 17 - Nations to which they belonged, and who have been accepted, in many instances, as types of the several National ideals. With the life of each typical character will be presented a picture of the National conditions surrounding him during his career. The narratives are the work of writers who are recognized authorities on their several subjects, and, while thoroughly trustworthy as history, will present picturesque and dramatic " stories " of the Men and of the events connected with them.
Page 17 - MA, Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Alexander the Great, and the Extension of Greek Rule and of Greek Ideas. By Prof. BENJAMIN I. WHEELER, Cornell University. Theoderic the Goth, the Barbarian Champion of Civilization. By THOMAS HODGKIN, author of " Italy and Her Invaders,
Page 293 - ALERTE': the Narrative of a Search for Treasure on the Desert Island of Trinidad. With 2 Maps and 23 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., y.
Page 28 - The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the States are independent as to everything within themselves and united as to everything respecting foreign nations. Let the General Government be reduced to foreign concerns only, and let our affairs be disentangled from those of all other nations, except as to commerce which the merchants will manage the better the more they are left free to manage for themselves, and...