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James Anthony Froude Caesar: A Sketch (fiscle part-XII) Part 2

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The Summer Had Passed Off Gloriously For The Roman Arms. The Expedition To Britain Had Produced All The Effects Which Caesar Expected From It, And Gaul Was Outwardly Calm. Below The Smooth Appearance The Elements Of Disquiet Were Silently Working, And The Winter Was About To Produce The Most Serious Disaster And The Sharpest Trials Which Caesar Had Yet Experienced. On His Return From Britain He Held A Council At Amiens. The Harvest Had Been Bad, And It Was Found Expedient, For Their Better Provision, To Disperse The Troops Over A Broader Area Than Usual. There Were In All Eight Legions, With Part Of Another To Be Disposed Of, And They Were Distributed In The Following Order. Lucius Roscius Was Placed At Séex, In Normandy; Quintus Cicero At Charleroy, Not Far From The Scene Of The Battle With The Nervii. Cicero Had Chosen This Position For Himself As Peculiarly Advantageous; And His Brother Speaks Of Caesar's Acquiescence In The Arrangement As A Special Mark Of Favor To Himself. Labienus Was At Lavacherie, On The Ourthe, About Seventy Miles To The South-East Of Cicero; And Sabinus And Cotta Were At Tongres, Among The Aduatuci, Not Far From Liége, An Equal Distance From Him To The North-East. Caius Fabius Had A Legion At St. Pol, Between Calais And Arras; Trebonius One At Amiens; Marcus Crassus One At Montdidier; Munatius Plancus One Across The Oise, Near Compiègne. Roscius Was Far Off, But In A Comparatively Quiet Country. The Other Camps Lay Within A Circle, Two Hundred Miles In Diameter, Of Which Bavay Was The Centre. Amiens Was At One Point On The Circumference. [more]

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Mrs Molesworth A Christmas Child A Sketch of a Boy-Life

Fiction
English
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Mary Louisa Molesworth, née Stewart (29 May 1839 – 20 January 1921) was an English writer of children's [more]

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Anna Fuller Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book

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The Peak was superb that morning, big and strong, and glittering with snow. Little Mrs. Nancy Tarbell turned, [more]

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Hilaire Belloc A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase

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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Bello 27 July 1870[1] – 16 July 1953) was an Anglo-French writer and historian. [more]

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William Dobein James A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion

Fairy Tale
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During the siege of Charleston, in May, 1780, the grammar school at Salem, on Black river, where I [more]

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P. Chalmers Mitchell Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work

Essay
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Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell CBE FRS DSc LLD (23 November 1864 – 2 July 1945), zoologist, was Secretary [more]

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Charles Eliot Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3

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Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was selected as [more]

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Bluesky Idea Rivalry above love-- a dark sketch of mafia life

Romance
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Ages 16 and up
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Updates every Friday :) Greeks and Germans. They have a dark history of rivalry together. Even when peace was likely to be made, it backfired violently rendering Calliah and her family the casualties. Calliah Theodore lives a mafia life, too focuced on her goal. Erhard Eberstark is worse when it comes to greeks.They are both intended upon destroying each other's gangs but feeling is a nasty thing. What will they do when feeling plays a villainous [more]

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Nico Moonen Sketch of the life and teachings of the Buddha Gotama

Religion
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The teaching of the Buddha is open to everyone. That teaching can be divided into two major parts, namely the part intended for lay people and the part mainly intended for monks and nuns. Much has been written about the life of the monks. But the Buddha advised that lay people should not follow the way of life of monks. Because the way of life of lay people is very different. The Buddha also gave many speeches to the laity. And even lay people can realize perfect holiness. In this brief overview of the life and teaching of the Buddha Gotama, we have mainly dealt with that which is intended for the laity. [more]

Keywords: Buddhism, Buddha Gotama, dhamma, sangha, lay follower, causal origin, anicca, impermanence, anatta, not self, Causal origin, Dependent origination, Anicca, Impermanence, Anatta, Non zelf, Dukkha, Dissatisfaction, Middle Path, Noble Eightfold Path, Emptiness, Personality, The fire speech, Theravada, Pali Canon, Dhamma for lay followers, Meditation methods, Metta, Saddha, Vipassana, Kamma, Volitional actions, Moral consequences, Rebirth, Worlds of existence, Stains of the mind, Levels of holiness, Nibbana, Summary of the dhamma, Various schools [more][Less]

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Charles Eliot Hinduism And Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (Of 3) Fiscle (Part-I) Part 2

Fairy Tale
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This book, more than any other documents the history of Buddhism and Hinduism - very realistically, placing it in the right context time and place wise. It also gives a good review of the two religions' thoughts and believes, including comparing them against one another. The following volumes were not quite as useful as the first one, which really carries you as you read. Highly recommended. The best of it all - free of charge!! [more]

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