The reader will no doubt recall the little excitement that began the century, arising out an announcement by Mr. Nikola Tesla, the American electrical celebrity, that he had received a message from Mars.
No doubt it was a prosaic thing for the first man back from the moon to do, and I can imagine that the young and imaginative reader will find my behaviour disappointing.
In the abstract that follows the reader must be prepared therefore for a considerable amount of break, hiatus, and change of topic.
It is well the reader should understand the conditions under which it would seem these messages were sent.
The reader will recall Voltaire's reply when his doctor described the grave harm that comes from the abuse of coffee, which acts as a real poison.
The advertisement was sandwiched between a reader advertising a doctor of physick and one for an "artificer," the latter being a ladies' hair-dresser.
Probably the reader fails to perceive the point of the compliment.
No readerof the narrative of the expedition can soon forget the strange incidents of this depot in the Rocky Glen, which unexpectedly became the prison-house of the whole party for six months.
But I would warn the reader not to expect from this small volume what it does not profess to give.
I had failed in my object (to penetrate to the sources of the Murchison River) certainly, but not through any fault of mine, as I think any impartial reader of my journal will admit.
The foregoing paragraphs will furnish the reader with an outline of the whole problem of how to reach from England a suitable eclipse station in the Peninsula.
It will be evident to the reader that many more eclipses of interest have happened, and will happen, than it has been possible to speak of in these pages.
This idea can be pursued by any reader with the aid of a lamp enclosed in a glass globe and an opaque sphere such as a cricket ball.
Starting, therefore, with that eclipse I want to lay before the reader some of the very interesting and remarkable generalisations which (thanks especially to Mr. W.
Let not thereader of either sex take fright at the idea of sleeping under a tent.
The reader will not be surprised to learn, from what has gone before, that an immense mass of records have accumulated respecting the appearance of the Corona.
Have I a readerwho has not heard of the "King of the Cannibal Islands?
The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
My space is getting short, but fortunately we are getting on to ground better known; I will therefore content myself with sketching out the remainder of our tour and leaving the reader to Murray for descriptions.
It puts the reader in possession of all the essential literary facts and chronology necessary for reading the Essays in connexion with Bacon’s life and times.
It has been the endeavour of the compiler to place before the reader a plain, ungarbled statement of facts; and as a means to this end, to allow Galileo, his friends, and his judges to speak for themselves as far as possible.
A charming volume which at once enmeshes the reader in its snares.
I can only indicate, at this place, the trend of my reasoning, and leave my reader to form whatever conclusion he pleases.
I ask you then, to absolve me from the charge of ill completing my work; for any curiosity with which this narrative may leave the reader burdened is shared by the writer.
The two instances above narrated will serve to show the reader what kind of an example was set for the Apaches by at least a portion of the inhabitants of the two Christian nations with whom they came in contact.
For an exhaustive account of the conditions of Geronimo's surrender the reader is referred to that document, but this chapter is given to show briefly the terms of surrender, and corroborate, at least in part, the statements made by Geronimo.
Some description of these three classes is here offered, that the reader may understand the character and condition of the folk among whom Dr.
It may be that the words of the Old Skipper of Black Harbour will help the reader to an understanding of the high value set upon the soil and all it produces.
The reader must observe, however, that this conclusion is here stated in general terms only.
Let me give the reader an example, which is curiously apt here.
I merely mention the particular letter in question in order to remind the reader of these familiar phrases, which are current in every country where the theory of socialism has spread itself.
Let the reader reflect on the astounding ignorance of the world, and especially of the world of industry, which is betrayed with so much naïveté by this socialist of the Christian pulpit.
For these I must refer the reader to the original Italian or to the French edition.
We may once more remind the readerthat savages hand down their history by associating picture-signs with poetry.
Let the reader judge of the condition of the moral sense in a man who could write thus.
It is sufficient, however, to recall to the reader the numerous men of genius of the first order who have been seized by motory epilepsy, or by that kind of morbid irritability which is well known to supply its place.
For a complete history of their dress the reader must consult the authors quoted in Fabricii Bibliograph.
I hope the reader will forgive me for entering so deeply into criticism; but if Pliny’s valuable work is ever to become intelligible, occasional contributions of this kind must not be despised.
Caricatures are, as the readermay suppose, subject to as strict a law, and no H.
It is scarcely necessary to inform the reader that the author understands the soda of commerce, which is a carbonate of soda, and not the hydrated or caustic soda of chemists.
I have given it at full length, as accurately as possible, and I have added, in order that thereader may be better able to compare and judge, references to the original words of the authors.
I shall not here lay before the reader everything completely that the ancients have said respecting the cyprini, and which is in part so corrupted by transcribers, that no certain meaning can be drawn from it.
As it is very difficult to give a description of them, and still more so for the reader to comprehend them without figures, we refer to the Penny Cyclopædia, art.
I shall leave the reader to determine whether the two explanations of Savot are better.
The reader will also find a very good description of the stocking-loom illustrated with woodcuts in Ure’s Dictionary, art.
That I may not, however, pass over this subject entirely, I shall present the reader with what follows[308].
The first one may serve a good purpose if the reader is ever placed in similar circumstances.
We have given the main outlines of Eucken's arguments, but such a brief summary cannot do justice to his excellent evaluations of these theories--these the reader may find in his own works.
The aim of this volume is to give a brief and clear account of his philosophical ideas, and to inspire the reader to study for himself Eucken's great works.
It was felt that it would be more profitable for the average reader if the latter course were adopted.
The reader will perhaps wonder how his choice has fallen upon these systems of thought and these alone.
These are the main points of criticism that have been raised--the reader must judge for himself how seriously they should be regarded.
This is one of the pages to which a Bible reader turns again and again.
For any full statement of the grounds of the Apostle's indignation at the Judaising propaganda, the reader must be referred to the expository writings on other Epistles, especially on those to the Corinthians and to the Galatians.
The difficulty of Charles himself is also that of the historian and reader of his reign.
As good translations of the classics become accessible it is easy for the general reader or student to combine a study of the principles of charity in relation to the community with a study of history.
In what follows, the reader will find for the most part, a true history of eighteenth century Pesth.
Footnote 1: I cannot but help feeling that the sudden death of the "pope" in this last chapter will strike the reader as a somewhat bold license, even for the novelist, seeing how closely it follows on that of the notary.
Yes, it was all very cleverly arranged, but perhaps the reader will not be surprised to learn that Raby still languished in his dungeon a closer captive than ever.
I shall refer the reader to this popular work instead of attempting an original paper on the subject, which would necessarily be greatly inferior to that drawn by the masterly hand of the author of the “Curiosities of Literature.
I refer thereader also to Mr. Barlow’s History of Optics in the Encyclopedia Metropolitana.
For the lay reader it is not easy at first glance to see what it is all about, and yet what feeling and bitterness were aroused!
In fact, there are few persons who attained distinction during the first half of the nineteenth century of whom the reader will not find an entertaining and graphic sketch in Goodrich's "Recollections of a Life Time.
To the present day reader it is of the highest interest to note that the "Vision" foretold the Panama Canal, and that the climax of the poem is a congress of the nations.
A great purveyor of news, he was an insatiable reader of the papers and toward the middle of the morning he invariably came into the reading room, as into a club, to look through the news of the day.
At once the greatest and, to the modern reader the most interesting, is that of Abraham Lincoln.
It is inevitable that the reader of these letters should ask himself: Was there anything more than friendship between Barlow and Elizabeth?
Indeed, it is difficult for the reader to imagine the heavy swell that rolled up the river, which had increased in breadth to the third of a mile, and in the length of its reaches to eight or ten.
I am sure the reader will forgive me for bringing under his notice the generous efforts of these two men; by me it can never be forgotten.
As the reader will have collected from what has already fallen under his notice, the country near the depot was extensively covered with reeds, beyond which vast plains of polygonum stretched away.
The foregoing narrative will have given the reader some idea of the state in which the last expedition reached the bottom of that extensive and magnificent basin which receives the waters of the Murray.
The reader will imagine our feelings on this occasion: it is impossible to describe them.
The reader may form some idea of the height of these cliffs, when informed that the king of the feathered race made them his sanctuary.
And the reader may rest assured, I was as much without hopes of our eventual safety, as I was astonished, at the close of our labours, to find that they had terminated so happily.
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