The poem herewith presented was first published some ten years ago in a volume entitled _Days and Dreams_. The original verses have been re-written throughout and extensively added to, making it comparatively a new  more (дальше)...

This collection of poems is entirely new with the exception of three orfour which appeared in two earlier volumes, published some ten yearsago. The reprinted poems have been carefully re-written, and so changedthroughout as to  more (дальше)...

_There is no rhyme that is half so sweetAs the song of the wind in the rippling wheat;There is no metre thats half so fineAs the lilt of the brook under rock and vine;And the  more (дальше)...

_For permission to reprint most of the poems included in this volumethanks are due to the "Atlantic Monthly," "Harpers Magazine" and"Bazar," "Lippincotts," "Saturday Evening Post," "New EnglandMagazine," "Leslies Monthly," "Smart Set," "Truth," "Outlook,"...  more (дальше)...

Old Martha wondered if the Poor Boy would have a smile for her. He hadhad so many in the old days, the baby days, the growing-up days, thecollege days, the "world so new and all"  more (дальше)...

Sir, we think not ourselves discharged of the duty we oweto our friend when we have brought the breathless body tothe earth; for, albeit the eye there taketh his ever-farewellof that beloved object, yet  more (дальше)...

Sir, we think not ourselves discharged of the duty we oweto our friend when we have brought the breathless body tothe earth; for, albeit the eye there taketh his ever-farewellof that beloved object, yet  more (дальше)...

Unless we are all mad, there is at the back of the most bewilderingbusiness a story: and if we are all mad, there is no such thing as madness.If I set a house on fire,  more (дальше)...

I am at my farm; and, since my last misfortunes, have not been inFlorence twenty days. I spent September in snaring thrushes; but at theend of the month, even this rather tiresome sport failed me.  more (дальше)...

"_Fair is Lithe: so fair that it has never seemed to me so fair; thecorn fields are white to harvest, and the home mead is mown: and now Iwill ride back home, and not fare  more (дальше)...

It seems to be the destiny of France to work out all sorts of problemsin state and social policy. It may be said to volunteer experiments ingovernment for the benefit of mankind. All kinds of  more (дальше)...

The Mother Bunch public-house stands modestly aside from the din,traffic, and turmoil of a leading London thoroughfare, and retires, likea bashful maiden, from the gaze of a crowd to the society of its ownselect circle.  more (дальше)...

In one of Websters magnificent speeches, he remarks that so vast arethe possessions of England, that her morning drum-beat, following thesun and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth daily with onecontinuous and unbroken  more (дальше)...

The passing age is acknowledged to be remarkable in various respects.Great advances in matters of practical science; a vast development ofindividual enterprise, and general prosperity;--at the same time,strange retardations in things of social concern; a  more (дальше)...

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister onthe bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she hadpeeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had  more (дальше)...

Everybody must have had some trouble in his time with imperfectrespectabilities. Nice, well-dressed, well-housed, civil, agreeablepeople are they. No fault to find with them but that there is somelittle flaw in their history, for which  more (дальше)...

_A distant voice, a womans, is heard, half-singing, half-chanting, unintelligible words. The cloaked figure raises its head and listens with interest. The song draws nearer and_ PATRICIA CARLEON _enters.  more (дальше)...

London is like a large company, where it is necessary for the masteror mistress of the house to introduce a great many people to eachother. Everybody in that overgrown metropolis has things within a fewdoors  more (дальше)...

THE WISE MENTHE HOUSE OF CHRISTMASA SONG OF GIFTS TO GODTHE KINGDOM OF HEAVENA HYMN FOR THE CHURCH MILITANTTHE BEATIFIC VISIONTHE TRUCE OF CHRISTMASA HYMNA CHRISTMAS SONG FOR THREE GUILDSTHE NATIVITYA CHILD OF THE SNOWSA  more (дальше)...

The English are not a musical people. The dictum long stoodunquestioned, and, in general estimation, unquestionable. All theworld had agreed upon it. There could be no two opinions: we had nonational airs; no national taste;  more (дальше)...

The general notion is, that laughter is childish, and unworthy thegravity of adult life. Grown men, we say, have more to do than tolaugh; and the wiser sort of them leave such an unseemly contortion  more (дальше)...

A distinguished general-officer being appointed to a command in whichhe would be called on to discharge judicial as well as militaryduties, expressed to Lord Mansfield his apprehensions, that he wouldexecute his office but ill in  more (дальше)...

The great flood which took place in the valley of Holmfirth inFebruary last, was in itself a deeply-interesting and awe-excitingincident. I was curious to visit the scene, while the results of thecatastrophe were still fresh,  more (дальше)...

The roaring pell-mell of the principal thoroughfares of London iscuriously contrasted with the calm seclusion which is often found atno great distance in certain lanes, courts, and passages, and theeffect is not a little heightened  more (дальше)...

My thanks are due to the Editors of the _Outlook_ and the _Speaker_ forthe kind permission they have given me to reprint a considerable numberof the following poems. They have been selected and arranged rather  more (дальше)...

There are some phrases that convey only a vague and indefinitemeaning, that make an impression upon the mind so faint as to bescarcely resolvable into shape or character. Being associated,however, with the feeling of beauty  more (дальше)...

The sultan being one day rather out of sorts, sent for his Jewishphysician, a man very eminent for skill in his profession, and notless distinguished by his love of his own nation and his desperateenmity  more (дальше)...

A contest of a very remarkable kind is now going on, one which ispregnant with important results in respect to commerce, to navalarchitecture, to geographical discovery, to colonisation, to thespread of intelligence, to the improvement  more (дальше)...

Frances Seymour had been left an orphan and an heiress very early inlife. Her mother had died in giving birth to a second child, which didnot survive its parent, so that Frances had neither brother  more (дальше)...

Occupied as most of us are with our respective worldly concerns, andaccustomed to see the routine of common events going on smoothly fromage to age, we are little apt to reflect on natural events of  more (дальше)...

When lately making a pretty extensive continental excursion, we werein no small degree gratified with the progress made in theconstruction and operation of railways. These railways, from all thatcould be seen, were doing much to  more (дальше)...

It is wonderfully exciting to read the adventures of a shipwreckedmariner; to find him cast away on a desert island, destitute ofeverything that before seemed necessary to his very existence; to seehim settling himself down  more (дальше)...

I have been all my life a sort of amphibious animal, having, like manyan old Roman, learned to swim long before I had learned to read. Thebounding backs of the billows were my only rocking-horse  more (дальше)...

The atmospheric conditions and phenomena which constitute "The Weather"are of surpassing interest. Now, we rejoice in the genial air and warmrains of spring, which clothe the earth with verdure; in the alternatingheat and showers of  more (дальше)...

"The want of a practical acquaintance with Natural History leads the author to take an erroneous view of the bearing of his own theories on those of Mr. Darwin.--_Review of Life and Habit, by  more (дальше)...

The aim of this series is to sketch the history of Modern Europe, withthat of its chief colonies and conquests, from about the end of thefifteenth century down to the present time.  more (дальше)...

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, APPOINTED TO INSPECT THE LORDS JOURNALS IN RELATION TO THEIR PROCEEDINGS ON THE TRIAL OF WARREN HASTINGS, ESQUIRE. WITH AN APPENDIX.  more (дальше)...

The roaring pell-mell of the principal thoroughfares of London iscuriously contrasted with the calm seclusion which is often found atno great distance in certain lanes, courts, and passages, and theeffect is not a little heightened  more (дальше)...

There are some phrases that convey only a vague and indefinitemeaning, that make an impression upon the mind so faint as to bescarcely resolvable into shape or character. Being associated,however, with the feeling of beauty  more (дальше)...

The sultan being one day rather out of sorts, sent for his Jewishphysician, a man very eminent for skill in his profession, and notless distinguished by his love of his own nation and his desperateenmity  more (дальше)...

A contest of a very remarkable kind is now going on, one which ispregnant with important results in respect to commerce, to navalarchitecture, to geographical discovery, to colonisation, to thespread of intelligence, to the improvement  more (дальше)...

Frances Seymour had been left an orphan and an heiress very early inlife. Her mother had died in giving birth to a second child, which didnot survive its parent, so that Frances had neither brother  more (дальше)...

Occupied as most of us are with our respective worldly concerns, andaccustomed to see the routine of common events going on smoothly fromage to age, we are little apt to reflect on natural events of  more (дальше)...

When lately making a pretty extensive continental excursion, we werein no small degree gratified with the progress made in theconstruction and operation of railways. These railways, from all thatcould be seen, were doing much to  more (дальше)...

It is wonderfully exciting to read the adventures of a shipwreckedmariner; to find him cast away on a desert island, destitute ofeverything that before seemed necessary to his very existence; to seehim settling himself down  more (дальше)...

I have been all my life a sort of amphibious animal, having, like manyan old Roman, learned to swim long before I had learned to read. Thebounding backs of the billows were my only rocking-horse  more (дальше)...

My friends, have you read Elia? If so, follow me, walking in theshadow of his mild presence, while I recount to you my vision of theLost Ages. I am neither single nor unblessed with offspring,  more (дальше)...

It seems to be the destiny of France to work out all sorts of problemsin state and social policy. It may be said to volunteer experiments ingovernment for the benefit of mankind. All kinds of  more (дальше)...

The Mother Bunch public-house stands modestly aside from the din,traffic, and turmoil of a leading London thoroughfare, and retires, likea bashful maiden, from the gaze of a crowd to the society of its ownselect circle.  more (дальше)...

In one of Websters magnificent speeches, he remarks that so vast arethe possessions of England, that her morning drum-beat, following thesun and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth daily with onecontinuous and unbroken  more (дальше)...

In offering this work to the public the publishers wish to lay beforethose who sing or who are about to study singing, the simple,fundamental rules of the art based on common sense.  more (дальше)...

The passing age is acknowledged to be remarkable in various respects.Great advances in matters of practical science; a vast development ofindividual enterprise, and general prosperity;--at the same time,strange retardations in things of social concern; a  more (дальше)...

The scenery can be made very attractive by both historical accuracyand a display of Oriental luxury, but the drama may easily beperformed with simple means at a small cost without losing itsdramatic effect.  more (дальше)...

Everybody must have had some trouble in his time with imperfectrespectabilities. Nice, well-dressed, well-housed, civil, agreeablepeople are they. No fault to find with them but that there is somelittle flaw in their history, for which  more (дальше)...

London is like a large company, where it is necessary for the masteror mistress of the house to introduce a great many people to eachother. Everybody in that overgrown metropolis has things within a fewdoors  more (дальше)...

"As far as the principle on which Archbishop Laud and his followers acted went to re-actuate the idea of the church, as a co-ordinate and living power by right of Christs institution and express  more (дальше)...

The English are not a musical people. The dictum long stoodunquestioned, and, in general estimation, unquestionable. All theworld had agreed upon it. There could be no two opinions: we had nonational airs; no national taste;  more (дальше)...

Apprйcier la suggestibilitй dune personne sans avoir recours аlhypnotisation ou а dautres manoeuvres analogues, tel est, aussibriиvement indiquй que possible, le sujet de ce livre.  more (дальше)...

In the preparation of this, and of the preceding volumes, of Travels inthe South of Europe, in South America, and in Africa; as well as in theBiographical Conversations on Celebrated Voyagers and Travellers, it hasbeen  more (дальше)...

The general notion is, that laughter is childish, and unworthy thegravity of adult life. Grown men, we say, have more to do than tolaugh; and the wiser sort of them leave such an unseemly contortion  more (дальше)...

A distinguished general-officer being appointed to a command in whichhe would be called on to discharge judicial as well as militaryduties, expressed to Lord Mansfield his apprehensions, that he wouldexecute his office but ill in  more (дальше)...

The great flood which took place in the valley of Holmfirth inFebruary last, was in itself a deeply-interesting and awe-excitingincident. I was curious to visit the scene, while the results of thecatastrophe were still fresh,  more (дальше)...

Наконец стало смеркаться. На улице зажглись фонари, замигаланеоновая вывеска ресторана: в воздухе яркими цветами распускалиськрасные огоньки. В комнате Джима Нолана по стенам побежали розоватыеотблески рекламы.  more (дальше)...

Пароход длинно загудел, за окнами каюты застучали каблуки, радостно – приехала домой! – ойкнула женщина, и Прохоров понял, что подходят к Сосновке. Он еще удобнее прежнего откинулся на мягком сиденье и осторожно зевнул.  more (дальше)...

В некотором роде эта книга - несколько книг…Так начинается роман, который сам Хулио Кортасар считал лучшим в своем творчестве.Игра в классики - это легкомысленная детская забава. Но Кортасар сыграл в нее, будучи взрослым человеком.  more (дальше)...

В конце ноября, в оттепель, часов в девять утра, поезд Петербургско-Варшавской железной дороги на всех парах подходил к Петербургу. Было так сыро и туманно, что насилу рассвело; в десяти шагах, вправо и влево от дороги,  more (дальше)...

Я понимаю, не очень-то оригинально начинать свои записки с детских страхов. И из жизнеописаний других авторов, и просто из разговоров с друзьями и знакомыми знаю, что у многих людей первые воспоминания связаны со страхом.  more (дальше)...

Так как за всеми великими и дивными делами, замысел которых в своем возникновении, развитии и совершенствовании потребовал всей силы человеческой изобретательности и искусства, непременно стоят великие и выдающиеся люди, то жизнь таких людей по справедливости  more (дальше)...

Все затихло в Москве. Редко, редко где слышится визг колес по зимней улице. В окнах огней уже нет, и фонари потухли. От церквей разносятся звуки колоколов и, колыхаясь над спящим городом, поминают об утре.  more (дальше)...

Эту книгу я писал для себя, своей жены, своих детей, может быть для других своих близких. Я сначала не думал о ее других возможных читателях. Но постепенно понял, что написанное может быть интереснным и для  more (дальше)...

Турецкое ядро располовинило виконта Медардо ди Терральба, и обе половинки, представьте себе, зажили самостоятельно; а малолетний барон Козимо ди Рондо, обидевшись на отца из-за тарелки вареных улиток, залез на дерево, дал зарок никогда не спускаться  more (дальше)...

Жанр этой книги известного поэта и прозаика Владимира Солоухина трудно определить. И действительно, как определить жанр произведения, если оно представляет собой разные мысли разных лет, мысли, возникавшие, скорее всего, не за писательским столом, а как  more (дальше)...

…Передавать другим свои впечатления с точностью и ясностью очевидности, так чтобы слушатели получили такое же понятие об описываемых предметах, какое я сам имел о них…С. Т. Аксаков.  more (дальше)...

Гипербореи, гиперборейцы – в древнегреческой мифологии – обитатели Крайнего Севера (куда не долетает холодный ветер Борей, на границе нашего мира с миром антиподов), а по представлению некоторых античных авторов – это народ, живший в середине  more (дальше)...

Эта книга была полностью отпечатана и готова к выходу еще до войны, и я ничего в ней не меняю. Кровавая эпопея, героями и жертвами которой были внуки Кола Брюньона, доказала миру, что «жив курилка».  more (дальше)...

"...пусть люди забудут обо мне на следующий день после похорон, это меня не трогает; я неотделим от них, пока они живы, неуловимый, безымянный, сущий в каждом, как во мне самом присутствуют миллиарды почивших, которых я  more (дальше)...

По непонятной случайности название этого романа вошло в обиход еще до того, как сама книга была закончена. Я наблюдал это не без растерянности. Насколько я помню, впервые это выражение я употребил в романе «Возвращения домой»  more (дальше)...

Сей труд уже готов был появиться в печати, когда разразились великиеиюльские события и дали всем умам направление, мало благоприятное дляигры фантазии. У нас есть основания полагать, что нижеследующие страницыбыли написаны в 1827 году.  more (дальше)...

Вечерние занятия в шестой роте приходили к концу, и младшие офицеры все чаще и нетерпеливее посматривали на часы. Изучался практически устав гарнизонной службы. По всему плацу солдаты стояли вразброс: около тополей, окаймлявших шоссе, около гимнастических  more (дальше)...

В начале апреля тысяча восемьсот восемьдесят седьмого года в Токио, в фешенебельном клубе «Ююкан» на улице Утиямасита в районе Кодзимати состоялся концерт, устроенный по инициативе дам высшего света.  more (дальше)...

Что было до этого – он не помнил. Был выключен совершенно: ни чувств, ни мыслей. Темнота. Но в какой-то момент сознание проклюнулось, пробилось и понеслось на него, словно утренняя электричка.  more (дальше)...

Боже мой! Что за шум, что за веселье на дворе у кабинет-министра и обер-егермейстера Волынского? Бывало, при блаженной памяти Петре Великом не сделали бы такого вопроса, потому что веселье не считалось диковинкой.  more (дальше)...