Religions of Ancient China Religions of Ancient China
by Herbert Allen Giles
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Philosophical Theory of the Universe.—The problem of the universe has never offered the slightest difficulty to Chinese philosophers. Before the beginning of all things, there was Nothing. In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad
CIA World Factbook 2008 Data for more than 270 countries and territories by the Central Intelligence Agency
The Ancient Church The Ancient Church - The Ancient Church by W. D. (William Dool) Killen
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The appearance of another history of the early Church requires some explanation
English Literature English Literature -
English Literature
by William Joseph Long
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This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has three specific aims
Strong Souls Strong Souls - Strong Souls by Charles Beard
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Life is a gift of very unequal distribution
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners - Children, Grace be with you. Amen. I being taken from you in presence, and so tied up that I cannot perform that duty, that from God doth lie upon me to you-ward, for your farther edifying and building up in faith and holiness, etc
Astral Worship Astral Worship In an article, entitled "Then and Now," published in the December number, 1890, of "The Arena," its author, a distinguished Unitarian D.D. of Boston, Mass., says. "Astronomy has shattered the fallacies of Astrology;" and people have found out that the stars are minding their own business instead of meddling with theirs
Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats - Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats by Eliza Leslie
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The following Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats, are original, and have been used by the author and many of her friends
with uniform success
The Practice &Science of Drawing The Practice &Science of Drawing - The Practice &Science of Drawing by Harold Speed
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The best things in an artist's work are so much a matter of intuition, that there is much to be said for the point of view that would altogether discourage intellectual inquiry into artistic phenomena on the part of the artist
