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The Enigma XLIX The

The First Cloud XXXVII His Excellency XXXVIII The Procession XXXIX Doña Consolación XL Right and Might XLI Two Visits XLII The Espadañas XLIII Plans XLIV An Examination of Conscience XLV The Hunted XLVI The Cockpit XLVII The Two Señoras XLVIII The Enigma XLIX The Voice of the Hunted [ iv ] L Elias’s Story LI Exchanges LII The Cards of the Dead and the Shadows LIII Il Buon Dí Si Conosce
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

The elder Xicotencatl then

The elder Xicotencatl then addressed Cortes as follows: "Malinche!
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

the Emotions xxx the

xli.), or to be pleasurably affected (Def. of the Emotions, xxx.); the good which we hear of ourselves we readily believe (III.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

the Emotions xix therefore

Proof.—Approval is love towards one who has done good to another (Def. of the Emotions, xix.); therefore it may be referred to the mind, in so far as the latter is active (III. lix.), that is (III. iii.), in so far as it understands; therefore, it is in agreement with reason, &c. Q.E.D. Another Proof.—He, who lives under the guidance of reason, desires for others the good which he seeks for himself (IV. xxxvii.); wherefore from seeing someone doing good to his fellow his own endeavour to do good is aided; in other words, he will feel pleasure (III.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

THE EXPEDITION XXII THE

WILLIAM SIKES XXI THE EXPEDITION XXII THE BURGLARY XXIII WHICH CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF A PLEASANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

told everything xxi to

When all was in order in the plans of the Achæans, King Menelaus told everything [xxi] to Helen his wife; and how Odysseus was to come disguised into the city and seek speech with her.
— from The Ruinous Face by Maurice Hewlett

to et xxxvj to

xxxv to et xxxvj to regis E. tercij.
— from A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Anonymous

THE ENGLISHMEN XXI THE

I A STRANGE OFFER II A MAN IN THE SNOW BANK III TOM MAKES UP HIS MIND IV HELD FAST V TOM GETS A WARNING VI TRYING THE CAMERA VII WHAT THE CAMERA CAUGHT VIII PHOTOS FROM THE AIRSHIP IX OFF FOR INDIA X UNEXPECTED EXCITEMENT XI AN ELEPHANT STAMPEDE XII THE LION FIGHT XIII A SHOT IN TIME XIV IN A GREAT GALE XV SNAPPING AN AVALANCHE XVI TELEGRAPH ORDERS XVII SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS XVIII THE NATIVE BATTLE XIX A HEAVY LOSS XX AFTER THE ENGLISHMEN XXI THE JUNGLE FIRE XXII A DANGEROUS COMMISSION XXIII AT THE VOLCANO XXIV THE MOLTEN RIM XXV THE EARTHQUAKE—CONCLUSION TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA CHAPTER I
— from Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera; Or, Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures by Victor Appleton

THE ENEMY XX THE

ON PAROLE XIX THE ENEMY XX THE ART OF DOCTOR JAMIESON XXI THE PAYMENT XXII THE WAY OF A MAID XXIII IN WASHINGTON XXIV IN THE NAME OF ALTRUISM XXV THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY XXVI
— from The Purchase Price; Or, The Cause of Compromise by Emerson Hough

the end XII The

The beginning of the end XII.-- The evidence against the Queen of Scots XIII.-- Extracts from her addresses to the Commissioners XIV.-- The sentence of death XV.--
— from Mary Queen of Scots in History by C. A. Campbell

THE ENIGMA XVIII THE

THE ENIGMA. XVIII. THE DOUBT.
— from The Hours of Fiammetta A Sonnet Sequence by Rachel Annand Taylor

the elusive x through

He joined the classes at the Mechanics’ Institute and nightly wrestled with the mysteries of Euclid, chevied the elusive x through algebraic equations, acquired enough of statics and dynamics to be appalled by the height, depth, and breadth of his own ignorance, and enough of chemistry to bring him to the same conclusion that the highway to ruin would be to trust to his own knowledge of that weird and fascinating science.
— from Tom Pinder, Foundling: A Story of the Holmfirth Flood by D. F. E. Sykes

the English X THE

THE DUTCH AND SWEDISH COLONIES (1609-1664) Dutch Expansion New Netherlands The Dutch and the Swedes on the Delaware Absorption of New Netherlands by the English X. THE OLD ENGLISH COLONIES UNDER THE LATER STUARTS (1660-1689) Colonial Policy and Administration Machinery of Government Misrule and Rebellion in Virginia Discontent in Maryland Royal Interference in New England
— from The Colonization of North America, 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

the element x the

(6) The similarity of all the normal spermatids, though one-half of them must contain the element x , the other half not.
— from Studies in Spermatogenesis (Part 1 of 2) by N. M. (Nettie Maria) Stevens

to eager Xerxes taught

to eager Xerxes taught— Trusting random counsellors and hare-brained men of nought, Who said Darius mighty wealth and fame to us did bring, But thou art nought, a blunted spear, a palace-keeping king !
— from Four Plays of Aeschylus by Aeschylus

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