ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ESSAYS FROM WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY TO JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

JONATHAN SWIFT

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THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY

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I. WHAT IS A UNIVERSITY?

II. SITE OF A UNIVERSITY

III. UNIVERSITY LIFE AT ATHENS

THE STUDY OF POETRY

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SESAME AND LILIES

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LECTURE I.—SESAME: OF KINGS' TREASURIES 〖This lecture was given December 6, 1864, at Rusholme Town Hall, Manchester, in aid of a library fund for the Rusholme Institute.〗

LECTURE—Ⅱ.—LILIES OF QUEENS’ GARDENS.〖This lecture was given December 14, 1864, at the Town Hall, Manchester, in aid of the St. Andrew's Schools.〗

JOHN MILTON

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SCIENCE AND CULTURE

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RACE AND LANGUAGE

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TRUTH OF INTERCOURSE

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SAMUEL PEPYS

THE DIARY

A LIBERAL GENIUS

RESPECTABILITY

ON THE ELEVATION OF THE LABORING CLASSES

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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

LECTURE II

THE POETIC PRINCIPLE

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WALKING

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN DEMOCRACY

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DEMOCRACY