The Symbolism of Freemasonry The Symbolism of Freemasonry
by Albert G.Mackey
Excerpt:
Of the various modes of communicating instruction to the uninformed, the masonic student is particularly interested in two; namely, the instruction by legends and that by symbols
New Etext of Bible New Etext of Bible - New Etext of Bible King James Version
Excerpt:
This version of the King James Bible was created by taking several public domain copies and painstakingly comparing them to find all
the differences, and selecting the most common version. Each of the differences was also compared to printed versions for verification
The Crowd; study of the popular mind The Crowd, study of the popular mind
by Gustave Le Bon
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The following work is devoted to an account of the characteristics of crowds.
The whole of the common characteristics with which heredity endows the individuals of a race constitute the genius of the race
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
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Part 2/3 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
by Jules Verne
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"The deepest parts of the ocean are totally unknown to us," admits Professor Aronnax early in this novel
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Part 2/2 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler
A Smaller History of Rome BlackBerry EBook A Smaller History of Rome
by William Smith LL.D.
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Italy is the central one of the three great peninsulas which project from the south of Europe into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded on the north by the chain of the Alps, which form a natural barrier, and it is surrounded on other sides by the sea
Mohammedanism Mohammedanism
by C. Snouck Hurgronje
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The American Lectures on the History of Religions are delivered under the auspices of the American Committee for Lectures on the History of Religions
Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam - So-called Moslem missionaries are spreading through the Press such idealistic and false views of the religion and character of Mohammed, that we need to be on our guard against them.
Unbiased historians have stated that there is much that is deplorable in the life of the prophet of Islam
Etiquette Etiquette - Etiquette by Emily Post.
Excerpt:
Many who scoff at a book of etiquette would be shocked to hear the least expression of levity touching the Ten Commandments. But the Commandments do not always prevent such virtuous scoffers from dealings with their neighbor of which no gentleman could be capable and retain his claim to the title
