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 The grandson of great Powhatan, The Anglo-Indian brave and free, Came to his mother's Jamestown home, The founder of a family tree. His child, Jane Rolfe, the root and branch. The bride that Robert Bolling won, Grandchild of Pocahontas brave, The great grandchild of Powhatan. The Bolling race—Americans, Sons of the soil through mother's right, Allied with British kin of fame, To found a race of blood and might. The sons of pioneers were brave, True cavaliers to build a nation; With faith in king and queen to found A college home of education. To guide the sons of pioneers, Upon the lines of old home life, With courage born of confidence, To win the battlefields of strife. The English crown heard call of race, The call of a new generation : A voice that touched the heart of king, The early call of education. Turn back the page of history, Recall the College of the Crown, The cradle home of education, Pride of the first colonial town.

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In sixteen hundred and ninety-three, William and Mary from English view, Founded the College of the Crown, For which they stood the sponsors true. The College of William and Mary, At Williamsburg, the Alpha town, With royal charter and great seal, To stand exponent of the Crown. The Mecca of the Pioneers, The object lesson of opinion, Repository of events. The archive home of the Dominion.

James Blair, the founding president, The man of hope in time of fears; The commissary of the Crown, The president for fifty years. Class after class left campus field, Men of true courage and dauntless will, To open paths of destiny, The motto Onward! Onward Still! The college badge, the coat of arms, The decoration prize of life, Worn with just pride by New World sons, The future men to win the strife. Washington his commission won, With famous Clarks of high degree, Surveyors of Dominion lands, Three exploring sons of destiny.

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Don Juan (Byron)

 * Don Juan (1824) [unindexed]
 * Don Juan in The Works of Lord Byron (ed. Coleridge, Prothero) Poetry, Volume 6 (1905):

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 On William and Mary's honor roll, The First Greek letter founders stand, A society of college men, To guide events of native land. The Society a knowledge tree, To take its root in the Dominion, To spread like a green bay of might, The century tree of free opinion. Recall the leaders of onward march! The bold brave sons to guide opinion, Men born to lead the advance quest, Native sons of the Dominion. The mind of man no seal can hold, Nature makes men bold, brave and free, The forest sons true champions, To voice the claim of liberty.

The college sons grew bold apace, They stood for progress and demand, They claimed the rights of pioneers, The basic right of Matthews plan. Stamp Act protest of 65, Was a demand to make men bold. Twelve sons of William and Mary signed, The Revolutionary Roll. The college sons of North and South, In words and deeds made the demand, "The sons of founders shall be free," We stand the champions of our land. From Harvard's campus there arose The same demand in war like key, William and Mary answered back, "We stand with sons of liberty!"

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The Stamp Act gave cause for effect, It led the way to '73. Results soon followed in a train, Led by the sons of liberty. It was the voice of destiny, The founders call, "We will be free," The patriots call of '74, To voice the call of liberty. The Continental Congress convened, The famous congress of '74, Fifteen members, William and Mary men, Founders sons of old James shore. Randolph, the President of fame, A man insensible of fear, A famous son of William and Mary, Virginian of Virginians dear.

A committee of correspondence formed, To guide the days of evolution, Eight William and Mary men enrolled, Pioneers of Revolution. A Committee of Safety next evolved, In seventeen hundred seventy-five, Seven sons of William and Mary enrolled Sam Adams chief and northern guide. The chancellor of Williamsburg, With father of the Revolution, Refused concessions of the crown, Each called for written constitution. They voiced demands of freedom's sons, To stand as one to meet the shock, A son of Jamestown Cavaliers, A Puritan of Plymouth Rock.

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86 Such is this maddening fascination grown,

So strong thy magic or so weak am I. [First published, Murray's Magazine, February, 1887, vol. i. p. 146.]

ON THIS DAY I COMPLETE MY THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.

1.

time this heart should be unmoved,

Since others it hath ceased to move:

Yet, though I cannot be beloved,

Still let me love!

2.

My days are in the yellow leaf;

The flowers and fruits of Love are gone;

The worm, the canker, and the grief

Are mine alone!


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Author:Charles Rann Kennedy

Works

 * New Rules for Pleading (2nd ed., 1841)
 * Poems, Original and Selected (1843)
 * A Treatise on Annuities (1846)
 * Works of Virgil, in blank verse, written in conjunction with his father (2 vols., 1850)
 * Specimens of Greek and Latin Verse (1853)
 * Orations of Demosthenes, translated into English, with notes, appendices, etc. (5 vols., 1841–63, in Bohn's Classical Library)
 * "On the Crown" in The World's Famous Orations, trans. by Charles Rann Kennedy
 * Hannibal, a poem, part i. (1866)

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 The die was cast without regret, To cross the Rubicon of fate, To meet conditions with reserve, The countersign, "to watch and wait." The dial hand of time marked war, The blood red hand of revolution. The Minute Men gave the alarm, They struck the hour at Lexington. Bold Patrick Henry gave key note, He called for "death or liberty." Sam Adams answered back the call, "March on! March on! to victory!" The Declaration Rights of States, To have and hold stands now as then, The chairman true to commonwealths, With thirty William and Mary men.

The sons of founders then proclaimed, "The United Colonies are free," The declaration one of might, To voice the claim of 73. The Declaration of Independence, Confirmed "the colonies are free," The author, a William and Mary man, Jefferson of immortality. Four signers of that famous roll, The sons of William and Mary true, To stand for rights of colonists, From a republic point of view. "Rebels," they stood in '76, "Traitors to King," traitors to crown; But "Patriots" when France allied To win surrender of Yorktown.

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Rh which belong to his race. He began life as a soldier more than thirty years ago, during twenty of which he was in active service, and participated in more than fifty battles. Since his return from Spain he has resumed his command in the army.

In 1867 he was married to Mary Ann M'Entee, a Californian, but then residing at Mazatlan. They have an interesting family of seven children, among them a grown son and two charming daughters. Mrs. Corona, herself, is an exceedingly handsome woman, and is much beloved for her kindness and benevolence. Their home, one of the most delightful and elegant that I visited, stands at the western extremity of the beautiful and historic Alameda. General Corona is now governor of Jalisco, his native State, of which Guadalajara is the capital.

Senor Matias Romero, now and for many years Mexican minister to the United States, married Miss Lulu Allen, of New York, but at the time of her marriage, I believe, resided with her parents at Washington. They have no children.

Señor Romero is a statesman of liberal and progressive ideas, and worthily represents his country.

The marriage of Bertha, daughter of General E. O. C. Ord, of the United States army, to General Treviño, of the Mexican army, is still fresh in the public mind. She died at Fortress Monroe in 1883, leaving one son, Geronimo, known as "the International Baby." President Diaz was sponsor at the baptism, which occurred in Monterey, Mexico.

General Treviño is a fearless and intrepid soldier who has served his country in the council and on the field, and always with zeal and fidelity.

Señor Augustin Arriaga, son of General Arriaga, one of the leading spirits of the Reform war, and who wrote the Constitution of 1857, married a charming American lady from Troy, New York. Including Madame Iturbide, who, as before mentioned, married Angel Iturbide, there are six prominent men of to-day in Mexico whose wives are Americans.


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364 In looking over her political career, we see that since 1821 Mexico has had above fifty rulers, the majority of whom have been generals or in some way connected with the army; while the church, with its 'chief functionaries, has played an important part. This was a natural condition, in view of the instability of all governmental relations, and these military rulers have been generally men of ability, although but few were permitted to hold the reins of power to the end of their respective terms.

Congress is held in the Theatre Iturbide. It would be difficult to find a more dignified and distinguished body of men. In their debates and arguments they maintain a polished, courtly manner, while their language is classic, fluent, and eloquent. There is no lounging, nor lolling, nor placing of feet in rectangular positions, but each one deports himself in a becoming and graceful manner. In this body there are above two hundred members, ranging from young men of twenty-five years to venerable, gray-haired states-men.

The Senate is a still more august body, being in great measure composed of men with a lifelong experience in public affairs. There are about sixty members, and their sessions are held in the National Palace.

It was truly gratifying to see the galleries filled with men from the humbler walks of life, who, from their intense interest and attention, were evidently digesting every word that was spoken by these silver-tongued orators.

General Porfirio Diaz, for the second time president of the republic, is a native of Oaxaca, and received his education at one of the leading institutions of that State. Without special military instruction, but following an evident inclination, at an early age he joined the army as sub-lieutenant. He was always on the liberal side, and took part in the revolution of Ayutla. As a colonel he fought bravely against the French, and was captured by them, but made his escape from his prison in Puebla. For victories over the French and imperial armies, he was successively promoted to brigadier and


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Rh of division, and finally became the most conspicuous military leader in the war of the intervention and empire. When Escobedo captured Queretaro and Maximilian, Diaz was besieging Mexico at the head of an army of sixty-five thousand men, and soon after the fall of Queretaro he took the capital, thus re-establishing the republic.

As a rival of Juarez, General Diaz in 1871 aspired to the presidency, and after the death of the former he probably would have succeeded to the executive power but for an article in the constitution which required that the office devolve on the chief-justice, then Sebastian Lerdo, one of the most scholarly men of the country. Before the expiration of the term to which Lerdo was elected, Diaz had inaugurated a revolution, and Lerdo was forced to retire, taking up his residence in New York.

But the first genuine peace that Mexico knew was when Porfirio Diaz became president on the 5th of May, 1877. He had fought bravely and suffered much; had been the hero of many desperate adventures and hairbreadth escapes, and had fully earned all the honors his country saw fit to confer upon him. He rescued her from a state of continuous revolution, and by his strong arm and steady nerve guided the battered ship into a haven of quiet. All went well for a period of four years; peace reigned, the tariff was revised and the finances improved, while those gigantic railway enterprises were projected which have since then opened up the country to the admiration and interest of the world.

At the expiration of his term—no man being allowed under the constitution to hold the office of president for two consecutive terms—the reins of government were placed by General Diaz in the hands of his friend and companion-in-arms, General Manuel Gonzales. The wonderful natural resources of the country had recuperated and rallied under the fostering care of President Diaz, and hopes were high that, in this era of peace and prosperity, the troubles of the country were at an end. But brave soldier as Gonzales had proved himself to be, he was unequal to the demands of the occasion. The history of his administration is well known.


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Rh of General Diaz were utterly routed, and he was fleeing before the enemy. He made his way through Texas to New Orleans, but as his followers were badly demoralized, it was evident that without his encouraging presence the cause of the insurgents was lost. Disguising himself in a slouch hat, pulled down close over his eyes, blue goggles and a white beard, he embarked on a vessel bound for Vera Cruz. He appeared to be a respectable gentleman, with weak eyes and a remarkable rotundity of figure. He registered as Dr. Rodriguez, and at once retired to his state-room, where he was confined by incessant seasickness. His identity was unsuspected by any, with the exception of one of the lady passengers, the wife of a Mexican revolutionist.

At the port of Tampico a regiment of Mexican government soldiers came on board to take passage for Vera Cruz. General Diaz, fearing discovery, doffed his disguise, and, taking a life preserver, plunged naked into the water, hoping to swim to the shore, ten miles distant. The captain, supposing him a lunatic, sent a boat after him, when his suspicions of the swimmer's insanity were confirmed by his resisting their attempts at rescue. He was, however, hauled into the boat and brought back to the ship. The boat had hardly touched the gang-plank, when the aforesaid lady rushed forward with a large sheet and enveloped the rescued man. Thus concealed from observation, he was brought on board and given in charge of the purser of the vessel, Mr. A. K. Coney. To him Diaz revealed himself, and begged for protection, which the purser promised to give. The-colonel of the regiment, suspecting his presence on board, and also the purser's cognizance of the same, offered the latter, in Diaz's hearing, $50,000 for information of the insurgent. In the president's words, his heart sank when he heard the tempting bribe, quickly to beat, however, with admiration and gratitude at the rejoinder of the noble young American, "I know nothing of Diaz."

On the arrival of the vessel at Vera Cruz, he was smuggled off under the guise of a lighterman by the faithful purser. After many other adventures, and when the fortunes of war had placed the refugee at the head of the republic, one of his first official acts was the


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The fire that on my bosom preys

Is lone as some Volcanic isle;

No torch is kindled at its blaze—

A funeral pile.

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The hope, the fear, the jealous care,

The exalted portion of the pain

And power of love, I cannot share,

But wear the chain.

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But 't is not thus—and 't is not here—

Such thoughts should shake my soul, nor now

Where Glory decks the hero's bier,

Or binds his brow.

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The Sword, the Banner, and the Field,

Glory and Greece, around me see!

The Spartan, borne upon his shield,

Was not more free.

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Awake! (not Greece—she is awake!)

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370 of Mr. Coney as consul to Navarre in France, afterwards to Paris as consul-general, and later as consul to the port of San Francisco.

President Diaz has been twice married, his present wife being Carmen Rubio, the lovely daughter of the Hon. Romero Rubio, Secretary of the Interior. Madame Diaz is now only twenty-four years of age; her figure is lithe, willowy and petite; her beauty rather of the Moorish type, her complexion delicately pink, like a sea-shell; eyes large and luminous, with a wealth of raven-black hair peculiar to the women of her country. She is extremely graceful and cordial in her manners, and bears with remarkable composure the honors showered on her as first lady in the Aztec country and mistress of the Mexican "White House." In her dress she is fully up to the European standard, and, her toilets being ordered direct from Worth, she enhances her beauty with rich fabrics and warm hues. In addition to her personal charms, she adds the accomplishment of being a linguist of a high order, speaking English and several other languages with equal fluency.

There are no "White House receptions," nor general social demonstrations, such as we know at our own capital. There is no contest for precedence between the wives of members of the cabinet and diplomatic corps, and perhaps the peace of the country is none the worse for that.

Never before, perhaps, have two as youthful, beautiful and noble women occupied their respective exalted positions as Carmen Romero Rubio de Diaz and Frances Folsom Cleveland. They are near the same age, each the pet and idol of her respective people. In Mexican homage and courtesy Madame Diaz, by common consent, is called "Carmelita" throughout her realm—a pet name her people have given her expressive of their love and tenderness.

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88 Thy life-blood tracks its parent lake,

And then strike home!

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Tread those reviving passions down,

Unworthy manhood!—unto thee

Indifferent should the smile or frown

Of Beauty be.

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If thou regret'st thy youth, why live?

The land of honourable death

Is here:—up to the Field, and give

Away thy breath!

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Seek out—less often sought than found—

A soldier's grave, for thee the best;

Then look around, and choose thy ground,

And take thy Rest. Missolonghi, Jan. 22, 1824. [First published, Morning Chronicle, October 29, 1824.]


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 That won the cause of Lexington. Let us recall with gratitude, The men who came in our great need, Through loyal faith of Lafayette, Our friend in word, our friend in deed. Let us recall our French allies, Who saved the ship of state and crew, Our anchor in the storm of war, To hold the chain of victory true. Again we welcome sons of France, Guests of a nation jointly won; Under two flags we meet again, And now as then to stand as one. When Lafayette and Rochambeau, With men and gold came in our need, To make the hearts of patriots strong, As allied friends in word and deed. Let us recall the memory, The war of independence won, The allied voice of victory! The echo call of '81.

Turn back the page of history, To seventeen hundred eighty-one, To men who fought our fight to win, Our French allies of old Yorktown. Now in the noon day of our might, We hail with pride the allies kin, The sons of France, the men of war, Who helped our patriot sires to win. This monument to the Allies, In honor of the victory won, Stands proudly on the River York, To crown events of Eighty-one.

It was a miracle of might, To found a nation to stand free,

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 To build a flag in our own right, The Stars and Stripes of liberty. Fair Betsy Ross of Flag House fame, True daughter of a revolution, Who made first emblem of the free, The standard of a new born nation. The emblem of the peoples might, To lead the sons of founders true, A flag to guide the patriots, From a confederate point of view. Each star a State in her own right, The heritage of men born free, Each stripe a warning "to beware," The blood bought rights of victory.

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 * The Siege of Corinth (1816) [unindexed]
 * The Siege of Corinth in The Works of Lord Byron (ed. Coleridge, Prothero) Poetry, Volume 3 (1904):

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The constitution next was framed, The results of '76 to crown. Three framers, William and Mary men, With Harvard men of great renown. The State the ark of covenant, The pilots of eternal fame, Their faith the creed of Jefferson, Disciples of his honored name. The magna charter strong and true, Sheet anchor of the ship of state, The chart, the compass and the helm, To pass the harbor rocks of hate. The creed to hold United States, In bonds of justice and of right, A republic—the point of view, The people's cornerstone of might.

Records of the republic show, The love of country led men on, To win results of victory, From '89 to '61. The founding of the Union stands, Of presidents from the Dominion, Four William and Mary men were called, To stand for Jefferson's opinion. Nine cabinet officers they called, Men of Virginia known to fame, To stand with founding presidents, Each a William and Mary "honor man." Four supreme judges U. S. Court, Chief Justice Marshall "the ever great" Each a William and Mary man, Men of justice to hold each state.

The men of fate, through last appeal, The judgment men in fatal hour, The bulwark guard of Might and Right,

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Works

 * Longsword, Earl of Salisbury: An Historical Romance (1762).
 * The History of the Life and Reign of Philip, King of Macedon: the Father of Alexander (1775).
 * History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II 3 Volumes (1773).

Translations

 * The Orations of Demosthenes on Occasions of Public Deliberations 2 Volumes (1763).
 * "The Second Oration Against Philip" in The World's Famous Orations.
 * "On the State of the Chersonesus" in The World's Famous Orations.
 * "Against Ctesiphon; or, On the Crown" by Aeschines in The World's Famous Orations.
 * "Against Demosthenes" by Dinarchus in The World's Famous Orations

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 The men of God supreme in power. One Lieutenant-General, U. S. A., Scott, the commander brave and true, Famous son of William and Mary, Distinguished chief from every view. Two ministers to St. James Court, To friendly France the famous four, Each a William and Mary man, Dominion men of old James Shore. Twenty-seven judges Supreme State Court, Legal honors for Virginia won, Men to honor the bench and bar, Each a William and Mary son.

From seventeen hundred eighty-nine, To eighteen hundred sixty-one, Senators representing Virginia, Sixteen were William and Mary men. Of Congressional representatives, Stood campus men by the score, The Sons of William and Mary, Constitutionalist of legal lore. From seventeen hundred eighty-nine, To eighteen-hundred sixty-one, Of State governors fifteen stood William and Mary campus men. Other Virginians renowned in State, High on the republic roll of fame, Not college men of Williamsburg, Their alma mater "the old home." Exponents of the founders creed, To voice the commonwealth opinion, To hold results of "sacred soil," Faithful sons of the Dominion. ______

Note.—The illustrious part taken in the making of the Union by the sons of William and Mary is not romance of verse, but historical facts compiled by Dr. L. G. Tyler, president of the Old Crown College, when giving its history in the Cradle of the Republic.

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Hear ye the century voice again, The echo of republic song, To guide the march of victory ! To stand for right against the wrong. The war of eighteen hundred twelve, A war the sons of patriots won, The second war for liberty, A new world war to right a wrong. On the high seas to hold our place, To stand with nations of the world, Our fighting qualities to test, Our flag of victory to unfurl. Madison, of William and Mary, Gave early orders "to march on." And Pinckney sounded the key note, "Millions for war, for tribute none."

The men of '12 won great results, They tested strength of men born free, England they fought instead of France, To hold our rights on the high sea. Our Nelson and our Wellington, Two warrior sons of patriot sires, Fought for our seaman's liberty, The men of '12 to win desires. Our seamen bold out on the lake, In New Orleans our soldiers true, "The enemy ours" brave Perry cried, Jackson escaped "a Waterloo!"

In Indian wars the campus men, Stood on the firing line as one, True sons of fighting pioneers, The trail of conquest led them on. Now listen to the voice again,

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58 when cooled by the carbonic acid bath in vacuo, even at the pressures expressed:—

The difference in the facility of leakage was one reason of the difference in the pressure applied. I found it impossible, from this cause, to raise the pressure of hydrogen higher than twenty-seven atmospheres by an apparatus that was quite tight enough to confine nitrogen up to double that pressure.

has shown that at a certain temperature, a liquid, under sufficient pressure, becomes clear transparent vapour or gas, having the same bulk as the liquid. At this temperature, or one a little higher, it is not likely that any increase of pressure, except perhaps one exceedingly great, would convert the gas into a liquid. Now the temperature of 166° below 0°, low as it is, is probably above this point of temperature for hydrogen, and perhaps for nitrogen and oxygen, and then no compression without the conjoint application of a degree of cold below that we have as yet obtained, can be expected to take from them their gaseous state. Further, as ether assumes this state before the pressure of its vapour has acquired thirty-eight atmospheres, it is more than probable that gases which can resist the pressure of from twenty-seven to fifty atmospheres at a temperature of 166° below 0° could never appear as liquids, or be made to lose their gaseous state at common temperatures. They may probably be brought into the state of very condensed gases, but not liquefied.

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 The call of eighteen sixty-one, When North and South gave the war cry When victory of defeat was won. Men of the South fought for a right, Men of the North denounced a wrong, A cry of war passed o'er our land, To give the world an echo song. The college sons left campus field, To fight for home and country true, Disciples of the patriots creed, With liberty the point of view. Richmond the Flanders of the war, Where brave men died at priceless cost, The James and York rivers of blood, The Appomattox where southern's lost. The college fell prey to the war, The torch left only walls of fame, With memories of its great past, True phoenix like to rise again. To voice the praise of Williamsburg, The Mecca shrine of our nation, The college home of triune flags, The cradle of occupation. Where laurel wreaths had floated down, To crown the bold, the brave, the free, Where records of the past had home, From sixteen hundred ninety-three. A college dear to memory, The only college of the crown, In the new world of destiny, A monument of just renown.

The President of our own day, True scion of a famous tree, Tyler, son of the President, A noble son of ancestry.

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1820.] both let our wits run away with our sentiments; for I am sure that we are both Queen's men at bottom. But there is no resisting a clinch—it is so clever! Apropos of that—we have a "diphthong" also in this part of the world—not a Greek, but a Spanish one—do you understand me?—which is about to blow up the whole alphabet. It was first pronounced at Naples, and is spreading; but we are nearer the barbarians, who are in great force on the Po, and will pass it, with the first legitimate pretext.

There will be the devil to pay, and there is no saying who will or who will not be set down in his bill. If "honour should come unlooked for" to any of your acquaintance, make a Melody of it, that his ghost, like poor Yorick's, may have the satisfaction of being plaintively pitied—or still more nobly commemorated, like "Oh breathe not his name." In case you should not think him worth it, here is a Chant for you instead—

When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home,

Let him combat for that of his neighbours;

Let him think of the glories of Greece and of Rome,

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 His aim and object to restore, The former pride in college arch, Make history the corner stone, A mile-stone of the century march. He gave a message to the world, The founding work of old Jamestown, The history of Williamsburg, And wreck of the old college home. An author to touch hearts of men, With pen to light the sacred fires, To turn hearts backward with new pride, To cradle of Republic sires. Men listened to "the Tyler's son," His message touched State pride again, The call was heard, response was made, Congress stood sponsor of war claim. Judge Hoar, the grand old Harvard man, Deplored the great historic loss, For reimbursement he stood firm. The college won a monied cost.

With General Wright of Tennessee, Who fought under the Stars and Bars, A Southern Son of noble sires, Renowned before Colonial Wars, They stood as one to claim a right. Historians of well won fame. Two foes in war, two friends in peace. Both lovers of the founder's fame.

No money could archives restore, Or reimburse the loss of flame, But pride in early memories, Caused Congress to accept the claim. Virginia true to her first child, Stands sponsor for the gift of crown, And loyal to the founders trust, Regards with pride the college home.

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112 To do good to mankind is the chivalrous plan,

And is always as nobly requited;

Then battle for freedom wherever you can,

And, if not shot or hang'd, you'll get knighted.

So you have gotten the letter of "Epigrams"—I am glad of it. You will not be so, for I shall send you more. Here is one I wrote for the endorsement of "the Deed of Separation" in 1816; but the lawyers objected to it, as superfluous. It was written as we were getting up the signing and sealing. * * has the original.

Endorsement to the Deed of Separation, in the April of 1816.

For the anniversary of January 2, 1821, I have a small grateful anticipation, which, in case of accident, I add—

To Penelope, January 2, 1821.

Pray excuse all this nonsense; for I must talk nonsense just now, for fear of wandering to more serious topics, which, in the present state of things, is not safe by a foreign post.

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 To hold the chain for evermore. May sons return to cradle home, To weld anew each generation, The chain of friendship to unite, Through bonds of higher education. A new path opens to our view, Through deeds of our own generation, To mark the tercentennial year, An "alliance of education." To unite the New World with the Old, Through art, the wealth of a nation, Each scholarship competitive, The prize of higher education. Miss Smedley of Dominion kin, True daughter of a cavalier, Stands sponsor for a school of art, To honor this memorial year. The American National Institute, In honor of the Revolution, Amid environments of France, Under the flag of our own nation. Let Congress aid her noble work, To honor allies of Yorktown, A memorial to Lafayette, A monument to Jefferson. Knowledge is power to win and hold, It is the birthright of the free, Our sons' children of heritage, The men of opportunity! And as it was so it is now, And so it will forever be, Knowledge is path to great results, It is the path of destiny. The emblem of the Institute We here present with loyal pride, With kindest thanks to Count von Daur, An allied friend with U. S. Bride.

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Your invitation has been heard, To visit the old campus ground, The Letter Men have heard "The Call," "Remember College of the Crown." To honor culture fields anew, To tell the legends of the river, To seek and find the old land marks, Memorials to live forever. To you the College holds high place, The college of the Matthews line, The Alma Mater of your sire, And kinsmen since the founding time. Your brothers' canvas now adorns, The walls of memory and fame. With portraits of the Presidents, Those lost to State through war and flame.

Other new friends come bearing gifts, Memorials of long ago. To tell the story of Jamestown, Where British sons met Indian foe.

At King's Mill in the forest wild, The Mecca point of pioneers, The first colonial capital, A town of fame three hundred years. With new made friends two well-known men. Under the flag, under the crown, Two captains great of industry, Two library founders of renown.

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 A native son of Scotia's Isle, Son of success to high degree, Donates to the old campus grounds, The wished-on-wished new library. A monument to mark events, Since sixteen hundred ninety-three, A memorial to progress, The college gift of Carnegie.

Your friend George Clinton Batcheller, A leading patriot of New York, A son of ancient pedigree, A Puritan of Plymouth Rock. Donates a large Endowment Fund, To light the lamp of history, To re-illume paths of the past, To honor State of Destiny.

This portrait on the walls you place, George C. Batcheller, LL.D. An honor to a Northern Son. In this our year of jubilee, It turns the page of history, To Plymouth Rock, to old Jamestown, A page both North and South illumed. From Lexington to old Yorktown. J. Q. Adams of Flag House fame, Son of the Founder of Braintree, A lover of the North and South, Exponent of Fraternity. Presents a portrait of your friend To the old College of the Crown. The Daughter of a Pioneer, Her sire a man of Lexington.

It is her pleasure to donate, A mirror with historic frame, Drake, Gilbert, Raleigh, Cavendish,

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Rh Arseniuretted Hydrogen.—This body, liquefied by and, did not solidify at the lowest temperature to which I could submit it, i.e. not at 166° below 0°. In the following table of the elasticity of its vapour the marked results are experimental, and the others interpolated:—

The following bodies would not freeze at the very low temperature of the carbonic acid bath in vacuo (-166° .):—Chlorine, ether, alcohol, sulphuret of carbon, caoutchoucine, camphine or rectified oil of turpentine. The alcohol, caoutchoucine, and camphine lost fluidity and thickened somewhat at -106°, and still more at the lower temperature of -166°. The alcohol then poured from side to side like an oil.

Dry yellow fluid nitrous acid when cooled below 0° loses the greater part of its colour, and then fuses into a white, crystalline, brittle and but slightly translucent substance, which fuses a little above 0°. The green and probably hydrated acid required a much lower temperature for its solidification, and then became a pale bluish solid. There were then evidently two bodies, the dry acid which froze out first, and then the hydrate, which requires at least -30° below 0° before it will solidify.

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 The Warden's Pew of British Church. And Founding Captain of renown, A tribute to the church and state, To stand for time the Honor Pew. To chief of Royal Government, From Sixteen Hundred twenty-two, Until the year of Sixteen-sixty, When England won her King and Crown. Matthews, passed to a Higher Court, To Hail the Restoration dawn, He made the long silent return, The year of England's Jubilee. To rest with British kin "at home," To us he left a memory.

November 15, 1907.

It is true, Death stills speaker's voice. Mrs. Smith, to whom these Memories are dedicated, expired instantly when about to hear reports from the delegates who visited Jamestown. As you are aware my sister reached Washington to meet me at Williamsburg October 12th, but her heart made her realize the effort would be more than she could endure, and that home was her safety. She, however, attended the next meeting of the order November 15th, where she died with her friends, presiding over a society that honored her with its highest gift, "Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of the State of New York," could bestow. She died as I would have her die, In the full tide of honors won. With Daughters of the Founding Sires, On Honor Day to Old Jamestown. To hear praise of "The Warden's Pew," And Matthew's Tablet, to pass down. The Daughters Gifts, to Bruton Church, Memorials of Old Jamestown.

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Rh JEPHTHA'S DAUGHTER.

I.

our Country, our God—Oh, my Sire!

Demand that thy Daughter expire;

Since thy triumph was bought by thy vow—

Strike the bosom that's bared for thee now!

II.

And the voice of my mourning is o'er,

And the mountains behold me no more:

If the hand that I love lay me low,

There cannot be pain in the blow!

III.

And of this, oh, my Father! be sure—

That the blood of thy child is as pure

As the blessing I beg ere it flow,

And the last thought that soothes me below.

IV.

Though the virgins of Salem lament,

Be the judge and the hero unbent!

I have won the great battle for thee,

And my Father and Country are free!


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388 V.

When this blood of thy giving hath gushed,

When the voice that thou lovest is hushed,

Let my memory still be thy pride,

And forget not I smiled as I died!

OH! SNATCHED AWAY IN BEAUTY'S BLOOM.

I.

! snatched away in beauty's bloom,

On thee shall press no ponderous tomb;

But on thy turf shall roses rear

Their leaves, the earliest of the year;

And the wild cypress wave in tender gloom:

II.

And oft by yon blue gushing stream

Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head,

And feed deep thought with many a dream,

And lingering pause and lightly tread;

Fond wretch! as if her step disturbed the dead!


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Read March 13, 1823.

T is well known that before the year 1810, the solid substance obtained by exposing chlorine, as usually procured, to a low temperature, was considered as the gas itself reduced into that form; and that Sir first showed it to be a hydrate, the pure dry gas not being condensible even at a temperature of -40° F.

I took advantage of the late cold weather to procure crystals of this substance for the purpose of analysis. The results are contained in a short paper in the Quarterly Journal of Science, Vol. XV. Its composition is very nearly 27.7 chlorine, 72.3 water, or 1 proportional of chlorine, and 10 of water.

The President of the Royal Society having honoured me by looking at these conclusions, suggested, that an exposure of the substance to heat under pressure, would probably lead to interesting results; the following experiments were commenced at his request. Some hydrate of chlorine was prepared, and being dried as well as could be by pressure in bibulous paper, was introduced into a sealed glass tube, the upper end of which was then hermetically closed. Being placed in water at 60°, it underwent no change; but when put into water at 100°, the substance fused, the tube became filled with a bright yellow atmosphere, and, on examination, was found to contain two fluid substances: the one, about three-fourths of the whole, was of a faint yellow colour, having very

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6 much the appearance of water; the remaining fourth was a heavy bright yellow fluid, lying at the bottom of the former, without any apparent tendency to mix with it. As the tube cooled, the yellow atmosphere condensed into more of the yellow fluid, which floated in a film on the pale fluid, looking very like chloride of nitrogen; and at 70° the pale portion congealed, although even at 32° the yellow portion did not solidify. Heated up to 100° the yellow fluid appeared to boil, and again produced the bright coloured atmosphere.

By putting the hydrate into a bent tube, afterwards hermetically sealed, I found it easy, after decomposing it by a heat of 100°, to distil the yellow fluid to one end of the tube, and so separate it from the remaining portion. In this way a more complete decomposition of the hydrate was effected, and, when the whole was allowed to cool, neither of the fluids solidified at temperatures above 34°, and the yellow portion not even at 0°. When the two were mixed together they gradually combined at temperatures below 60°, and formed the same solid substance as that first introduced. If, when the fluids were separated, the tube was cut in the middle, the parts flew asunder as if with an explosion, the whole of the yellow portion disappeared, and there was a powerful atmosphere of chlorine produced; the pale portion on the contrary remained, and when examined, proved to be a weak solution of chlorine in water, with a little muriatic acid, probably from the impurity of the hydrate used. When that end of the tube in which the yellow fluid lay was broken under a jar of water, there was an immediate production of chlorine gas.

I at first thought that muriatic acid and euchlorine had been formed; then, that two new hydrates of chlorine had been produced; but at last I suspected that the chlorine had been entirely separated from the water by the heat,

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Rh and condensed into a dry fluid by the mere pressure of its own abundant vapour. If that were true, it followed, that chlorine gas, when compressed, should be condensed into the same fluid, and, as the atmosphere in the tube in which the fluid lay was not very yellow at 50° or 60°, it seemed probable that the pressure required was not beyond what could readily be obtained by a condensing syringe. A long tube was therefore furnished with a cap and stop-cock, then exhausted of air and filled with chlorine, and being held vertically with the syringe upwards, air was forced in, which thrust the chlorine to the bottom of the tube, and gave a pressure of about 4 atmospheres. Being now cooled, there was an immediate deposit in films, which appeared to be hydrate, formed by water contained in the gas and vessels, but some of the yellow fluid was also produced. As this however might also contain a portion of the water present, a perfectly dry tube and apparatus were taken, and the chlorine left for some time over a bath of sulphuric acid before it was introduced. Upon throwing in air and giving pressure, there was now no solid film formed, but the clear yellow fluid was deposited, and more abundantly still upon cooling. After remaining some time it disappeared, having gradually mixed with the atmosphere above it, but every repetition of the experiment produced the same results.

Presuming that I had now a right to consider the yellow fluid as pure chlorine in the liquid state, I proceeded to examine its properties, as well as I could when obtained by heat from the hydrate. However obtained, it always appears very limpid and fluid, and excessively volatile at common pressure. A portion was cooled in its tube to 0°: it remained fluid. The tube was then opened, when a part immediately flew off, leaving the rest so cooled by the evaporation as to remain a fluid

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8 under the atmospheric pressure. The temperature could not have been higher than -40° in this case; as Sir has shown that dry chlorine does not condense at that temperature under common pressure. Another tube was opened at a temperature of 50°; a part of the chlorine volatilised, and cooled the tube so much as to condense the atmospheric vapour on it as ice.

A tube having the water at one end and the chlorine at the other was weighed, and then cut in two; the chlorine immediately flew off, and the loss being ascertained was found to be 1.6 grains: the water left was examined and found to contain some chlorine: its weight was ascertained to be 5.4 grains. These proportions, however, must not be considered as indicative of the true composition of hydrate of chlorine; for, from the mildness of the weather during the time when these experiments were made, it was impossible to collect the crystals of hydrate, press, and transfer them, without losing much chlorine; and it is also impossible to separate the chlorine and water in the tube perfectly, or keep them separate, as the atmosphere within will combine with the water, and gradually reform the hydrate.

Before cutting the tube, another tube had been prepared exactly like it in form and size, and a portion of water introduced into it, as near as the eye could judge, of the same bulk as the fluid chlorine: this water was found to weigh 1.2 grains; a result, which, if it may be trusted, would give the specific gravity of fluid chlorine as 1.33; and from its appearance in, and on water, this cannot be far wrong.

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N desiring Mr. to expose the hydrate of chlorine to heat in a closed glass tube, it occurred to me, that one of three things would happen; that it would become fluid as a hydrate; or that a decomposition of water would occur, and euchlorine or muriatic acid be formed; or that the chlorine would separate in a condensed state. This last result having been obtained, it evidently led to other researches of the same kind. I shall hope, on a future occasion, to detail some general views on the subject of these researches. I shall now merely mention, that by sealing the muriate of ammonia and sulphuric acid in a strong glass tube, and causing them to act upon each other, I have procured liquid muriatic acid: and by substituting carbonate for muriate of ammonia, I have no doubt that carbonic acid may be obtained, though in the only trial I have made the tube burst. I have requested Mr. to pursue these experiments, and to extend them to all the gases which are of considerable density, or to any extent soluble in water; and I hope soon to be able to lay an account of his results, with some applications of them that I propose to make, before the Society.

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10 can be produced by the most powerful freezing mixtures, not half as much as would result from the application of a strong flame to one part of a glass tube, the other part being of ordinary temperature: and when attempts are made to condense gases into fluids by sudden mechanical compression, the heat, instantly generated, presents a formidable obstacle to the success of the experiment; whereas, in the compression resulting from their slow generation in close vessels, if the process be conducted with common precautions, there is no source of difficulty or danger; and it may be easily assisted by artificial cold in cases when gases approach near to that point of compression and temperature at which they become vapours.

Read April 10, 1823.

HAD the honour, a few weeks since, of submitting to the Royal Society a paper on the reduction of chlorine to the liquid state. An important note was added to the paper by the President, on the general application of the means used in this case to the reduction of other gaseous bodies to the liquid state; and in illustration of the process, the production of liquid muriatic acid was described. Sir did me the honour to request I would continue the experiments, which I have done under his general direction, and the following are some of the results already obtained:

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Rh III.

Away! we know that tears are vain,

That Death nor heeds nor hears distress:

Will this unteach us to complain?

Or make one mourner weep the less?

And thou—who tell'st me to forget,

Thy looks are wan, thine eyes are wet. [Published in the Examiner, April 23, 1815.]

MY SOUL IS DARK.

I.

soul is dark—Oh! quickly string

The harp I yet can brook to hear;

And let thy gentle fingers fling

Its melting murmurs o'er mine ear.

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Rh up in a bent tube, and, being brought to one end, heat was carefully applied, whilst the other end was preserved cool by wet bibulous paper. Sulphurous acid gas was produced where the heat acted, and was condensed by the sulphuric acid above; but, when the latter had become saturated, the sulphurous acid passed to the cold end of the tube, and was condensed into a liquid. When the whole tube was cold, if the sulphurous acid were returned on to the mixture of sulphuric acid and sulphate of mercury, a portion was re-absorbed, but the rest remained on it without mixing.

Liquid sulphurous acid is very limpid and colourless, and highly fluid. Its refractive power, obtained by comparing it in water and other media, with water contained in a similar tube, appeared to be nearly equal to that of water. It does not solidify or become adhesive at a temperature of 0° F. When a tube containing it was opened, the contents did not rush out as with explosion, but a portion of the liquid evaporated rapidly, cooling another portion so much as to leave it in the fluid state at common barometric pressure. It was however rapidly dissipated, not producing visible fumes, but producing the odour of pure sulphurous acid, and leaving the tube quite dry. A portion of the vapour of the fluid received over a mercurial bath, and examined, proved to be sulphurous acid gas. A piece of ice dropped into the fluid instantly made it boil, from the heat communicated by it.

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12, and in all its characters was like that prepared by the former process.

A small gage was attached to a tube in which sulphurous acid was afterwards formed, and at a temperature of 45° F. the pressure within the tube was equal to three atmospheres, there being a portion of liquid sulphurous acid present: but as the common air had not been excluded when the tube was sealed, nearly one atmosphere must be due to its presence, so that sulphurous acid vapour exerts a pressure of about two atmospheres at 45° F. Its specific gravity was nearly 1.42.

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Rh sulphuret of iron, until the tube was nearly full. In this way action was prevented until the tube was sealed. If it once commences, it is almost impossible to close the tube in a manner sufficiently strong, because of the pressing out of the gas. When closed, the muriatic acid was made to run on to the sulphuret of iron, and then left for a day or two. At the end of that time, much proto-muriate of iron had formed, and on placing the clean end of the tube in a mixture of ice and salt, warming the other end if necessary by a little water, sulphuretted hydrogen in the liquid state distilled over.

The liquid sulphuretted hydrogen was colourless, limpid, and excessively fluid. Ether, when compared with it in similar tubes, appeared tenacious and oily. It did not mix with the rest of the fluid in the tube, which was no doubt saturated, but remained standing on it. When a tube containing it was opened, the liquid immediately rushed into vapour; and this being done under water, and the vapour collected and examined, it proved to be sulphuretted hydrogen gas. As the temperature of a tube containing some of it rose from 0° to 45°, part of the fluid rose in vapour, and its bulk diminished; but there was no other change: it did not seem more adhesive at 0° than at 45°. Its refractive power appeared to be rather greater than that of water; it decidedly surpassed that of sulphurous acid. A small gage being introduced into a tube in which liquid sulphuretted hydrogen was afterwards produced, it was found that the pressure of its vapour was nearly equal to 17 atmospheres at the temperature of 50°.

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14 mercury placed in the broad end; and in this state they were placed in the tubes, so that none of the substances used, or produced, could get to the mercury, or pass by it to the inside of the gage. In estimating the number of atmospheres, one has always been subtracted for the air left in the tube.

The specific gravity of sulphuretted hydrogen appeared to be 0.9.

The materials used in the production of carbonic acid, were carbonate of ammonia and concentrated sulphuric acid; the manipulation was like that described for sulphuretted hydrogen. Much stronger tubes are however required for carbonic acid than for any of the former substances, and there is none which has produced so many or more powerful explosions. Tubes which have held fluid carbonic acid well for two or three weeks together, have, upon some increase in the warmth of the weather, spontaneously exploded with great violence; and the precautions of glass masks, goggles, &c. which are at all times necessary in pursuing these experiments, are particularly so with carbonic acid.

Carbonic acid is a limpid colourless body, extremely fluid, and floating upon the other contents of the tube. It distils readily and rapidly at the difference of temperature between 32° and 0°. Its refractive power is much less than that of water. No diminution of temperature to which I have been able to submit it, has altered its appearance. In endeavouring to open the tubes at one end, they have uniformly burst into fragments, with powerful explosions. By inclosing a gage in a tube in which fluid carbonic acid was afterwards produced, it was found that its vapour exerted a pressure of 36 atmospheres at a temperature of 32°.

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390 If in these eyes there lurk a tear,

'Twill flow, and cease to burn my brain.

II.

But bid the strain be wild and deep,

Nor let thy notes of joy be first:

I tell thee, minstrel, I must weep,

Or else this heavy heart will burst;

For it hath been by sorrow nursed,

And ached in sleepless silence long;

And now 'tis doomed to know the worst,

And break at once—or yield to song.

I SAW THEE WEEP.

I.

thee weep—the big bright tear

Came o'er that eye of blue;

And then methought it did appear

A violet dropping dew:

I saw thee smile—the sapphire's blaze

Beside thee ceased to shine;

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Rh II.

As clouds from yonder sun receive

A deep and mellow dye,

Which scarce the shade of coming eve

Can banish from the sky,

Those smiles unto the moodiest mind

Their own pure joy impart;

Their sunshine leaves a glow behind

That lightens o'er the heart.

THY DAYS ARE DONE.

I.

days are done, thy fame begun;

Thy country's strains record

The triumphs of her chosen Son,

The slaughters of his sword!

The deeds he did, the fields he won,

The freedom he restored!

II.

Though thou art fall'n, while we are free

Thou shalt not taste of death!

The generous blood that flowed from thee

Disdained to sink beneath:

Within our veins its currents be,

Thy spirit on our breath!

III.

Thy name, our charging hosts along,

Shall be the battle-word!


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Rh of himself and wife, and, in the autograph letter, as seen in front of book, bade me God-speed on my homeward journey.

President Diaz is one of the most dignified public men to be seen in any country. He is now about fifty-five years of age, of medium size, and of erect, strikingly military bearing. He has a rich olive complexion, grayish hair, and dark, expressive eyes, which in repose are peculiarly thoughtful and pathetic, but which light up in speaking, and must have flashed with electric fire in battle. His face is martial, even heroic, and his whole bearing expresses strength and confidence in himself and in his people. His manners are most polished and genial, and his conversational gifts exceptionally fine, indicating kindliness and rood feeling and a strong personal magnetism. He is a patriot of the purest order, a statesman, an honest man, and on the Western continent to-day there is not a more brilliant military genius.


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392 Thy fall, the theme of choral song

From virgin voices poured!

To weep would do thy glory wrong:

Thou shalt not be deplored.

SAUL.

I.

whose spell can raise the dead,

Bid the Prophet's form appear.

"Samuel, raise thy buried head!

King, behold the phantom Seer!"

Earth yawned; he stood the centre of a cloud:

Light changed its hue, retiring from his shroud.

Death stood all glassy in his fixéd eye;

His hand was withered, and his veins were dry;

His foot, in bony whiteness, glittered there,

Shrunken and sinewless, and ghastly bare;

From lips that moved not and unbreathing frame,

Like caverned winds, the hollow accents came.

Saul saw, and fell to earth, as falls the oak,

At once, and blasted by the thunder-stroke.

II.

"Why is my sleep disquieted?

Who is he that calls the dead?

Is it thou, O King? Behold,

Bloodless are these limbs, and cold:


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Espionage thrillers

 * Includes plots by "super villains" and non-state actors as well as agents of foreign governments.

 * The Riddle of the Sands, 1903 by Robert Erskine Childers
 * The Secret Agent, 1907 by Joseph Conrad
 * The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, 1913 by Sax Rohmer (first of the Fu Manchu series)
 * The Thirty-Nine Steps, 1915 by John Buchan (first of the Richard Hannay series)
 * The Yellow Claw, 1915 by Sax Rohmer (first of the Gaston Max series)
 * Greenmantle, 1916 by John Buchan (Richard Hannay series)
 * Mr Standfast, 1919 by John Buchan (Richard Hannay series)
 * Bull-dog Drummond, 1920 by Herman Cyril McNeile (first of the Bulldog Drummond series)
 * The Secret Adversary, 1922 by Agatha Christie (first of the Tommy and Tuppence series)

Crime thrillers

 * The Four Just Men (1920) edition. (Includes "The Four Just Men," 1905 and "The Council of Justice (FJM #2), 1908 by Edgar Wallace
 * Sanders of the River, 1911 by Edgar Wallace
 * The Clue of the Twisted Candle, 1918 by Edgar Wallace
 * The Man Who Knew, 1918 by Edgar Wallace
 * The Green Rust, 1919 by Edgar Wallace
 * Bat Wing, 1921 by Sax Rohmer (first of the Paul Harley series)
 * Fire-Tongue, 1921 by Sax Rohmer (second of the Paul Harley series)

Historical thrillers

 * The Count of Monte Cristo, 1844 by Alexandre Dumas

Paranoid thrillers

 * The Hanging Stranger, 1953 by Philip Kindred Dick
 * Adjustment Team, 1954 by Philip Kindred Dick

Psychological thrillers

 * Heart of Darkness, 1903 by Joseph Conrad

Science fiction thrillers

 * (Doctor Satan series)
 * The Crystal Crypt, 1954 by Philip Kindred Dick

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Rh called the pioneers of Mexican literature. They attempted and accomplished one of the most stupendous undertakings ever conceived by the most enthusiastic philanthropist. They had not only to learn the language of the Indians to whom they came to preach, but to master, also, a great variety of dialects. This done, they formed of these vocabularies and grammars, leaving an invaluable heritage to their successors in this field of labor. By their patience and devotion they humanized a savage people and christianized a pagan nation.

Cortez compelled the natives to yield to him by force of arms, but his work was but the beginning of their subjugation; the friars completed the conquest by the milder but more potent agency of religion.

It has been related of one of these good brothers, Toribio Benavente, that coming one day to the town of Tlaxcala, and being unable to preach to the people because of his ignorance of their language, he pointed to the heavens, thus signifying his holy mission. The Indians were struck with the contrast between the humble dress of the friar and the gayly bedecked Spanish soldiers, and spoke of him pityingly as motolinia.''" The good father, inquiring the meaning of the word, was told that it meant a poor person. "Then," said the friar, "this shall henceforth be my name." From that day he signed himself Motolinia, and was ever after known by that name.

The life of Father Bernardino de Sahagun affords a noble exemplification of the spirit of Christianity. With the exception of thirty years spent in his native Spain, his whole life was passed entirely among the Indians. For sixty-one years did he labor for their advancement and education. He was not a fanatic, seeking to convert by fire and sword, but the loving and patient


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Rh Muñoz Camargo was an Indian chronicler whose principal work is the History of Tlaxcala, which, though local in name, is very general in its information.

Oviedo was the first chronicler of the New World. He wrote the General and Natural History of the Indians, in fifty books, of which the first nineteen were published in 1535, and were again printed in 1547, and afterward appeared translated into other languages.

Ixtlixochitl was the original chronicler of the Texcuxanas, and few writers enjoy his fame and reputation. He became an author so as to study the interpretation of the ancient paintings. In his closing years he officiated as court interpreter to the Indians; he died about the year 1648.

Friar Agustin de Vetancourt, of the Franciscan Order, contributed many valuable works and treatises on Mexico and the affairs of his day and time.

Carlos de Siguenza was one of the most erudite students of his period, and a native Mexican. He made an earnest study of the traditions of the early Mexicans, especially those that bore traces of Biblical origin or intimations of Christianity. He died a learned man, and his works are a high literary authority.

The valuable researches and records of these historians could never have been made but for the work of their predecessors, who rendered inestimable service to history by recording facts gleaned from the "wise men" who had formed the councils of the deposed Indian monarchs, and from the chiefs able to interpret the "picture writings" which then formed the national records and literature.

After a period of prostration the revival of letters began in Mexico toward the close of the seventeenth century. The impetus was inaugurated by Clavigero, Veytia, and Guma, noted historians, and Boturini, a great collector of hieroglyphics and manuscripts.

The next period was distinguished by the advent of such luminaries as Quintana Roo, Ortega, Galvan, and Jose Joaquin Fernandez, who rose upon the literary horizon amid the storms of civil dissensions.


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Rh Such are mine; and such shall be

Thine to-morrow, when with me:

Ere the coming day is done,

Such shalt thou be—such thy Son.

Fare thee well, but for a day,

Then we mix our mouldering clay.

Thou—thy race, lie pale and low,

Pierced by shafts of many a bow;

And the falchion by thy side

To thy heart thy hand shall guide:

Crownless—breathless—headless fall,

Son and Sire—the house of Saul!" Seaham, Feb., 1815.

SONG OF SAUL BEFORE HIS LAST BATTLE.

I.

and chiefs! should the shaft or the sword

Pierce me in leading the host of the Lord,

Heed not the corse, though a King's, in your path:

Bury your steel in the bosoms of Gath!

II.

Thou who art bearing my buckler and bow,

Should the soldiers of Saul look away from the foe,


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Rh college boys are numbered among the most attentive listeners to all discussions and debates giving expression to their enthusiasm in rounds of applause. But the pleasure of these reunions is greatly diminished to the stranger who finds himself seated so as to look at the guests on the opposite side of the room, and the only view he has of the speaker is obtained by twisting his neck and looking in a sidewise direction. However, the aim of the society is of a pure and lofty nature, its sole ambition being the encouragement and development of native talent, and right royally is it succeeding, so that it matters little as to how or where one sits.

The name of Vicente Riva Palacio occupies an exalted place in the history of his country. It would seem, therefore, an act of injustice to place him only among the writers, when he has played so grand a part among the gallant heroes in " grim-visaged war." For, from the age of twenty-three to the present time, he has filled almost every place of honor that could be bestowed upon him by his people. A man of brilliant genius and liberal ideas, he enjoys the reputation of being the most humorous and versatile of Mexican writers. It is somewhat surprising that, although by profession a lawyer, we yet find him, also, a statesman, a leading politician, a soldier, a poet, a journalist and dramatist, and in each position he has reached high distinction.

As a politician, he has filled acceptably not only the office of Governor of several States, but has also been Justice of the Supreme Court and Cabinet Minister. From 1870 to 1879 he was Minister of Fomento (public works, commerce, industry and colonization), during which time he used signal efforts for the development of the country in the extension of railways and telegraph lines, the improvement of public buildings and roads. Like others of his countrymen, he has suffered imprisonment, but his confinement was cheered by the muses, and some of the sweetest poems he ever penned was when behind the prison bars.

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382 Federal Government, he edited the national history entitled "Mexico á travers de los Siglos" ("Mexico Viewed through the Course of Ages"). Among the most popular of his novels is that of The Hill of Las Campanas, which is a thrilling and faithful account of the last days and execution of Maximilian.

At this time Riva Palacio is enjoying the honor of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Mexico to the court of the noble Queen Christina of Spain. As his time is not fully absorbed in his diplomatic duties, he is now writing a historical brochure, and will also soon publish a volume of Mexican legends in verse.

General Palacio's magnificent mansion is the grand center and rallying point of all toilers after lore, and it is there his courtly hospitality shines resplendent, dispensed with equal impartiality to all, whether they be distinguished and acknowledged in the world of letters or only humble aspirants for fame. They here meet together, a common brotherhood, and among them all the host is himself the most brilliant and witty.

An entertainment, probably not excelled intellectually and socially by any given in a private house during the winter, was the Velada Literaria (Musical and Literary Reunion), given by General Palacio on the first night of the New Year, and of which he had previously given me a hint.

The house throughout was a grand scenic illumination, of which the center was the sala grande, with its brilliant assemblage of elegantly dressed people. Diamonds shimmered and flashed, adding to beauty which might be sufficient of itself, the charm that jewels and the accessories of wealth can give, and lighting up the faultless Parisian toilets.

Several ladies were present whose jewels summed up from $100,000 to almost double that amount.

An unusual feature was the reading of a beautiful poem by Señora de Flaquer, the editress of El Album de la Mujer—the only paper at the capital edited by a woman and devoted to the interests of women.


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394 Stretch me that moment in blood at thy feet!

Mine be the doom which they dared not to meet.

III.

Farewell to others, but never we part,

Heir to my Royalty—Son of my heart!

Bright is the diadem, boundless the sway,

Or kingly the death, which awaits us to-day! Seaham, 1815.

"ALL IS VANITY, SAITH THE PREACHER."

I.

, Wisdom, Love, and Power were mine,

And Health and Youth possessed me;

My goblets blushed from every vine,

And lovely forms caressed me;

I sunned my heart in Beauty's eyes,

And felt my soul grow tender;

All Earth can give, or mortal prize,

Was mine of regal splendour.

II.

I strive to number o'er what days

Remembrance can discover,

Which all that Life or Earth displays

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384 Among the many brilliant renderings of musical compositions, wasthe remarkable performance on the violin of two boys of twelve and thirteen years. Without book or break they played throughout the music of Il Trovatore with marvelous technique and admirable expression.

The exercises of the evening closed with a superb banquet given in the comedor grande. The flow of wine was only equaled by that of wit. The Mexicans seldom indulge to intoxication; their frequent potations "cheer but not inebriate"—only add brilliancy to their conversation without clouding the intellect.

In all that elegant assemblage I was the only American guest present, of which distinction I was justly proud, and endeavored to wear with becoming dignity the honor of being the sole representative of our great nation.

My embryo book was made the subject of many kind toasts drank to its success, and the hope was expressed that its effort toward bringing in friendly contact the two nations, would be appreciated by my own people.

One of the most erudite and brilliant of the literati in Mexico is Ignacio Altimirano, who is also an eminent jurist, and was at one period a judge of the supreme court. Altimirano is a corresponding member of the Spanish Institute, also of several literary societies in France, England, and Germany.

He is a pure descendant of one of the Indian races. He won the prize in his municipality in Oaxaca, and his education was completed at the "Instituto Literario" at Toluca. On going there, some one observing his marked Indian parentage, laid his hand kindly on his head and said: "Nothing will ever come from this brain." The utter fallacy of the prophecy is too well known, both in this country and in Europe.

The most popular poet in the republic is the venerable Guillermo Prieto, who may justly be styled "the Mexican Beranger." He has also been called the Robert Burns of the republic, and, like the Scottish poet, he sings the songs of the people. Identifying himself with them in feeling, he is able to express their every emotion, and in


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Rh their own tongue. Not even the despised leperos are neglected, but with that exquisite "touch of nature" that he possesses, he finds and acknowledges kinship with these degraded pariahs. Guillermo Prieto is not merely a poet; he has served his country on many battlefields, and was the chief counselor of Benito Juarez during the most perilous days of Mexico's national existence.

Prieto's Romancero Nacional, published about a year ago, is a collection of historical incidents related in verse, and is so highly appreciated that the Federal Government has ordered it to be used in all the national colleges.

Even now, at the advanced age of eighty-one years, Señor Prieto holds the position of Professor of Ancient and Modern History in the Military College at Chapultepec, and has not only compiled a history of Mexico, for the cadets, but has written an excellent work on political economy for the instruction of his pupils.

"The Mexican Longfellow" is Juan dc Dios Peza, whose exquisite poems are best appreciated by the aristocratic and cultivated classes. Señor Peza has now in press a volume of Indian traditions.

The distinguished philologist, Don Francisco Pimentel, is also a litérateur, but, with a noble and holy object, has devoted the greater part of his life to the study of the native Mexican languages, and now speaks twelve of the Indian dialects. Señor Pimentel has greatly encouraged the study of the Nahuatl and Ottomie languages in the Government School of Agriculture, because he fully coincides in the opinion of the great educator and philanthropist, Señor Herrera, who maintains that the only way to elevate the Indian races is to learn their native dialects and then go to their pueblos, or tribal settlements, to instruct them in those matters most essential to their mental and moral development. Señor Pimentel is a member of various scientific and literary societies in France, Germany, and the United States.

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386 quota of that invaluable history called Mexico á travers de los Siglos has just been published.

Señor Chavero has written numerous dramas and zarsuélas, several of which have been enthusiastically applauded in Cuba and the principal cities of Mexico.

Chavero's most important work, entitled A Study of the Aztec Calendar Stone, has created quite a sensation among archæologists. He maintains that this relic was an altar dedicated to the "Sun God."

The talents of Mariano Bárcena are so varied that he may justly be called the Crichton of Mexico. He had accomplished at the early age of thirty-nine a vast work in the study and application of various arts and sciences.

Señor Bárcena has acquired a brilliant reputation as a botanist and mineralogist. He has also had charge of the national observatory for several years; nevertheless he has always found time for the composition of poetry and music, and has long been a corresponding member of several scientific associations in Europe and the United States.

Since the decease of Barreda and Ramirez, who by common consent were the leaders of the new "Schools of Philosophy," the foremost philosophers in Mexico are Parra and Ramon Manterola. The former is a positivist, very austere in manner and inclined to be a recluse, while Manterola—an ardent searcher for truth, devoting the best years of his life to the study of mental and moral philosophy—aims at introducing practical reforms which will speedily ameliorate the condition of his people. Señor Manterola, as one of the editors of El Economista, has made valuable suggestions which the Federal Government adopted, thus paving the way for the recent abolition of the "Alcabalas," or Inter-State Customs. During his leisure hours Señor Manterola has written some dramas, which have been well received in Mexico; and it is even whispered that one of these dramas is to be translated for the American stage.

As a savant, a litérateur and moral reformer, few Mexicans have surpassed Padre Carrillo, a native of Yucatan. Padre Carrillo has devoted many years to the study of philology, is a member of the


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Rh Ethnological Society of New York, and a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Berlin, and of the Spanish Institute.

The journalists now residing in the Federal capital are so numerous that it will not, in this limited space, be possible to mention more than a few of the most brilliant and useful writers—such as José Maria Vigil, Ireano Paz, Arroyo de Anda, Francisco de Sosa, who is also a poet, a historian, and the biographer of many distinguished Mexicans; Enrique Chavarri, best known by his nom de plume "Juvenal;" Cassasus, whose excellent translation of Longfellow's Evangeline received the approval of El Licco Hidalgo; Garcia, editor of El Monitor Republicano: young Lombardo, who, in his Impressions During a Tour of the United States, makes a very just appreciation of our country; Alberto Bianchi, the author of a work on the United States; Juan Mateos, a publicist, poet, and novelist, whose Buccaneers of the Gulf while historically true, is a wonderful piece of word-painting; Bernabe Bravo, a facile and agreeable writer; the " Duque Job," whose real name we have forgotten; and Justo Sierra, who has won many laurels as a poet, and is the author of a history of Mexico that is considered a reliable text-book.

An entire volume might be devoted to the poets of Mexico, most of them rarely gifted men. The poems of Manuel Flores, entitled Pasionarias, equal some of the best productions of Byron. José Maria Ramirez, a popular poet during the second empire, edited La America Literaria, La Tarantula, and contributed to other journals. Later in life Ramirez professed atheism, and styled himself a philosopher.

Jesus de D. Cuevas merits distinction among the poets of the day, for his aspirations are pure and noble. Señor Cuevas has written several dramas, two of which have been translated into English.

Yucatan, the land of song and romance, is justly proud of the poet and dramatist Peon Contreras, who now resides in the Federal capital. Some of his dramas have been performed in all the large cities of the Republic, and are always well received.

Campeachy is the birthplace and present home of the gifted writer Don Pablo Araos, whose poems are not merely sentimental, but of a


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388 moral and philosophical character, evidently intended to elevate his countrymen.

Prominent among the literati of Yucatan are Señores Castellanos, Cisneros, Aldama, Sanchez Marmol, and Perez Ferrer.

The latest work of the distinguished archæologist, Peñafiel, giving illustrations and explanations of numerous Aztec hieroglyphics, was published under the auspices of the Federal Government, and is regarded as a boon to historians.

I must not omit to mention Señor Ignacio Mariscal, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who, in addition to his diplomatic abilities, has shown marked literary talent. Sharing the poetic gift common to his countrymen, he is not only the author of many meritorious works in both prose and poetry, but has also made fine translations of Longfellow's Evangeline and Poe's Raven.

Manuel Acuña was an impassioned writer of great talent, and among the modern writers none have made a stronger or more lasting impression. His betrothed becoming the wife of another during his prolonged absence was more than his soul could bear, and he took his own life, which had been rendered unendurable by her faithlessness. His poem, A Rosario, expresses the keenest pangs of disappointment mingled with undying love for the faithless one. The closing verse is eloquent of his utter wretchedness. He says: "But now that a black gulf has succeeded the entrancing dream—farewell! Love of my loves, light of my darkness, perfume of all flowers that bloomed for me! my poet's lyre, my youth, farewell!"

Mexican journalists are a bold and fearless set of men and express their disapprobation of any public cause with but little regard to consequences. Therefore the best of them may any day find themselves political prisoners in Belem.

There are but two American newspapers published in Mexico—the Two Republics, a daily, and the Mexican Financier, a weekly. The first is owned and edited by Mr. J. Mastella Clarke, the latter is the property of Boston capitalists, and ably edited by Messrs. Levy and Guernsey. These gentlemen are on very harmonious terms with the


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Rh native editorial fraternity, and belong, with them, to the "Mexican Press Association."

The Mexican newspaper reporter is not so ubiquitous and persevering as his American brother. I have known of houses being entered by lightning-rod men, sewing-machine agents, and other inevitable invaders, but an "interviewing" reporter penetrating the sanctities of a home is a thing unheard of. The rattle of the family skeleton is not a healthy subject for the versatile talents of a knight of the quill. The costumbres del pais, backed by the powerful aid of barred windows and heavy doors, forbid all such investigations, and he would as soon think of leaping into the Gulf of Mexico as daring to break through those Mede-and-Persian laws or storming those forbidding portals.

The Liceo Morelos is also an institution of merit. It unites with readings, recitations, and scientific discussions, amateur theatricals, tableaux vivants, and other social features. The latter entertainments are generally given in honor of some of its members, which include the most brilliant men of the capital, among them many journalists. Ladies, also, are numbered in its membership.

Social reunions are held in compliment to various members of the society, and every eulogistic speech relates to the person thus distinguished.

On the occasion of the birthday of Señor Augustin Arroyo de Anda, one of the most prominent members of the Mexican Press Association, he, together with his wife, was thus honored. A few of the compliments of the evening were embodied in the following flowery language:

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At these reunions the versatility of talent of Mexican writers is remarkable. One of them delivers a eulogy in prose upon some prominent person. The enthusiasm runs so high, knowing the genius of the speaker, that he is called upon, amid storms of applause, to transpose the speech into poetry, which is done upon the spot, without a moment's preparation. In the theatrical entertainments, each one takes a part, and they often play to crowded houses of friends.

Among her women writers, Mexico may well be proud of such poets as Esther Tapia de Castellanos, Señora Castro, Isabel Prieto de Landazuri, Laura Klinehaus, Refugio V. de Ortiz, and of such prose writers as Señora Flaquer, all of whose productions are an honor to their sex.

Señora Castro writes under the name of Mariposa Indiana (Indian Butterfly). She is of pure Indian origin, which fact is suggested in her nom de plume. On the eve of my departure from the capital, I was made the recipient of the following graceful little poem, written in memory of our meeting. Of course it loses much in the translation, but the sweet sentiments remain intact. The poem was accompanied


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396 The Spaniard holds his lands! Upon His fields, his flocks, his hold is tight! But, oh, this glorious golden dawn, The golden doors that close at night. His gold-hued babes, her russet breast Are his! The world may have the rest.

Mexico City, April.

It was my good fortune to meet Mr. Miller at the Mexican capital and hear him recite the above poem before it had taken form on paper. Being in deep sympathy with the subject of this chapter, he kindly presented me with an autograph copy to insert in my book. Its tender pathos and quaint versification cannot fail to be admired, and are worthy the genius and wide fame of this gifted "Poet of the Sierras."

Whether seen beneath the brilliant white sunshine of a cloudless day on his native plains, or under the mellow effulgence of the peerless Queen of Night in the valley, consecrated by the shrines of his forefathers, the "Silent Aztec Child of the Sun" presents a picture unique in the history of the world. He is the primitive man, unmoved by the march of civilization around him, but in every lineament and movement, reflects the griefs and struggles of past centuries. He lives surrounded by the traces of those mysterious races which preceded him. All speak of the mutations of the world—the subjugation of mighty powers—and he has accepted the inevitable with a sad and unresisting stoicism.

He is ever picturesque. In his mountain home engaged in pastoral pursuits, in holiday attire on his patron saint's day, or in rags under the electric lights of a great city, the traditions of the past hang over him, investing him with the interest attaching to the pathetic last man.

To-day men and women may be found with accredited documents proving their descent from Montezuma and the princes of Tezcuco, but owing to inertia their claims are unasserted.

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Afghanistan

 * The Country of the Knife
 * The Daughter of Erlik Khan
 * The Lost Valley of Iskander
 * Hawk of the Hills
 * Son of the White Wolf

Extraordinary journeys

 * Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
 * Stilfrid and Brunswik
 * Tom Sawyer Abroad

Historical adventure

 * The Blood of Belshazzar
 * Hawks of Outremer
 * Scaramouche
 * Red Blades of Black Cathay
 * The Shadow of the Vulture
 * The Lion of Tiberias
 * Blood of the Gods
 * The Count of Monte Cristo
 * Gates of Empire
 * The Sowers of Thunder
 * The Saga of Eric Brighteyes

Swashbuckling

 * The Curse of Capistrano
 * Doctor Syn

Jungle adventure

 * The Beasts of Tarzan
 * The Return of Tarzan
 * Tarzan and the Ant Men
 * Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
 * Tarzan of the Apes
 * The Son of Tarzan

Sea adventure

 * 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas
 * Captains Courageous, 1897 by Rudyard Kipling
 * Mr. Midshipman Easy
 * A Floating City
 * The Three Cutters

Pirates

 * Captain Blood
 * The Sea-Hawk
 * Black Vulmea's Vengeance
 * The Isle of Pirate's Doom
 * Treasure Island
 * Treasure Island (1911)
 * The Pirate (Marryat)
 * Swords of the Red Brotherhood
 * The Privateersman, or One Hundred Years Ago

Lost World

 * King Solomon's Mines
 * Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
 * Out of Time's Abyss
 * The People That Time Forgot
 * Journey into the Interior of the Earth
 * At the Earth's Core
 * The Return of Tarzan
 * The Lost Continent

Edisonade

 * The Huge Hunter

Planetary romance

 * The Gods of Mars
 * A Princess of Mars
 * Thuvia, Maid of Mars
 * The Warlord of Mars

Spy adventure

 * Bull-dog Drummond
 * King of the Khyber Rifles
 * The Thirty-Nine Steps

War adventure

 * The Four Feathers, 1902 by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason

Collections

 * Yule Logs

Verse

 * The Man From Snowy River, 1890 by Banjo Paterson
 * In Answer to Banjo, and Otherwise

Unsorted

 * The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
 * Allan and the Holy Flower
 * Allan Quatermain
 * Allan's Wife
 * The Cave Girl
 * The Efficiency Expert
 * The Geebung Polo Club
 * The Mission
 * The Mucker
 * The Oakdale Affair
 * Oonomoo the Huron
 * The Prisoner of Zenda, 1894 by Anthony Hope Hawkins
 * The Return of the Mucker
 * Up The Country
 * The Wizard

title: Portal:Adventure