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# The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/Novena for the Festival of Corpus Christi

Novena
FOR THE FESTIVAL OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
(To begin on Wednesday in Pentecost Week.)
O AMIABLE Jesus! who hast given us in the adorable Eucharist, so convincing a proof of thy infinite love, permit us to thank thee in the name of all thy creatures, for the blessings included in this one precious gift. We adore thee, O hidden Deity! and most ardently wish we could offer thee such love as would atone for our own offences, and those committed by all mankind against this most amiable mystery. But, my God, if all creatures are so deeply indebted to thy mercy for this adorable sacrament, how much more sensibly should we feel our obligations, since by thy special predilection we have been chosen to assemble here under the same roof with thyself, to see thee daily offered on our altars, and to receive so frequently thy precious body and blood. Convinced by these thy tender mercies that our confidence in thy goodness cannot be too great, we come now to implore of thee, by that infinite love which induced thee to institute this adorable sacrament, and by all the graces which have ever flowed from this source of every blessing, to grant us the favour we ask in this Novena.
We firmly purpose to become from this moment ​the devoted adorers of this sacrament of love, and to take thy eucharistic life for the rule and model of ours. Give us grace to honour thy silence on our altar by the spirit of recollection and prayer; thy poverty, obedience, and adorable sanctity by detachment from all things, renunciation of self-will, and horror of sin. Above all, we beseech thee, O living Bread of eternal life! to remove all obstacles to our frequently and worthily receiving thee; and to grant us so tender a devotion to this adorable mystery, that our hearts and thoughts may ever be turned to thee present on our altars, and every action of our lives be directed to the perfect accomplishment of thy holy will. Amen.
# The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/Old Irish Hymn to the Blessed Virgin

OLD IRISH HYMN TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
“In alternate measure chanting, daily sing we Mary’s praise, And, in strains of glad rejoicing, to the Lord our voices raise,
“With a two-fold choir repeating Mary’s never-dying fame, Let each ear the praises gather, which our grateful tongues proclaim.
“Judah’s ever-glorious daughter—chosen mother of the Lord— Who, to weak and fallen manhood, all its ancient worth restor'd.
“From the everlasting Father, Gabriel brought the glad decree, That, the Word divine conceiving, she should set poor sinners free.
“Of all virgins pure, the purest—ever stainless, ever bright— Still from grace to grace advancing, fairest daughter of the light.
“Wondrous title—who shall tell it—whilst the Word divine she bore, Though in mother's name rejoicing, virgin purer than before!
“By a women's disobedience, eating the forbidden tree, Was the world betray’d and ruin’d—was by woman’s aid set free.
“In mysterious mode a mother, Mary did her God conceive, By whose grace, through saving waters, men did heav’nly truth receive.
“By no empty dreams deluded, for the pearl which Mary bore, Men, all earthly wealth resigning still are rich for evermore.
“For her Son a seamless tunic Mary’s careful hand did weave; O’er that tunic ﬁercely gambling, sinners Mary’s heart did grieve.
“Clad in helmet of salvation—clad in breast-plate shining bright— May the hand of Mary guide us to the realms of endless light.
“Amen, amen, loudly cry we—may she when the ﬁght is won, O’er avenging ﬁres triumphing, lead us safely to her Son.
“Holy angels gathering round us, lo, His saving name we greet, Writ in books of life eternal, may we still that name repeat!”
BROWNE AND NOLAN, DUBLIN.
# The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/Novena of St. Patrick

Novena of St. Patrick.
O BLESSED Apostle of Ireland! glorious St. Patrick! who didst become my father and benefactor long before my birth, receive my prayers, and accept the sentiments of gratitude and veneration with which my heart is filled towards thee. Thou wert the channel of the greatest graces to me; deign then to become also the channel of my grateful thanksgivings to God for having granted me, through thee, that precious gift of faith, which is dearer than life. ​O most blessed father, and patron of my country! do not, I beseech thee, despise my weakness. Remember,that the cries of little children were the mysterious invitation thou didst receive to come among us. Listen then to my most hmnble supplications; I unite them to the praises and blessings which will ever follow thy name and thy memory throughout the Irish Church; I unite them to the prayers of the multitude of my ancestors, who now enjoy eternal bliss, and owe their salvation, under God, to thy zeal and charity. They will eternally share thy glory, because they listened to thy word, and followed thy example. Ah! since I am descended from saints, may I blush to differ from them; may I begin from this moment to love God with all my heart, and serve him with all my strength. For this end I most humbly beg thy blessing, O great St. Patrick! and thy particular intercession, for obtaining whatever grace thou seest to be most necessary for me, and also the particular intentions of this Novena. [ Name them.]
O charitable Shepherd of the Irish flock! who wouldst have laid down a thousand lives to save one soul, take my soul, and the souls of all Christians, under thy special care, and preserve us from the dreadful misfortune of sin. Thy zealous preaching provided us the blessings of religious instructions which we now enjoy; obtain that none of us may receive them in vain. Thou didst teach our ancestors to love our holy Faith, obtain for us that we may be true to it till death. I most humbly recommend to thee this country, which was so dear to thee while on earth. Protect it still; and above all, obtain for its pastors, particularly those who instruct us, the grace to walk in thy footsteps, that they may share in thy eternal bliss.
# The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer/Clerk’s Tale/Prologue

The Clerk's Prologue
"SIR CLERK of Oxford," said our host, "ye ride as shy and still as a maid newly wedded and sitting at the board. I have heard never a sound from your tongue this day. I trow ye study about some sophism; but Solomon saith: 'Every thing hath its time.' For God's sake be of better cheer; this is no time to ponder. Tell us some merry tale, by your faith; for the man that is entered into a game he needs must agree unto the terms of the game. But preach not as friars do in Lent, to make us weep for our old sins, nor so as to put us to sleep with thy tale. Tell us some merry thing of adventures. Your terms, your colours and your figures of logic keep them in store till so be ye may endite in high style, as when men write to kings. Speak at this time I pray you so plain that we may understand what ye say."
This worthy clerk answered courteously: "Host," quoth he, "I am under your rod; ye have the governance of us at this time, and therefore will I render you obedience as far, certainly, as reason asketh. I will tell you a tale which I learned at Padua from a worthy clerk, as his words and his work have proved him. He is dead now and nailed in his chest. I pray God give peace to his soul!
"Francis Petrarch was the name of this clerk, the laureate poet whose sweet rhetoric illumined all Italy with poetry, as Linian did with philosophy or law or some other special art. But death, that will not suffer us to dwell here but, as it were, the ​twinkling of an eye, hath slain both of them ; in like wise must he slay all of us.
"But to tell forth as I began of this worthy clerk that taught me this tale, I say that first ere he writeth the body of his tale he enditeth with high style a proem, in the which he describeth Pemond and the country of Saluces and speaketh of Apennine, the high hills that be the bounds of west Lombardy; and in special of Mount Vesulus, where from a small spring the Po taketh its rise and source, ever increasing in its flow eastward toward Emelia, Ferrare and Venice. All of which were a long thing to describe. And truly, in my judgment, methinketh it an impertinent thing, save that he wisheth to introduce his subject. But this is his tale, which ye may hear."
# The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer/Franklin’s Tale/Prologue

The Franklin's Prologue
The Prologue of the Franklin's Tale.
THESE gentle Bretons in the old time made lays of diverse adventures, rhymed in their early Breton tongue; which lays they sang to their instruments, or else read them for their delight; and one of them I have in remembrance which I shall relate with good-will as best I am able. But, sirs, sith I am a homespun man, I pray you at my beginning to excuse me for my rude speech. Sure I learned never rhetoric; what I speak must be bare and plain; I slept never on the mount of Parnassus, nor learned Marcus Tullius Cicero. Colours I know none, in sooth, but such colours as grow in the mead, or else such as men dye or paint. Colours of rhetoric be too dainty for me ; my spirit discerneth naught of such matter. But if ye list ye shall hear my tale.
# The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer/Nun’s Priest’s Tale/Epilogue

Epilogue to the Nun's Priest's Tale
"Sir Nun's Priest," said our host anon, "blessed be thy breech! This was a merry tale of Chaunticleer. But if thou were secular, by my truth, thou wouldst be a lusty fellow with the dames. See what brawn hath this gentle priest, so great a neck and such a broad breast! He glanceth with his eyes like a sparrow-hawk. He needeth not to dye his colour with brasil, nor with dye of Portugal. Now, sir, fair befall you for your tale."
And after that, with a look full merry, he said to another as ye shall hear.
# The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer/Nun’s Priest’s Tale/Prologue

The Prologue of the Nun's Priest's Tale
"HO! good sir, no more of this," quoth the Knight. "What ye have told us, in sooth, is enough and to spare, for a little of heavy cheer sufficeth for most folk, I ween. As for me, I say it is a great distress to hear of the sudden fall, alas! of them who were wont to be in great wealth and ease. But the contrary is joy and great delight, as when a man, who hath been in poor estate, climbeth up and waxeth prosperous, and there in prosperity abideth. Such a thing, as it seemeth me, is gladsome; and of such a thing it were goodly to speak."
"Yea!" quoth our host, "by Saint Paul's bell, ye say right sooth ; this monk, he clappeth his tongue with a din, and speaketh of how 'fortune covered with a cloud' something—I wot never what; and also ye heard but now of a 'Tragedy,' and pardee, no help is it for to bewail nor lament that which is done ; and eke, as ye have said, it is a pain to hear the heaviness. Sir Monk, no more of this, for the love of God; your tale annoyeth all of us. Such talking is not worth a butterfly, for there is no mirth therein, nor disport. Wherefore, Sir Monk—or whatsoever your name be, Dan Piers—I pray you heartily tell us somewhat else, for verily, if it were not for the clinking of the bells that hang on your bridle all about—by the King of heaven that died for us all!—I should have fallen down ere this for sleep into the slough, however miry it were. Then had your tale been all told in vain, for certainly as these clerks say : 'Where a man hath no audience, ​it helpeth him naught to speak his mind.' But I wot well I shall know a good tale when I hear one. Sir, say somewhat of hunting, I pray you."
"Nay," quoth the monk, "I list not to sport; let another tell a tale now, sith I have told."
Then spake our host with his rude broad speech, and said unto the Nun's Priest: "Come nearer, thou priest; come hither, thou Sir John; tell us such a thing as may glad our hearts. Though thou ride on a jade, be blithe! What though thy horse be both foul and lank, reck not a bean, if he will serve thee. Whatever be, look that thy heart be merry!"
"Yes, sir," quoth he. "Yes, host, by my spurs! In sooth, if I be not merry, may I be chid." And right anon he hath broached his tale, and thus he said unto all of us, this sweet priest, this goodly man, Sir John.
# The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer/Franklin’s Tale/Words

The Words of the Franklin
Here follow the words of the Franklin to the Squire, and the words of the Host to the Franklin.
"IN faith, Squire, thou hast quit thee well and frankly I praise full high thy discretion," quoth the Franklin. "Considering thy youth, sir, I applaud thee. Thou speakest so feelingly that, to my thinking, there is none of us that shall be thy peer in eloquence, if thou live ; God give thee good fortune and send thee continuance in virtue, for I have great delight of thy speech. I have a son and, by the Trinity, I had liefer than twenty pound worth of land, though right now it were fallen to my lot, that he were a man of such understanding as ye. Fie on possession, unless withal a man be virtuous. I have chid my son, and yet shall, for he list not hearken to virtue; but to play at dice is his wont and to spend and lose all that he hath, and he had liefer talk with a page than commune with any gentle wight where he might have true gentle breeding."
"Straw for your gentle breeding!" quoth our host. "What, Franklin? pardee, sir, well thou wottest that each of you must tell at least a tale or two, or else break his word."
"Sir," quoth the Franklin, "that know I well. I pray you have me not in disdain though I speak to this man a word or two."
"Tell on thy tale without more words."
"Gladly," quoth he, "sir host, I submit unto your will; now hark what I say. I will not withstand you in any way as far as my wits will suffice me. I pray God it may please you, then wot I well it is good enough."
# The Case of Jemmy the Rockman

Birmingham Daily Post, 10 January 1859
The Case of "Jemmy the Rockman."—Our readers are aware that the Mayor and the Town Clerk have been in communication with the army authorities, with the view of obtaining for "Jemmy the Rockman" a portion of the arrears of his pension as a soldier, voluntarily relinquished by him in a rather romantic way. Marrying a woman possessed of some property, he fancied he ought not to be a burden to his country any longer, and in 1824 he declined to receive his pension. It was not till 1844 that he sought to be reinstated, his wife having died many years before. His present wife, a poor paralytic, requires such nursing and attention as Jemmy cannot, afford to give her, and it was thought that if a portion of the twenty years' arrears could be obtained, this might prevent the aged couple ending their days in the Workhouse—an asylum which both seem to dread. The Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, however, cannot allow romance or high-minded eccentricity to interfere with routine), and unless some local effort, is made, Jemmy will have to hand his wife over to the parish. The following the letter received from Chelsea :—
"Royal Hospital, Chelsea, S. W., 20th December, 1853.
"Sir,--I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, relative to James Guidney, and to acquaint you that it appears, upon reference to the Hospital books, that he voluntarily relinquished his pension in the year 1824, and was not restored to the pension list until the year 1844, whereby he would have evaded any call or examination of the out-pensioners to which they were liable, and the Commissioner of lists Hospital, with reference to their practice in similar cases, regret that they have no authority to grant him any arrears of pension for the above period of twenty year; during which he ceased, of his own accord, to be a pensioner of this establishment.
"I have the honor to be, Sir, "Your most obedient servant, "A. J. Moorhead, Secretary and Registrar.
"Sir John Ratcliff, Mayor of Birmingham."
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# The Case of Jennie Brice (serial, Everybody's)

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As serialized in Everybody's' Magazine, 1912 Oct to 1913 Jan. The ad referred to in the Editor's Note can be found in the Talk page.
The CASE of JENNIE BRICE
by
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
ILLUSTRATIONS BY FREDERIC DORR STEELE
Editors Note:—Here's a real detective story. It isn't just the wonderful plot that Mary Roberts Rinehart has told in "The Case of Jennie Brice" which we urge you to read. It is also the atmospheric picture of Pittsburgh in flood time, the vivid characterization of Mrs. Pitman, the boarding-house keeper; the humanness of Mr. Holcombe, and the keen portrayal of the various people who are interwoven in this exciting drama. Mrs. Rinehart has presented a picture here with all the life-truth of a Meissonier. Her people and her background are brilliantly drawn; her action is thrilling.
There are $10,000 in prizes awaiting ingenious readers of "The Case of Jennie Brice." You will find the details in the display sheets of the advertising section.
* Part I
* Part II
* Part III
* Part IV
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# The Civilta and the Restless

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United States Supreme Court
103 U.S. 699
The Civilta and the Restless
APPEALS from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
Mr. William Allen Butler for the 'Civilta.'
Mr. Lucius E. Chittenden for the 'Restless.'
Mr. Robert D. Benedict, contra.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

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# The Clandestine Marriage

a comedy that was first performed in 1766 at Drury Lane. The play was inspired by a series of pictures by William Hogarth entitled Marriage à-la-mode that satirized British society.
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THE
Clandeſtine Marriage,
A
COMEDY.
(Price One Shilling and Six-pence.)
THE
Clandeſtine Marriage,
A
COMEDY.
As it is Acted at the
Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
by
GEORGE COLMAN
and
DAVID GARRICK.
Huc adhibe vultus, et in unâ parce duobus: Vivat, et ejuſdem ſimus uterque parens!Ovid.
LONDON:
Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, in the Strand; R. Baldwin, in Pater-noſter-Row; R. Davis, in Piccadilly; and T. Davies, in Ruſſel-Street, Covent-Garden.
M.DCC.LXVI.
Advertiſement.
HOGARTH's Marriage-a-la-mode has before furniſhed Materials to the Author of a Novel, publiſhed ſome Years ago, under the Title of The Marriage-Act: But as that Writer perſued a very different Story, and as his Work was chiefly deſigned for a Political Satire, very little Uſe could be made of it for the Service of this Comedy.
In Juſtice to the Perſon, who has been conſidered as the ſole Author, the Party, who has hitherto lain concealed, thinks it incumbent on him to declare, that the Diſclofure of his Name was, by his own Deſire, reſerved till the Publication of the Piece.
Both the Authors, however, who have before been ſeparately honoured with the Indulgence of the Publick, now beg Leave to make their joint Acknowledgements for the very favourable Reception of the Clandestine Marriage.
Dramatis Perſonæ.
| Lord Ogleby, | Mr. King. |
| Sir John Melvil, | Mr. Holland. |
| Sterling, | Mr. Yates. |
| Lovewell, | Mr. Powell. |
| Canton, | Mr. Baddeley. |
| Bruſh, | Mr. Palmer. |
| Serjeant Flower, | Mr. Love. |
| Traverſe, | Mr. Lee. |
| Trueman, | Mr. Aickin. |
| Mrs. Heidelberg, | Mrs. Clive. |
| Miſs Sterling, | Miſs Pope. |
| Fanny, | Mrs. Palmer. |
| Betty, | Mrs. ——— |
| Chambermaid, | Miſs. Plym. |
| Truſty, | Miſs. Mills. |
Contents:
Prologue Act I Act II Act III Act IV Act V Epilogue
Books printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, in the Strand; and R. Baldwin, in Pater-noſter-Row.
1.THE COMEDIES of TERENCE, tranſlated into Familiar Blank Verſe. With Notes, and the Life of Terence. By GEORGE COLMAN. In One Volume in Quarto, elegantly printed, and illuſtrated with Eight Copper-Plates. [Price One Guinea in Boards.]
2. The Connoisseur. 4 Vols. Price 12 s. bound.
3. The Jealous Wife, a Comedy. Price 1 s. 6d.
4. Polly Honeycomb, a Farce. Price 1 s.
5. The Musical Lady, a Farce. Price 1 s.
6. The Deuce is in him, a Farce. Price 1 s.
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# The Babyhood of Wild Beasts/Foreword

FOREWORD
I believe that every normal human child is born with a natural love for wild animals, and a desire to know them intimately. That this universal instinct sometimes is suppressed, and its tendrils often reach out in vain for something to which to cling, is not the fault of human nature, but environment. It is because of that pathetic desire to know the beautiful wild creatures of the world that we have zoological parks and gardens.
The child or the adult who grows up, lives, and dies without having had a chance to become personally acquainted with a lot of interesting wild animals, loses much out of life.
All healthy children are interested in animals, but most of all are they interested in young animals. Naturally, also, it is the wild babies that appeal most strongly to the great universal motherhood instinct in woman, both tame and wild. I once knew personally a black bear cub ​that was literally nursed in the depths of a snowy Maine forest by a human foster mother, along with a human foster sister; and both were happy ever after.
If a woman can not write of jungle babies sympathetically and understandingly, who can? With Miss McNally, the love for wild animals and their offspring is no passing fancy, nor a fad of a day or an hour. It is good to know how the little four-handed and four-footed fold impress a perfectly normal, genuine and old-fashioned American girl. It is no cause for wonder that her acquaintance with wild animals should have created a desire to set forth their babies, in word and picture, for the pleasure of others.
Let us hope that old-fashioned human and humane interest in our living wild animals never will die, and that our love for young animals will never grow old. The better we know wild animals in life, the less we will fill like reducing them to a state of death,—and of minimum interest!
WILLIAM T. HORNADAY
# The Babylonian Conception of Heaven and Hell

The Ancient East
No. IV
THE BABYLONIAN CONCEPTION
OF HEAVEN AND HELL
BY
DR. ALFRED JEREMIAS
The Ancient East
Under this title is being issued a series of short, popular, but thoroughly scientific studies, by the leading scholars of Germany, setting forth the recent discoveries and investigations in Babylonian, Assyrian and Egyptian History, Religion, and Archeology, especially as they bear upon the traditional views of early Eastern History. The German originals have been appearing during the last eighteen months. The English translations made by Miss Jane Hutchison have been submitted in each case to the Authors, and embody their latest views. Short, helpful bibliographies are added. Each study consists of some 64 to 80 pages, crown 8vo, and costs 1s. sewed, or 1s. 6d. cloth.
The following are issued:
the
BABYLONIAN CONCEPTION
OF HEAVEN AND HELL
BY
ALFRED JEREMIAS, Ph.D.
PASTOR OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH
AUTHOR OF "BABYLONISCH-ASSYRISCHEN VORSTELLUNGEN
VOM LEBEN NACH DEM TODE,"
AND OF THE ARTICLES
"IZDUBAR," "ISHTAR," ETC., IN ROSCHER'S "LEXICON"
TRANSLATED BY J. HUTCHISON
LONDON: DAVID NUTT
57–59 LONG ACRE
1902
CONTENTS
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