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# Zinzendorff and Other Poems/Sailor's Hymn

SAILOR'S HYMN.
"Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord."—Psalm cxxx.
The tempest beat against my bark,
 The wrathful winds were high,
And threatening blasts, like couriers brought
 Dark tidings from the sky;
And hoarsely o'er my sinking head
 Roll'd on the thundering sea,
Then, from the regions of the dead,
 Oh Lord! I cried to thee.
The faithless Sun, behind the cloud
 Withdrew his guiding light,
And every star its lamp withheld
 From that portentous night.
They fled, and left me all alone
 In darkness, and in fear,
And so I told my woes to God,
 And He vouchsafed to hear.
Yes, from the lowest depths, to Him
 I rais'd a fervent cry,
Why should a helpless worm despair,
 When such a friend is nigh?
# Zinzendorff and Other Poems/Prisoners' Evening Hymn

PRISONERS' EVENING HYMN.
Written for the Females in the Connecticut State Prison.
The silent curtains of the night
 Each lonely cell surround,
God's dwelling is in perfect light,
 His mercy hath no bound.
Still on the sinful and the vile
 His daily bounties fall,
Still comes the sun with cheerful smile
 Dispensing good to all.
The way of wickedness is hard,
 Its bitter fruits we know,
Shame in this world is its reward,
 And in the future, woe.
Oh Thou! who see'st us while we pay
 The penance of our guilt,
Cast not our souls condemn'd away,
 Christ's blood for us was spilt.
Deep root within a heart subdued
 May true repentance take,
And be its fruits a life renew'd,
 For the Redeemer's sake.
Uplift our spirits from the ground,
 Give to our darkness, light,
Oh Thou! whose mercies have no bound,
 Preserve us safe this night.
# Zinzendorff and Other Poems/Queen Elizabeth and the Countess of Nottingham

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND THE COUNTESS OF NOTTINGHAM.
Death stood beneath a lordly dome
 As pitiless and dread,
As when within some cottage-home
 He smites the peasant's head:
"Haste! Call the queen!" a hollow tone
 Of fainting anguish cried,
And she who sat on England's throne
 Came to the sufferer's side.
The dying Countess strove in vain
 Her last request to speak,
Till tears of woe with dews of pain
 Blent on her ashen cheek:
At length her quivering hand unclos'd,
 And lo! a ring was there,
Of rare and radiant gems compos'd,
 Such as a king might wear.
"He, for whose hand this ring was meet,
 I dare not name his name
Once bade me lay it at your feet
 To spare the scaffold's shame;
But I—and be my sin reveal'd,
 And my repentance keen,
In bitter hate the pledge conceal'd,
 Oh pardon! gracious Queen!"
What might that jewel'd toy restore
 Within the royal heart?
Did buried love revive once more
 In that convulsive start? But none may scan her spirit's frame
 As that fond gift she view'd,
While back her idol Essex came
 From his dark grave of blood!
Again that noble form appear'd
 In homage at her feet,
Again his manly voice she heard
 In murmur'd flattery sweet;
His warm lips press the fatal ring,
 Bright tears suffuse his eye,
Broke she the promise of a king?
 And did that favorite die?
Down, Fancy down! her cheek is pale!
 Her haughty soul doth quake,
The horrors of thy scenery veil,
 The fearful torpor break,
That seems along her brow to steal,
 But lo! with sudden strife,
In all its rash, ungovern'd zeal
 Dire Anger sprang to life.
Revenge, amazement and remorse
 Each warring thought distrest,
And every heart-string's rebel force
 Made conflict in her breast;
Fierce passions o'er her features spread
 As with a frantic grasp
She shook the dying in her bed
 Even at the latest gasp.
With flashing eyes and tottering knees
 She shriek'd in accents shrill
"God may forgive you, if he please
 But no! I never will."
Convulsion like a blighting frost
 Upon the sufferer fell,
And with one groan the wretched ghost
 Bade its blanch'd corpse farewell.
Yet scarce a few more suns serene
 O'er the proud palace sped,
When lo! high Tudor's haughty Queen
 Was with the crownless dead;
Yes! the implacable did stand
 Before that Judge in Heaven
Who gave the great, the dread command
 "Forgive! and be forgiven."
# Zinzendorff and Other Poems/Religious Tracts

RELIGIOUS TRACTS.
They descend to the humblest lot,
 They are found in the proudest dome,
And free to the hearth of the lowliest cot,
 Like the beam of Heaven they come.
When the way-side beggar wails
 They are with him in his care,
To tell of a refuge that never fails,
 Of a wealth he may freely share.
In the sailor's chest they sleep,
 They check his ribald-song,
They kindle a flame in his musing breast,
 'Mid the night watch cold and long.
Like the light-wing'd bird they rove
 Untir'd from zone to zone,
With links of love they enchain the world
 To Mercy's changeless throne.
# Zinzendorff and Other Poems/The Babe bereaved of its Mother

THE BABE BEREAVED OF ITS MOTHER.
Fair is the tint of bloom,
 That decks thy brow, my child;
And bright thine eye looks forth from sleep,
 Still eloquent and mild;
But she, who would have joy'd
 Those opening charms to see,
And clasp'd thee in her sheltering arms
 With rapture—where is she?
To heed thine every want
 The watch of Love is near,
And all thy feeble plaints are heard
 With sympathy sincere;
Yet she, to whom that care
 Had been most deeply dear,
Who bare thee on her ceaseless prayer,
 The mother—is not here.
Soon will these lips of rose
 Their new-born speech essay,
But when thy little hopes and fears
 Win forth their lisping way,
The ear that would have lov'd
 Their dove-like music best,
Lies mouldering in the lowly bed
 Of death's unbroken rest.
Babe!—tho' thou may'st not call
 Thy mother from the dead,
Yet canst thou learn the way she went,
 And in her footsteps tread;
For sure that path will lead
 Up to a glorious home,
Where happy spirits never part,
 And evil cannot come.
Her's was the hope that glows
 Unwavering and serene,
The chasten'd spirit's meek repose
 In every changeful scene;
Her's was the victor-power
 When mortal anguish came,—
Child!—be thy holy trust thro' life,
 Thy peace in death, the same.
# Wilson v. Blair/Opinion of the Court

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* Opinion of the Court
United States Supreme Court
119 U.S. 387
Wilson v. Blair
Our jurisdiction in this case depends on the value of the matter in dispute. Final judgment was entered in the action, May 24, 1884. At that time there was nothing in the record to show the value. On the sixteenth of September, 1884, on motion, leave was given the defendant in the court below to file affidavits of value that day, and the plaintiff to file counteraffidavits in 20 days. This was good practice, and, if oftener adopted, would save trouble to parties and to us. Under this leave, and others of a similar character, which were afterwards granted, a considerable number of affidavits were filed by both parties. The affidavits were contradictory, some having a tendency to prove that the value was more than $5,000, and others that it was less. On the fifth of May, 1885, the district judge, without formally deciding the question of value, allowed a writ of error, thus sending the case here on the affidavits, free from any decision whatever by the court below as to their effect. In this respect the case differs from Gage v. Pumpelly, 108 U.S. 164, S.C.. 2 Sup. Ct. Rep. 390, where the appeal was allowed by the court in session after considering the affidavits, and from Zeigler v. Hopkins, 117 U.S. 683, S.C. 6 Sup. Ct. Rep. 919, where the value was found as one of the facts in the case.
The burden of showing jurisdiction is on the plaintiff in error. He must establish as a fact by a fair preponderance of testimony that the value of the property in dispute exceeds $5,000. This he has not done. Two witnesses swear that the property is worth more than $6,000, and eight that it is worth $5,000, 'or more.' These are for the plaintiff in error; but there are eight on the other side who say it is worth only from about $3,000 to about $3,500, and the certificate of the county clerk shows that it was valued for taxation in 1884 at only $700. Under these circumstances, we think the decided preponderance of the evidence is against our jurisdiction, and the motion to dismiss is therefore granted. Dismissed.

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# Wilson v. Blair

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United States Supreme Court
119 U.S. 387
Wilson v. Blair
C. O. Wheedon, for plaintiff in error.
L. A. Groff and C. S. Montgomery, for defendant in error.
WAITE, C. J.

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# Zuñi

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This is a disambiguation page. It lists works that share the same title. If an article link referred you here, please consider editing it to point directly to the intended page.
* "Zuñi Indians," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
* "Zuñi," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
# Zwei Neujahrsnächte

From Gespensterbuch volume 4 (1811).
English-language translations of Zwei Neujahrsnächte include:
* "New Year’s Eve: The Omens" translated by L. D. (1824) (external scan)
* "The Two New Year’s Nights" translated anonymously (1839)
# Zwei Herren für einen Hund

English-language translations of Zwei Herren für einen Hund include:
* "Mr. Schnackenberger; or, Two Masters for One Dog" translated by Thomas De Quincey (1823)
** "Mr. Schnackenberger; or, Two Masters for One Dog" (Part One)
** "Mr. Schnackenberger; or, Two Masters for One Dog" (Part Two)
* "The Dog With Two Masters" translated by Sperans (1824)
** "The Dog With Two Masters" (Part One)
** "The Dog With Two Masters" (Part Two)
** "The Dog With Two Masters" (Part Three)
** "The Dog With Two Masters" (Part Four)
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# Zwicker v. Boll

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## Dissenting Opinion

    Douglas
United States Supreme Court
391 U.S. 353
Zwicker et al. v. Boll, District Attorney of Dane County et al.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
No. 573, Misc. Argued: N/A --- Decided: May 20, 1968
270 F. Supp. 131, affirmed.
Melvyn Zarr, William M. Kunstler, and Anthony G. Amsterdam for appellants.
Bronson C. La Follette, Attorney General of Wisconsin, and William A. Platz, Thomas A. Lockyear, and Charles A. Bleck, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellees.
PER CURIAM.

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# Ūtfæreldes Lēoþ

Old English verse translation of the Biblical Book of Exodus. Compare the Old English verse translation of Genesis: Gecyndbēc Lēoþ.
# Śakuntalā

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अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् (Abhijñānaśākuntalam, "The Recognition of Śakuntalā") is a classical Sanskrit drama by Kālidāsa, and is regarded as a crowing achievement of Sanskrit literature.
English-language translations of अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् include:

## Compilations

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# Ƿidsið

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Old English poem, surviving only in the Exeter Book.
* "Widsith", translated to modern English by Francis Barton Gummere in The Oldest English Epic (1909).
* "Widsith", original Old English, in The Exeter Book (ed.) by Tony Jebson (1995).
# "N" Rays/Introduction by the Translator

INTRODUCTION BY THE TRANSLATOR
In writing this English version of Blondlot's communications to the French Academy, the translator's constant endeavour has been to preserve that simplicity and straightforwardness which render the original a model of scientific exposition. That this object has been attained he will not venture to assert, but he hopes that, at any rate, the reader will be enabled to follow the successive stages of thought in the mind of the discoverer as he progresses from experiment to experiment in a hitherto unexplored domain. If this hope be fulfilled, the book will be welcome not only to those who desire to make acquaintance with "N" rays, but also to all lovers of scientific research, as well as to ​beginners who wish to attain to scientific methods.
The translator has to thank sincerely Professor Reinold, who has been kind enough to revise the translation, and suggest several valuable improvements.
# "N" Rays/How the Action of "N" Rays Ought to be Observed

How the Action of "N" Rays should be observed
It is indispensable in these experiments to avoid all strain on the eye, all effort, whether visual or for eye accommodation, and in no way to try to fix the eye upon the luminous source, whose variations in glow one wishes to ascertain. On the contrary, one must, so to say, see the source without looking at it, and even direct one's glance vaguely in a neighbouring direction. The observer must play an absolutely passive part, under penalty of seeing nothing. Silence should be observed as much as possible. Any smoke, and especially tobacco smoke, must be carefully avoided, as being liable to perturb or even entirely to mask the effect of the "N" rays. When viewing the screen or luminous object, no attempt at eye-accommodation should be made. In fact, the observer should ​accustom himself to look at the screen just as a painter, and in particular an "impressionist" painter, would look at a landscape. To attain this requires some practice, and is not an easy task. Some people, in fact, never succeed.
# "Morning"—means "Milking"—to the Farmer—

"Morning" — means "Milking" — to the Farmer — Dawn — to the Teneriffe — Dice — to the Maid — Morning means just Risk — to the Lover — Just revelation — to the Beloved —
Epicures — date a Breakfast — by it — Brides — an Apocalypse — Worlds — a Flood — Faint-going Lives — Their Lapse from Sighing — Faith — The Experiment of Our Lord
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# "N" Rays/Complementary Notes

Complementary Notes.
(1) As mentioned in the Preliminary Notice and as will be seen in the later communications, the properties attributed in the present paper to "X" rays, belong not to these rays, but to a new kind of rays, to which I have given the name of "N" rays. The experiments are correct, and the rectification only applies to the nature of the rays which have been studied.
(2) What I attributed then to "S" rays is, in reality, due to diffused "N" rays. The rotation of the plane of polarization of "N" rays by active substances is perhaps very great, since their wave-lengths are very small. It may be, then, that the angles I have observed are merely the remainders obtained by subtracting 360° once or several times from the real rotations. For the same reason, the rotations in a contrary direction could be apparent only. Investigation on this point remains still to be carried out; the operations should be conducted successively on each of the homogeneous pencils resulting from the dispersion of a pencil of "N" rays by an aluminium prism. The existence of magnetic rotatory polarization has recently been shown by M. H. Bagard, whose investigations are still in progress. (C. R. t. cxxxviii.)
(3) Unpolished mica arrests a pencil of "N" rays; these are not, however, absorbed, but only diffused, as in the case of light.
(4) Rock-salt is in reality transparent. What had at first misled me was that the plate of salt I used, having been sawn out of a large block, had remained unpolished. In this state it was only translucent, whether for "N" rays or for light. When polished with wet paper, it becomes transparent both for "N" rays and light; when the polish disappears, it becomes translucent again.
​(5) As I state in the text, these rough data on the transparency of different substances will have to be completed by new experiments methodically conducted. I have since found that copper continues to transmit "N" rays emitted by a Nernst lamp, even when used in thicknesses of 65 cms.; that, similarly, glass is very transparent, etc. M. Bichat has studied the transparency of various bodies; in particular, he has ascertained that the opacity of a sheet of lead is due to the fact that it is superficially covered with oxide and carbonate. Metallic lead lets pass certain of the "N" radiations. (See C. R. t. cxxxviii. p. 548, February 29, 1904.)
(6) See the communications of May 25 and June 15, 1903.
(7) I have since found that, on the contrary, "N" rays have much shorter wave-lengths than those of light. (See my communication of January 18, 1904 (p. 53 of the present volume).)
(8) See note above (7).
(9) The phosphorescence may be intense, provided it be not at its maximum.
(10) The piece of gold must of course be also receiving the "N" rays.
(11) These researches have since been communicated to the Academy of Sciences. (See C. R. t. cxxxvii. p. 1049, December 24, 1903.)
(12) According to some experiments which I have made with an aluminium lens on rays issuing from a knife-blade, these should have very large indices. M. Charpentier has found that wet cardboard transmits these rays. These questions remain to be studied.
# "N" Rays/Instructions for Making Phosphorescent Screens

Instructions for Making Phosphorescent Screens adapted for the Observation of "N" Rays
(1) If one proposes only to ascertain the production of "N" rays in given circumstances, a phosphorescent screen, made as follows, may be used with advantage: some powdered calcium sulphide is mixed with collodion, diluted with ether, so as to form a very thin paste; then, with a water-colour brush, drops of this paste are painted on blackened cardboard, so as to produce stains several millimetres in diameter, close to each other. The screen then presents the aspect of a spotted fabric. If, after being exposed to light, it is examined in a dark room, and in perfect silence, some of the spots will appear less luminous than the others. Usually, some will not seem to be sharply separated from their neighbours, but will form a sort of confused nebula less visible than the rest. Now, if one speaks aloud ​or whistles, or if a knife, or a slightly bent stick, or the clenched fist, etc., be brought near to the cardboard, all the spots will become distinct and more luminous; the nebula resolves itself. When the rays are suppressed, the screen resumes its former aspect.
(2) To obtain large, uniformly luminous screens, the process is similar to the one adopted for painting in Indian ink; a coating of the mixture of sulphide and collodium, made very thin by the addition of ether, is spread out as uniformly as possible with a water-colour brush. When this layer is dry, a second is applied, and so on until the screen appears uniformly luminous. The thinner the coatings, and the greater their number, the better the result.
(3) To measure the refractive indices and wave-lengths, I use very narrow slits filled with calcium sulphide. Two rectangular plates of aluminium are placed side by side on a small board, so that their edges are in contact. A little of the metal was previously filed off one plate, so that when the plates were in position, a slit was formed between them 2 cms. long and ​only about ${\tfrac {1}{15}}$ mm. broad. A recess has first been made in the board, just where the slit lies, so that the latter is free on both sides. The two plates being first brought within a small distance of each other, some powdered calcium sulphide is packed in between them, after which they are pressed against each other, and maintained with screws, which keep them in contact with the board. The compressed sulphide remains in the slit, and is exposed to sunlight, after the excess has been removed. An extremely narrow phosphorescent slit is thus obtained.
# "John Bull" on Bears

Extracted from the Adventure magazine, Oct 30 1923, p. 58: an article / filler.
"JOHN BULL" ON BEARS
by Faunce Rochester
ONE of the guides for the Red River expedition of 1852, called "John Bull," was a famous bear-hunter and regaled the officers with many stories. One of the officers in his journal says that the guide's statements were repeated to him by several Indians, in whose veracity he had much confidence. He adds, "I have no doubt they are strictly true."
The guide said the black bear had greater sagacity than almost any other quadruped. Before making a bed the bear always goes several hundred yards with the wind, the officers were told, "at a distance from his track." Any enemy approaching along his track must come with the wind and be detected by the animal's keen nose.
When a black bear hides in a cave in earth or rocks and a hunter tries to smoke him out the bear will not rush forth to be shot, but, masked from view by the smoke, will come as far as the smoldering fire, put it out with his forepaws and then return to his hiding-place.
John, it must be admitted, rather weakened his case when he described the behavior of the bear on being pursued by a hunter into a cave.
The hunter in addition to his rifle of course carried a torch. Instead of being a very dangerous adventure for the hunter, John insisted the bear, on beholding the light, would sit upright and hold his paws over his face and eyes and remain motionless so long as the torch burned. Without risk the hunter approached close and slaughtered the foolish fellow.
Why a hunter should bother to "smoke" out the bear when he can so conveniently crawl into the hole and kill him without risk John is not recorded as saying.
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# 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Barometric Light

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​BAROMETRIC LIGHT, the luminous glow emitted by mercury in a barometer tube when shaken. It was first observed by Jean Picard, and formed the subject of many experiments at the hands of Francis Hawksbee. The latter showed that the Torricellian vacuum was not essential to the phenomenon, for the same glow was apparent when mercury was shaken with air only partially rarefied. The glow is an effect of the electricity generated by the friction of the mercury and the air in the barometer tube.