Historical documents, now priceless, were often used as wrapping paper. Rescued by chance was a letter of Columbus telling of his voyages - of the amazing bargains made with timid natives -- of Amazon women who fought like men and made marriage treaties with cannibals. (Volume 43, Harvard Classics)
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Introductory Note: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Life Is a Dream (Act I, Scene I), by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Introductory Note: Thomas Henry Huxley
Science and Culture, by Thomas Henry Huxley
Introductory Note: Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince (Ch. 1-3), by Niccolo Machiavelli
Introductory Note: Michael Faraday
Magnetism—Electricity, by Michael Faraday
Introductory Note: William Hazlitt
Of Persons One Would Wish to Have Seen, by William Hazlitt
Introductory Note: American Historical Documents
Washington’s First Inaugural Address, by George Washington
Introductory Note: The Thousand and One Nights
The Thousand and One Nights
Introductory Note: The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Ecclesiastes (Ch. 1-5)
Introductory Note: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beauty, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Introductory Note: David Hume
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Of Miracles), by David Hume
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