29 BCTHE GEORGICSby VirgilGEORGIC IWhat makes the cornfield smile; beneath what starMaecenas, it is meet to turn the sodOr marry elm with vine; how tend the steer;What pains for cattle-keeping, or what proofOf patient trial serves for thrifty bees;-Such are my themes.O universal lightsMost glorious! ye that lead the gliding yearAlong the sky, Liber and Ceres mild,If by your bounty holpen earth once changedChaonian acorn for the plump wheat-ear,...　

Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsEdwin A. Abbott (1838-1926. English scholar, theologian, and writer.)ToThe Inhabitants of SPACE IN GENERALAnd H. C. IN PARTICULARThis Work is DedicatedBy a Humble Native of FlatlandIn the Hope thatEven as he was Initiated into the MysteriesOf THREE DimensionsHaving been previously conversantWith ONLY TWOSo the Citizens of that Celestial Region...　

THE COMPARISON OF SERTORIUS WITH EUMENESby Plutarchtranslated by John DrydenTHESE are the most remarkable passages that are come to ourknowledge concerning Eumenes and Sertorius. In comparing theirlives, we may observe that this was common to them both; that beingaliens, strangers, and banished men, they came to be commanders ofpowerful forces, and had the leading of numerous and warlike armies,made up of divers nations. This was peculiar to Sertorius, that thechief command was, by his whole party, freely yielded to him, as tothe person of the greatest merit and renown, whereas Eumenes had...　

On Books and the Housing of Themby William Ewart GladstoneIn the old age of his intellect (which atthis point seemed to taste a little ofdecrepitude), Strauss declared [1] that the doctrine ofimmortality has recently lost the assistanceof a passable argument, inasmuch as it hasbeen discovered that the stars are inhabited;for where, he asks, could room now be foundfor such a multitude of souls? Again, in viewof the current estimates of prospectivepopulation for this earth, some people have begun toentertain alarm for the probable condition ofEngland (if not Great Britain) when she gets(say) seventy millions that are allotted to her...　

The Peterkin Papers By Lucretia P. HaleMrs. Peterkin Puts Salt into Her Coffee.Dedicated To Meggie (The Daughter of The Lady From Philadelphia) To Whom These Stories Were First ToldThe Peterkin Papers By Lucretia P. HalePreface to The Second Edition of The Peterkin PapersTHE first of these stories was accepted by Mr. Howard M. Ticknor for the "Young Folks." They were afterwards continued in numbers of the "St. Nicholas."A second edition is now printed, containing a new paper, which has never before been published, "The Peterkins at the Farm."It may be remembered that the Peterkins originally hesitated about publishing their Family Papers,　

The Vested Interests and the Common Manby Thorstein Veblen1919Chapter 1The Instability of Knowledge and BeliefAs is true of any other point of view that may becharacteristic of any other period of history, so also the modernpoint of view is a matter of habit. It is common to the moderncivilised peoples only in so far as these peoples have comethrough substantially the same historical experience and havethereby acquired substantially the same habits of thought andhave fallen into somewhat the same prevalent frame of mind. Thismodern point of view, therefore, is limited both in time andspace. It is characteristic of the modern historical era a　

The Land of the Changing Sunby William N. HarbenChapter I.The balloon seemed scarcely to move, though it was slowly sinking toward the ocean of white clouds which hung between it and the earth.The two inmates of the car were insensible; their faces were bloodless, their cheeks sunken. They were both young and handsome. Harry Johnston, an American, was as dark and sallow as a Spaniard. Charles Thorndyke, an English gentleman, had yellow hair and mustache, blue eyes and a fine intellectual face. Both were tall, athletic in build and well-proportioned.Johnston was the first to come to consciousness as the balloon sank into less rarefied atmosph　

The New Machiavelliby H. G. Wells [Herbert George Wells]CONTENTSBOOK THE FIRSTTHE MAKING OF A MANI. CONCERNING A BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTENII. BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHERIII. SCHOLASTICIV. ADOLESCENCEBOOK THE SECONDMARGARETI. MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIREII. MARGARET IN LONDONIII. MARGARET IN VENICEIV. THE HOUSE IN WESTMINSTERBOOK THE THIRDTHE HEART OF POLITICSI. THE RIDDLE FOR THE STATESMANII. SEEKING ASSOCIATESIII. SECESSIONIV. THE BESETTING OF SEXBOOK THE FOURTHISABEL...　

SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVEby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMrs. Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock Holmes, was a long-sufferingwoman. Not only was her first-floor flat invaded at all hours bythrongs of singular and often undesirable characters but herremarkable lodger showed an eccentricity and irregularity in hislife which must have sorely tried her patience. His incredibleuntidiness, his addiction to music at strange hours, his occasionalrevolver practice within doors, his weird and often malodorousscientific experiments, and the atmosphere of violence and danger...　

()：/b409/--引子所有认识叶家四口的人都觉得，这是个再常见不过的普通家庭。家长叶爸爸是大学老师，没有桃李满天下，就是一毕业就会被人忘到脑后，别人感谢恩师怀怅当年青葱岁月时候也想不起来他的那种。女性长辈叶妈妈是家庭主妇，用着老公不算多也不是很少的工资精打细算操持一家生计。有个小儿子叶枫在读普通大学，帅得不是很明显却也绝对拿得出手。还有个长女叶霜刚工作两年……除了脾气性格略像儿子以外也没什么太大缺点。一家四口人和睦平凡，家长们有过普通夫妻常见的吵架，但没动过手，小儿子中学时叛逆期也正常发作了，但还不到愤世忌俗。长女在象牙塔里骚动着偷谈了一场小恋爱，结果因初恋男友移情别恋黯然收场……由以上这些毫不特别的事例就能够看出来，叶家人真是再普通不过的一家小市民了，几乎没人会把他们家和什么特别的大事联系起来。...　

()：/b6103/--序第六纪元，人类的发展脚步前所未有的加快。无论是基于源力晶石发展出来的魔动力科技，还是从异族魔种身上探知出来的魔纹力量体系，都犹如最好的助燃剂一般推动着人类对于整个世界的探索和认知。以第一台魔动力源力机诞生为分界，人类正式进入了魔动力科技时代，在之后短短的十年内，各式各样的魔动力科技造物如雨后春笋般涌现。到旧中央大陆历一千两百二十三年，第一台以魔动力核心阵列为驱动的人形机械装甲正式出现在人们的眼前，因为它被研发出来的初衷是为了代替中央联邦士兵老式的笨重盔甲，所以它被命名为魔动力武装。这一件魔动力武装的诞生，标志着人类的武力水平彻底突破了旧时代的桎梏，天空，绝顶，以及各种各样的环境险恶之地，都不再是人类脚步的终点。...　

()：/b8357/--第一章 无敌寂寞“少爷，起床了，宋骞少爷已经到了，今天可是你的大日子呢！”清晨，除去院子里鸟雀的叫声之外，便是福伯的声音了，福伯是我们家的家仆，从我父亲的一代便已经服侍步家。我叫步亦轩，出生在龙灵大陆北方的一座叫做银叶城的小城之中，父亲步不平，经营一家炼铁房，生意还算是凑合，所以我在这片世界的身份大约是中等。龙灵大陆的人们善用天地之间的灵力，崇尚七灵神，整个大陆由多个势力组成，经过多年的战乱之后归于一统，号称龙灵联邦，这正是这一纸盟约几乎支撑着整个世界的和平与安宁。而之所以福伯说今天是我的大日子，那是因为我今天将会是我的“神启日”。但凡修灵者有三大必经阶段，第一阶段灵脉觉醒，只有拥有了灵脉才能运用灵力，第二阶段则是觉醒天生命器，所谓天生命器是与生俱来的器物，自身灵力缔结的产物，又被唤作“灵装”，有的人的天生命器是兵器，有的人则是防器，种类繁多，不可胜...　

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()：/b2304/--第1章 我要努力“啊啊啊！”柳生寒右手扶着桌子，左手不断的加快速度。脑海中正在幻想一个画面。“老公，我爱你，就像老鼠爱大米，我要把我的第一次给你，我受不了了，现在就要给你。”“嗯嗯！小雪，现在就给我。”“嗯嗯，现在就给你，老公你一定要轻轻的。”“嗯嗯，老公一定会轻轻的，不让老婆一点点的疼！”“嗯嗯，老公你真好。”“啊啊啊！”突然，柳生寒吼叫起来，浑身激烈的颤抖，紧接着，一道白色的影子飞射到墙上。最后沉重的呼出一口气，右手抽了两张卫生纸，脑海中幻想的画面和那漂亮的班花也随之消失。激情退却，柳生寒眼神浑浊的坐在电脑面前，拿起鼠标，把一个网页迅速关闭，然后点击菜单，彻底消除历史记录，甚至还把快播也卸载了。...　

!=================太傅的日常作者：未夜晴岚文案：皇上说，圣人无常师。太傅：铺盖已卷好，臣愿意随时腾地方……皇上又说，太傅爱太子，为之计深远。太傅：洗衣，喂饭，换尿布，臣……万死不辞……皇上大悦，心满意足地将一支拨浪鼓丢来，“爱卿，你可以上任了。”内容标签：欢喜冤家 穿越时空 宫廷侯爵 性别转换主角：裴渊，荀欢 ┃ 配角：秦徽，苏衍，秦翊 ┃ 其它：性别转换=================　　引子　　出生于一个穿越世家，荀欢生来就注定会为穿越事业奉献终生。　　二十岁之前，通过家族的内部关系，她接过的活儿就不少了。最开始，她只能接触行当里的皮毛。例如穿回新石器时代，去瞅瞅猿人磨了半辈子的石头子是什么样的，而后回来画出样图送去考古局卖钱。那是最苦的时候，她不得不穿成类人猿，仅靠三片芭蕉叶遮羞，还要用长满长毛的右手往自己的嘴巴里递浆果。...　

《楚》作者：庄不周作品相关上架公告今天有两件好事。第一件当然是编辑让我上架了。这次《楚》开始有过波折，推翻了六七万字的稿子，折腾了十几天，现在能一路顺利的上架，一挽《卫氏风云》的颓势，并且有望超过《曹冲》，老庄大乐。第二件就是猛大的《大宋帝国风云录》完本了，三百多万字，我终于等到他结束了，想想就开心，开始享受大餐。最重要的是，猛大在完本时还隆重推荐我的《楚》，哈哈哈……开心！听说猛大下一本要写《大秦帝国风云录》，期待，严重期待……最后自我吹嘘一下吧，省得你们总说我懒，不去宣传。老书友知道，我的路子不是那种王霸气满天飞的，因为受猛大的《大汉帝国风云录》的影响颇深，一直算是小众类，这本《楚》也不例外。追求历史的厚重感，必然要损失畅快淋漓、无所顾忌的意淫，这是无可奈何的选择。好在《楚》写到现在，主角虽然离天下无敌还远，但是总算有了自己的根基，统一天下的路虽然很艰难，很...