Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to…

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It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East...

It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East...

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student,...

The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student,...

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers,...

French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers,...

But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history...

But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history...

To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of...

To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of...

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious...

A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious...

One of the great defects of English books printed in the last century is the...

One of the great defects of English books printed in the last century is the...

Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and...

Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and...

Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important...

Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important...

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the...

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the...

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student...

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student...

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom...

A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom...

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

Any idealism is a proper subject for art.

There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being...

There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being...

The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in...

The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in...

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value...

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value...

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness...

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness...

As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether...

As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether...

The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife;...

The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife;...

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed...

It has been wisely observed by the greatest of modern thinkers that mankind has progressed...