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

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The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in...

The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in...

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...

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;...

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves...

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we...

In the world of reality the more beautiful a work of art, the longer, we...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe...

Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe...

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...

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...

For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of...

For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of...

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...

The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic...

The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic...