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...division so early caused between Christian Armenian and Tartar was the origin of a feud between the two which survives to the present day and is carried on with an intensity and ferocity impossible to any but a Moslem nature. The massacres have in all cases been the work of the Moslem, and have often been the outcome of official orders. The Turks won the country by arms and by arms they keep it with barbarous misrule and pillage. Nor, in spite of repeated treaties agreed to by the Sultan, has anything yet been done to alleviate the miseries...
...ancient Greek life, but in all we find the moving force to be a spirit of truthfulness to nature. This spirit shines forth not only in her literature, but also in her art, which we find revealed in the sepulchral monuments. Among all that remains to us of ancient origin, there is nothing which brings us so closely in contact with the everyday life of the Greeks as these grave monuments. They also show us the artistic spirit of the ancients, in showing us the ideals of the best masters as established in the popular mind...
...case, for French has not suffered so much from outside changes as English. The effects of the language of the Franks on French were not so deep and lasting as those of French on English. The name Romance, often applied to the French, Italian and Spanish tongues, shows their origin. Romance comes from the adverb romanice, to speak like the romans. Bearing in mind this historical continuity of language, it is correct to say that Latin is at present spoken in the streets of Paris...
...were pronounced separately in old Frence. Exception must be made in this case to au, for it does not appear in old writings, although it may have existed in speech. The sound oi, which seems so eminently English, is in reality of old French origin...
...criticism and investigation of the Bible the question comes down to this: Did the resurrection take place or did it not? There can be no doubt of Paul's belief in the supernatural origin of his own faith and in the resurrection...