The ecologic envoy by Modesitt, L.E. Jr. 1943-

Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen by Chesterton, G. K., 1874-1936 (Gilbert Keith)

“…The oneness of the philosopher with nature -- Of the dangers attending altruism on the high seas -- On the disastrous spread of æstheticism in all classes -- Envoy.…”
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 14 by Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

“…A child's garden of verses -- The child alone -- Garden days -- Envoys -- Underwoods -- Ballads -- Songs of travel -- Additional poems.…”
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Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John, 1785-1854

“…May-day -- Sacred poetry -- Christopher in his aviary -- Dr Kitchiner -- Soliloquy on the seasons -- A few words on Thomson -- The Snowball Bicker of Pedmount -- Christmas dreams -- Our winter quarters -- Stroll to Grassmere -- L'envoy -- Remark…”
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Headlines in history the 1200s

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 -- Decline of Empire and the Papacy in Europe -- Thomas Aquinas and high medieval philosophy in Europe -- Thomas Aquinas's proof of God's existence -- Magna Carta -- Travels of Marco Polo -- Francis of assisi and the founding of the franciscan order -- Vanity of painted women -- Gothic style -- Fourth crusade and the sack of Constantinople -- Destruction of Constantinople -- University system in thirteenth-century Europe -- Jews and the western church -- Decree of the hanseatic league -- Chapter 2 -- Mongol expansion -- Marco Polo describes Kublai Khan -- Chinese literati under Mongol rule -- Advice of Yeh-lu Ch'u-ts'ai -- Islamic envoy to Genghis Khan in peking -- Japan in the thirteenth century -- Mogol invasions of Japan -- Chapter 3 -- Islam in North Africa -- Mamluks in Egypt -- Islamic Art -- Arab world under assault -- Chapter 4 -- Mali empire of western Africa -- Rise of Aztec civilization -- North American Indians of Cahokia.…”

Sea rovers, silver, and samurai Maritime East Asia in global history, 1550-1700

Table of Contents: “…Neither here nor there : trade, piracy, and the "space between" in early modern East Asia / Michael Laver -- Envoys and escorts : representation and performance among Koxinga's Japanese pirate ancestors / Peter D. …”

Islamic civilization in thirty lives the first 1,000 years by Robinson, Chase F.

Table of Contents: “…Arib courtesan of caliphs (890) -- 9.al-Hallaj the Truth (922) -- 10.al-Tabari traditionalist rationalist (923) -- 11.Abu Bakr al-Razi free-thinking physician (925 or 935) -- 12.Ibn Indian intrepid envoy (fl. tenth century) -- 13.Ibn Muqla vizier, scribe, calligrapher? …”

Classical rhetoric for the modern student by Corbett, Edward P.J

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Rhetorical analysis of a magazine ad -- Homer: "The envoys plead with Achilles" -- A brief explanation of classical rhetoric -- The three kinds of persuasive discourse -- The relevance and importance of rhetoric for our times -- II. …”