What is Life? And what is Life?—An hour-glass on the run, A mist retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still repeated dream; Its length?—A minute’s pause, a moment’s thought; And happiness?-A bubble on the stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks to nought. What are vain Hopes?—The puffing gale of morn, That … Continue reading
The Confessions of Saint Augustine – Summary
BOOK I Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And how shall I call upon my God, my God and Lord, since, when I call for Him, I shall be calling Him to myself? and what room is there within me, … Continue reading
LINES – WRITTEN AT THE CLOSE OF DR. HOLMES’S LECTURES ON ENGLISH POETRY
[Footnote: The Poets are metaphorically introduced as follows. Rogers, The Beech;— Campbell, The Fir;— Byron, The Oak;— Moore, The Elm;— Scott, The Chestnut;— Southey, The Holly;— Coleridge, The Magnolia;— Keats, The Orange;— Wordsworth, The Pine;— Tennyson, The Palm;— Felicia Hemans, The Locust;— Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Laurel.] Farewell! farewell! The hours we’ve stolen From scenes of worldly strife and stir, To live with poets, and with thee, Their brother and interpreter, Have brought us wealth;—as thou hast reaped, We have … Continue reading
THE MOUNTAIN WALK
BY J. U. U. From the haunts of busy life, Homes of care, and paths of strife, Up the breezy mountain way, ‘Mid the upper fields of day, Let me wander, far and lonely, Without guide, save nature only; And still ever as I go, Lose all thought of things below, Cast all sorrow to … Continue reading
MODERN PAINTERS – OF THE NATURE OF THE IDEAS CONVEYABLE BY ART
MODERN PAINTERS. PART I OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES. SECTION I. OF THE NATURE OF THE IDEAS CONVEYABLE BY ART. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. If it be true, and it can scarcely be disputed, that nothing has been for centuries consecrated by public admiration, without§ 1. Public opinion no criterion of excellence, except after long periods of time.possessing … Continue reading
SOUPS, ETC.
THE LADY’S RECEIPT-BOOK. SOUPS, ETC. SPRING SOUP.—Unless your dinner hour is very late, the stock for this soup should be made the day before it is wanted, and set away in a stone pan, closely covered. To make the stock, take a knuckle of veal, break the bones, and cut it into several pieces. Allow a … Continue reading
THE ENGLISH LAKES – WINDERMERE AND CONISTON
THE ENGLISH LAKES WINDERMERE AND CONISTON The luxuriance of Windermere is of course its dominant note, a quality infinitely enhanced by that noble array of mountains which from Kirkstone to Scafell trail across the northern sky beyond the broad shimmer of its waters. The upward view from various points in the neighbourhood of Bowness, for … Continue reading
London to Denmark Across the North Sea
I. London to Denmark Across the North Sea. Esbjerg, Denmark, August 25, 1902. We came down from London to Harwich toward the end of the day. Our train was a “Special” running to catch the steamer for Denmark. We were delayed a couple of hours in the dingy, dirty London station by reason of a great … Continue reading
Genesis Chapter 1 – King James Version
The First Book of Moses: Called Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 1:3 And God said, Let there be … Continue reading
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1861 Fellow citizens of the United States: in compliance with a custom as old as the government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take, in your presence, the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, to be taken by the President “before he enters on the … Continue reading
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