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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Education of Women – Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy who lived from approximately 1660 to April 24, 1731. Interestingly, only the Bible has been printed in more languages than his famous novel, Robinson Crusoe. That being said, … Continue reading
Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Stonehenge – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s biggest long term influence in culture was first and foremost as the leader of the transcendentalist movement in mid-19th century America. As such, he was seen as championing individualism and a leading critic of the pressures from … Continue reading
Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Of Agriculture – Abraham Cowley
“We may talk what we please,” he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, “of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in … Continue reading
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Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Of Friendship – Francis Bacon
Amidst a collection of essays by Sir Francis Bacon is Of Friendship. It is found in his work called Essays, Civil and Moral. An interesting occultic story about Bacon is that he never died. Instead, having reached the status of … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Walking – Henry David Thoreau
Walking or The Wild is a seminal lecture first delivered by Henry David Thoreau at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851. It is comprised of extracts from his journals and was finally published in its final form in the Atlantic Monthly … Continue reading
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