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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is also known as Parallel Lives or Plutarch’s Lives. This book is believe to have been written in the beginning of the Second Century A.D. It consists of a series of 23 pairs … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Ode To Winter – Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet who lived from July 27, 1777 through June 15, 1844. He is mainly remembered for his sentimental poetry, particularly as this centers on human doings and beings. He founded or co-founded the Clarence Club … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On Liberty – John S. Mill
It seems appropriate that as the Fourth of July approaches in the United States that we examine On Liberty. This is one of the guiding lights of my nation and useful in understanding our noble experiment. All of our glories and … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, Balance, Harvard Classics, John S Mill, Liberty, On Liberty, Struggle, Thought For the Day, Utilitarianism
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Shakespeare’s Macbeth
The full title of this work by William Shakespeare’s dramatic work is The Tragedy of Macbeth. Rumor has it that its first performance was in 1606. But, it’s hard to pin down any eyewitnesses to this. This play speaks to … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyage of the Beagle
Originally published in 1839, as Darwin’s Journal and Remarks, when this work was republished in 1905, it became The Voyage of the Beagle. This may have caused a little concern at the time. After all, this journal was actually the third volume … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthropology, Audiobook, Biology, Darwin, Exploration, Geology, Harvard Classics, Literature, Science, The Voyage of the Beagle, Uruguay, Voyage
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Francis Bacon’s Of Envy
As First Viscount St. Albans, Francis Bacon lived his mortal life from January 22, 1561 through April 9, 1626. This outstanding figure from history was a philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and is credited as being the scientist who … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Beowulf
Beowulf is one of the oldest long poems in Old English. It is considered one of the most important works in this literature. The poem is said to have been composed between 975 and 1025 AD. No one is certain … Continue reading
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Tagged Beowulf, Denmark, Dragon, Epic, Grendal, Harvard Classics, Modor, Old English, Poetry, Sweden
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Poetry of Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick was a 17th century English clergyman who was also a lyric poet. His most famous book of poems is the Hesperides. This may be read in its entirety here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22421 Perhaps the most famous lines that he is most … Continue reading
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Tagged Carpe Diem, Chance, Gutenberg, Harvard Classics, Hesperides, Poems, Poetry, Robert Herrick, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On the Origins of Species – Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life is a book written for us non-specialist readers by Charles Darwin. Thankfully, the public and scientists alike have come … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Reading the Classics Is Fundamental to Culture
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” – Ray Bradbury With this idea in mind, I am pleased to announce an additional phase of Aloha Promises Forever’s implementation. From today … Continue reading
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