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Thought (Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness) by Walt Whitman
CrisisChronicles Online Library —
Authority: 144
Thought by Walt Whitman Of obedience, faith, adhesiveness; As I stand aloof and look there is to me something profoundly affecting in large masses of men following the lead of those who do not believe in men. * * * [from the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass ] To read other ...3 days ago -
What Women Wore: Fashion at a glance 1820-1960
Circa Vintage Clothing —
Authority: 117
I’m pleased that the oldest piece in my personal collection is now on display at the City Museum for an exhibition on womens dress. Details: What: What Women Wore: Fashion at a glance 1820-1960 When: October 2009 – February 2010 Where: City Museum, Treasury Building, Spring Street (top of Collins Street) ...5 days ago -
The Turn of the Screw – Henry James
Farm Lane Books Blog Farm Lane Books Blog —
Authority: 127
I decided to read The Turn of the Screw after I heard Audrey Niffenegger describe it as her favourite book. Halloween also seemed the perfect time of year to read this classic, spooky story. The book is set in an Essex country home and describes the life of a governess who is charged with looking after two ...6 days ago -
Intimate Journals (by Charles Baudelaire) - second half
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Authority: 144
1821-1867 Intimate Journals [second half] by Charles Baudelaire translated by Christopher Isherwood, introduction by W. H. Auden translation originally published in a limited edition by Blackamore Press in 1930 preface originally published in 1947 in an edition by Marcel Rodd, Hollywood [This is the ...6 days ago -
Mummy Powder and the Household Use of the Egyptian Dead
History Blog —
Authority: 120
Beginning in the 12th century, Arab physicians began to prescribe their patients a most unorthodox remedy: the ground remains of mummies procured from Egyptian tombs. As Islamic Arabs of the day did not regard the ancient Egyptians as ancestors, the practice was widely accepted and so-called mummy powder was in sold ...1 week ago -
150-year-old recipe of Lea and Perrins’ Worcestershire sauce discovered
Thaindian News —
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London, Nov 3 (ANI): Historians claim to have found the 150-year-old recipe of Lea and Perrins’ Worcestershire sauce.Although the original recipe has been kept top secret, a former accountant at the company had found the notes dating from the mid 1800s in a rubbish container by the firm’s site.Brian Keogh, who ...1 week ago -
Collecting Vintage Sports Cards
Vintage Antique Collectible —
Authority: 498
Collecting vintage sports cards is something that has been a part of the culture in America ever since the 1800s. During these times, collecting boxing cards was especially popular. Then when the late 1800s as well as the early 1900s rolled around, baseball ended up emerging as the popular type of sports card for ...1 week ago -
新版画
Tokyo Five —
Authority: 421
Today I went to the 「よみがえる浮世絵 -うるわしき大正新版画」特別展覧会 ( Taisho-era Shin-hanga Ukiyo-e Prints Special Exhibit) at the 「江戸東京博物館」 (“ Edo-Tokyo Museum “). I like Japanese 浮世絵 ( Ukiyo-e woodblock print) art. I have a few posts about ...1 week ago -
Debate Over Abstinence-Only Programs ‘Latest Chapter’ In Battle Over U.S. Sex Education, Newsweek Reports
Information on HPV —
Authority: 144
The U.S.’ “recent experience with abstinence-only sex education is merely the latest chapter in our long, sometimes ridiculous … history of efforts to control humankind’s most basic drive,” Johannah Cornblatt writes in a Newsweek article examining the history of sex education. Organized sex education first ...1 week ago -
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1903 Ford Model A and 1903 Stevens-Duryea L
Hemmings Auto Blogs —
Authority: 506
So after finding the most expensive and least expensive cars currently advertised on Hemmings.com, I decided to go for the oldest. Tricky that, because there’s an “ early 1800s Studebaker buggy ” (cool, but at 1hp, it’s not technically a car), a “1901″ Oldsmobile (really a 3/4-scale replica from the ...1 week ago -
Spirits of the Dead (by Edgar Allan Poe)
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Authority: 144
Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe [ From Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems , 1829 ] Thy soul shall find itself alone Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone; Not one, of all the crowd, to pry Into thine hour of secrecy. Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness—for then The spirits ...1 week ago -
A Dream Within a Dream (by Edgar Allan Poe)
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A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe [First published in 1849] Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow— You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the ...1 week ago -
To Helen (1848, by Edgar Allan Poe)
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To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe I saw thee once--once only--years ago: I must not say how many--but not many. It was a July midnight; and from out A full-orbed moon, that, like thine own soul, soaring, Sought a precipitate pathway up through heaven, There fell a silvery-silken veil of light, With quietude, and ...1 week ago -
Lenore (by Edgar Allan Poe)
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Lenore by Edgar Allan Poe [first published in 1843] Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll!—a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river; And, Guy de Vere, hast thou no tear?—weep now or nevermore! See! on yon drear and rigid bier low lies thy love, Lenore! Come! let the ...1 week ago -
Eulalie--A Song (by Edgar Allan Poe)
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Authority: 144
Eulalie--A Song by Edgar Allan Poe [first published in 1843] I dwelt alone In a world of moan, And my soul was a stagnant tide, Till the fair and gentle Eulalie became my blushing bride-- Till the yellow-haired young ...1 week ago -
The Bells (by Edgar Allan Poe)
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Authority: 144
The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe (published posthumously in 1849) I. Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens seem to twinkle With a crystalline ...1 week ago -
Ode to a Nightingale (by John Keats)
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Authority: 144
Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats first published in Annals of the Fine Arts , July 1819 1. My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: ’Tis not through envy of ...1 week ago -
Dracula – Bram Stoker
Farm Lane Books Blog Farm Lane Books Blog —
Authority: 127
Dracula is one of those classic books that has never really appealed to me, as I’m not a big fan of vampires. When I saw that Fizzy Thoughts was hosting a readalong, just in time for Halloween, I thought I should grab the opportunity to read it with a group of people, before it gathers too much dust on the shelf! ...1 week ago -
Our share of night to bear (by Emily Dickinson)
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Authority: 144
Emily Dickinson 113 Our share of night to bear — Our share of morning — Our blank in bliss to fill Our blank in scorning — Here a star, and there a star, Some lose their way! Here a mist, and there a mist, Afterwards — Day! -*-2 weeks ago -
Practical Magic: A Victorian House Fit for a Witch
Hooked on Houses —
Authority: 538
W elcome to Movie Monday , when I feature the houses from our favorite films. You have all been clamoring to see the grand Victorian from Practical Magic , and I can understand why. The house is simply amazing. And when better than Halloween month to feature a home that witches lived in? Producer Denise ...2 weeks ago