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Richard Harding Davis Ranson's Folly (Fiscle Part 3)

Biography & Autobiography
English
75333 Words
Ages 8 and up
199
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The Junior Officers Of Fort Crockett Had Organized A Mess At The Post-Trader's. "And A Mess It Certainly Is," Said Lieutenant Ranson. The Dining-Table Stood Between Hogsheads Of Molasses And A Blazing Log-Fire, The Counter Of The Store Was Their Buffet, A Pool-Table With A Cloth, Blotted Like A Map Of The Great Lakes, Their Sideboard, And Indian Pete Acted As Butler. But None Of These Things Counted Against The Great Fact That Each Evening Mary Cahill, The Daughter Of The Post-Trader, Presided Over The Evening Meal, And Turned It Into A Banquet. From Her High Chair Behind The Counter, With The Cash- Register On Her One Side And The Weighing-Scales On The Other, She Gave Her Little Senate Laws, And Smiled Upon Each And All With The Kind Impartiality Of A Comrade. [more]

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Richard Harding Davis Ranson's Folly (Fiscle Part 3)

Drama
English
76024 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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The Junior Officers Of Fort Crockett Had Organized A Mess At The Post-Trader's. "And A Mess It Certainly Is," Said Lieutenant Ranson. The Dining-Table Stood Between Hogsheads Of Molasses And A Blazing Log-Fire, The Counter Of The Store Was Their Buffet, A Pool-Table With A Cloth, Blotted Like A Map Of The Great Lakes, Their Sideboard, And Indian Pete Acted As Butler. But None Of These Things Counted Against The Great Fact That Each Evening Mary Cahill, The Daughter Of The Post-Trader, Presided Over The Evening Meal, And Turned It Into A Banquet. [more]

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Mrs. Henry Wood Elster'S Folly (fiscle part-IV)

Fiction
English
149254 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Sir Henry Joseph Wood CH (3 March 1869 – 19 August 1944) was an English conductor best known for his association with London's annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms. He conducted them for nearly half a century, introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences. After his death, the concerts were officially renamed in his honour as the "Henry Wood Promenade Concerts", although they continued to be generally referred to as "the Proms". Born in modest circumstances to parents who encouraged his musical talent, Wood started his career as an organist. During his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, he came under the influence of the voice teacher Manuel Garcia and became his accompanist. After similar work for Richard D'Oyly Carte's opera companies on the works of Arthur Sullivan and others, Wood became the conductor of a small operatic touring company. He was soon engaged by the larger Carl Rosa Opera Company. One notable event in his operatic career was conducting the British premiere of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in 1892. [more]

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Mrs. Henry Wood Elster'S Folly (fiscle part-IV)

History
English
153110 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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“Born at Worcester, where her father, Thomas Price, was a large glove manufacturer. Her husband was the head [more]

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DESIDERIUS ERASMUS IN PRAISE OF FOLLY ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY CURIOUS CUTS

Fiction
English
44738 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ˌdɛzɪˈdɪəriəs ɪˈræzməs/; 27 October[1] 1466 – 12 July 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or [more]

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Desiderius Erasmus In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts

Fiction
English
43045 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ˌdɛzɪˈdɪəriəs ɪˈræzməs/; 27 October[1] 1466 – 12 July 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or [more]

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William Combe The First of April Or, The Triumphs of Folly

A Poem Dedicated to a Celebrated Duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad

Fiction
English
5050 Words
Ages 18 and up
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William Combe (25 March 1742 – 19 June 1823) was a British miscellaneous writer. His early life was [more]

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Desiderius Erasmus In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts

Fiction
English
44954 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ˌdɛzɪˈdɪəriəs ɪˈræzməs/; 27 October[1] 1466 – 12 July 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or [more]

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A. A. MILNE BELINDA

AN APRIL FOLLY IN THREE ACTS

Drama
English
20824 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Alan Alexander Milne (/ˈmɪln/; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for [more]

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Christopher Stewart On the Meaning of Sin

Essay
English
2 Words
No Age Recommendation
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Growing up is hard work. As we architect our lives, responding to the requirements of our path is demanding enough as it is without having to address additional annoyances that get in the way of our personal development. Still, what if all those irritations were actually the results of our own errors, and as such as many clues inviting us to reform and to regain the itinerary we have selected for ourselves ? On the Meaning of Sin proposes a different take on the mechanics of sin and rebirth in hell, coming from the perspective of an unorthodox trajectory in the worlds of arts, science, and Oriental philosophy. In this alternative view, the cosmos provides a course-correction mechanism wherein whenever we miss the mark, we are redirected towards the enjoyment of tranquil progress towards our goals. It supplies a metaphor facilitating the elimination of error, and thus benevolently assists and fosters the achievement of our objectives, allowing us to cultivate a gradually less corrupt mind that gives rise to increasingly satisfying hereafters, in an ever refining continuum. Any individual can attain liberation, or elimination of error, at any time, and so can society as a whole. Heaven truly exists, and it is constantly beckoning us towards it. [more]

Keywords: cosmos, course-correction, redirection mechanism, elimination of error, liberation, Heaven, hell, error, sin, hamartia, metanoia, missing the mark, repentance, essay, deterrents, setbacks, anger, greed, folly, awareness, consciousness [more][Less]

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