Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence
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"He was at once a ferocious scoundrel, a clear-headed general, an adventurous politician, a careful administrator, a man of letters and of refined taste. "
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I wish I might become like one of these
Who, in the night on horses wild astride,
With torches flaming out like loosened hair
On to the chase through the great swift wind ride.
Said England unto Pharaoh, ‘I must make a man of you,
That will stand upon his feet and play the game;
That will Maxim his oppressor as a Christian ought to do,’
Editor’s note: The following brief discussion appeared in a private forum. It was prompted by the two articles linked below. China’s population may start to shrink this year, new birth data suggest
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Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Conquered World, and Other Papers, by R. F. Horton (published 1898). “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” — JOHN xvi.33. It
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“DEAR AMERICAN PEOPLE, DEAR FRIENDS, for two years now, a global coup has been carried out all over the world, planned for some time by an elite group of conspirators enslaved to
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Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Christmas: Its Origins and Associations, by W. F. Dawson (published 1902). The Angels’ Song has been called the first Christmas Carol, and the shepherds who
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Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Hills and the Sea, by Hilaire Belloc (published 1906). The town of Wisbeach is very like the town of Boston. It stands upon a river
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Editor’s note: The following is extracted from A Miscellany of Men, by G.K. Chesterton (published 1912). A fixed creed is absolutely indispensable to freedom. For while men are and should be various,
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