To crown this misery, English officers and men deserted, and even the favourites of Ethelred the Unready, becoming traitors, seized many of the English ships, turned pirates against their own country,

March was the time I restarted my reading habit and binged on some social commentary, history and nonfiction books. I read a few fiction here and there and in total, this month I read over 10 books in

Why, my man, I’ve been waiting for you a Devil of a time!’ And then he turned to powder.” With a two-foot rule always in his pocket, and a mason’s hammer all but always in his hand, Durdles goes continually

Fair wards of courtshave faded into mothers and grandmothers; a long procession of Chancellors has come in and gone out; the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of

Chapter4 Mr and Mrs Quilp resided on Tower Hill; and in her bower on Tower Hill. Mrs Quilp was left to pine the absence of her lord, when he quitted her on the business which he had already seen to transact.

─── ❖ ── ✦ ── ❖ ─── ✦ 𝓑𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓢𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽 ✦ In a corner of the table, there it is, solitary, simple, yet perfect. It rests on the porcelain, which, though inexpensive, is no less exquisite,

Was it not more than possible—was it not very probable—that by the time Bung attained the latter age, he might see around him a family, even exceeding in number and extent, that to which Spruggins at present

where could you go, you see?”“I must trust to chance, Mr. Varden.”“A bad thing to trust to, Joe. I don’t like it. I always tell my girl when we talk about a husband for her, never to trust to chance, but

Who but a madman would suppose you advertised him hereabouts, much cheaper and much better than a chalker on the walls could, eh, Tom? As well might one suppose that he doesn't on all occasions pour out

Although any man who had proved his unfitness for any other occupation in life, was free, without examination or qualification, to open a school anywhere; although preparation for the functions he undertook,

I never was like this but twice over in the quarantine yonder; and both times you found me. I am afraid of you.’‘Afraid of me?’‘Yes. You seem to come like my own anger, my own malice, my own—whatever it

Peggotty always went to sleep with her chin upon the handle of the basket, her hold of which never relaxed; and I could not have believed unless I had heard her do it, that one defenceless woman could

Hence, the teacher of the Science of Knowledge probably possesses the conception of such a unity, of such a purpose and result of all consciousness, to which he reduces the manifold as conditions of the

Hey, internet folks, how's it going? Today I wanted to do a second installment of “My Favorite Literary Characters,” so since I have more to share, I'm writing this post. Hola, gente de Internet ¿todo

Therefore thou knowest of the existence of objects only by means of seeing, feeling them, &c.; and thou knowest that thou seest and feelest, only by means of an immediate consciousness of this knowledge.

We put the question thus: is consciousness really compelled—of course, through some sort of a connection, since it can never be absolutely compelled—to place any of its results within time, as it certainly

Here nothing can be rendered distinct [simply] by [giving it] a name, for the entire concept has not even been thought of until now, let alone designated linguistically. In order for it to have a name,

Life of American working women in the 1960s

LECTURE IV.THE VOCATION OF THE SCHOLAR. I haveto-day to speak of the Vocation of the Scholar. I stand in a peculiar relation to this subject. All, or most of you, have chosen knowledge as the business

‘It was you, I believe, that were wishing to see Jupe?’‘It was,’ said Mr Gradgrind. ‘His daughter has gone to fetch him, but I can’t wait; therefore, if you please, I will leave a message for him with