Whatever the compiler did decide to include had a far-reaching influence. Pliny’s vastHistoria naturalishas survived intact because for so many centuries it symbolized human knowledge, and even the “old wives’ tales” it injudiciously included were unquestioningly copied into many later encyclopaed...
Tush, these are trifles and mere old wives’ tales. MEPHIST. But, Faustus, I am an instance to prove the contrary, For I am damn’d, and am now in hell. FAUSTUS. How! now in hell! Nay, an this be hell, I’ll willingly be damn’d here: What! walking, disputing, &c.[94] ...
While many stories revolve around the interactions of the various Olympian deities, there are also many Greek warriors that earned a place in these ancient tales. The ancient Greeks’ heroes were mere mortals, yet many of their tales… Read More Famous Greek Heroes – 17 Greeks You Should ...
2. In part one, I describe the philosophical foundations of digital minimalism, starting with an examination of the forces that are making so many people’s digital lives increasingly intolerable, before moving on to a detailed discussion of the digital mini...
In a 1979 interview withGuitar Playermagazine, Bean explained what led him to the idea of building necks out of aluminium, “It was based on my non-experience with guitars and my ignorance of old wives’ tales that would have made me believe a metal neck had to be wrong. Quite simply,...
The exact recipe varies from family to family and even from the east to the west of the island. The closest thing to compare Wonders to is a doughnut, but they should never be coated in sugar or filled with jam – almost a criminal offence in the island! An old wives tale has it ...
It is also possible that the oral recital of Buddhist scriptures (mainly edifying tales) had already inspired the development of vernacular literature. In any event, the constant amalgamation of Buddhism, Daoism, and the innumerable local cults whose history dated to high antiquity continued for ...
(959-975) fascinating because he breaks the mould. His reign was not especially violent – it was more a time of politics and scheming nobles and there were no ‘Viking’ raids – and Edgar’s love life was, shall we say, interesting. He might have had up to three wives, one of ...
“My lord, I am not speaking of saying ‘yea‘ or ‘nay‘ to her husband, but of those other… duties men expect. She is still a girl in a child’s body, and he is such an old cog… I mean,” she amended hastily, “Lady Margaret is delicate in her manner, and he is… not...
There is a year-old baby named William Richmond who presumably belongs to Helena, but no relationships are given in this census. The “inmates,” as asylum residents were called, number eleven teenage girls, both foreign and native-born. There are also two women inmates in their thirties and...