In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is not, afaik, online. So I... Continue Reading →
How the Distempers of these Times should affect wise Men
A 1620-ish essay nails it With some updated words, grammar and references, it could be yesterday. It's almost as if all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death... According to Wikipedia, Owen Feltham (1602 – 23 February 1668) was an English writer, author of a book entitled Resolves, Divine, Moral, and Political... Continue Reading →
Essays; “A Pot-Poet” by John Earle(10/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays; “A Good Old Man” by John Earle (9/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays; “An Antiquary” by John Earle (8/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays; “A Fair and Happy Milkmaid” by Thomas Overbury (7/142) – “a fair look is but a dumb orator to commend virtue”
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays; “A Chambermaid” by Thomas Overbury (6/142) “she hath paid for her credulity often, and now grows weary”
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays: “Of Masques and Triumphs” by Francis Bacon (5/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here. There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays; “Of Innovations” by Francis Bacon (4/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
Essays: “Of Boldness” by Francis Bacon (3/142)
In an effort to educate myself, I am reading The Oxford Book of Essays, chosen and edited by John Gross. [copies for sale here] There’s 142 of the blighters, so it will take me all year. To make this “stick” I am going to blog each essay. This essay is online Who was the author:... Continue Reading →
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