:— July 27 Department of Foreign Affairs signed into law

The cardinal qualities of the style of Homer are well articulated by Matthew Arnold: he translator of Homer should above all be penetrated by a sense of four qualities of his author :— that he is eminently rapid ; that he is eminently plain and direct, both in the evolution of his thought and in the expression of it, that is, both in his syntax and in his words ; that he is eminently plain and direct in the substance of his thought, that is, in his matter and ideas ; and finally, that he is eminently noble.

jánas :— OAryan * genes -, f. root γεν-to produce ; cf.

:— Spanish-American War ; " splendid little war " with American quick victory

:— Treaty of Paris ; U. S. gains Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico ; pays Spain for claims ; Cuba under temporary U. S. control

:— Hawaii seeks to join US ; with votes lacking for 2 / 3 approval of a treaty on July 7.

:— the noise of spears grew loud — they protected the prince ;

He also wrote two plays :— The Devil's Charter ( 1607 ), a tragedy dealing with the life of Pope Alexander VI, which was played before the king ; and The Battle of Evesham ( or Hexham ), of which the manuscript, traced to the beginning of the 18th century, is lost.

:" The various theories at present entertained regarding the phenomena of mesmerism may be arranged thus :— First, those who believe them to be owing entirely to a system of collusion and delusion ; and a great majority of society may be ranked under this head.

The moderate party thus obtained the upper hand ; and it formulated its demands in a document which was finally accepted by the Church of Rome in a slightly modified form, and which is known as ‘ the compacts .’ The compacts, mainly founded on the articles of Prague, declare that :—

He once constructed a clock which was capable of the following surprising movements :— There were seen on it a negro, a dog, and a shepherd ; when the clock struck, the shepherd played six tunes on his flute, and the dog approached and fawned upon him.

For because He had said thus, “ Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven ,” but was discoursing to men encompassed with flesh, and subject to the necessities of nature, and incapable of the same impassibility with the angels :— while He enjoins the commands to be practised by us also, even as they perform them ; He condescends likewise, in what follows, to the infirmity of our nature.

Then commences the chronicle of the Northwodes, written in Latin, which we render into English ; and to secure ourselves from error, we make the translation a servilely literal one :—

" I recollected that her eye excelled in brightness, that of any other animal, and that she has no eye-lids — She may therefore be esteemed an emblem of vigilance .— She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage .— As if anxious to prevent all pretensions of quarreling with her, the weapons with which nature has furnished her, she conceals in the roof of her mouth, so that, to those who are unacquainted with her, she appears to be a most defenseless animal ; and even when those weapons are shewn and extended for her defense, they appear weak and contemptible ; but their wounds however small, are decisive and fatal :— Conscious of this, she never wounds till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of stepping on her .— Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America?

In the crown cavetto of the cornice is an Egyptian winged globe, entwined with serpents, emblematical of time and eternity ; and on the faci below is engraved the following line :—

As specimens of modern magnificence and substantial comfort, the latter class of edifices may be admirable ; but we are bound to acknowledge, that in boldness and splendour of design, they cannot assimilate to the labours of antiquity, much of whose stupendous character is to this day preserved in many series of interesting ruins :—

He then passed on the gossip that Miss Martineau had been " as frisky lately the Rhinoceros .— Erasmus has been with her noon, morning, and night :— if her character was not as secure, as a mountain in the polar regions she certainly would loose it .— Lyell called there the other day & there was a beautiful rose on the table, & she coolly showed it to him & said “ Erasmus Darwin ” gave me that .— How fortunate it is, she is so very plain ; otherwise I should be frightened: She is a wonderful woman ".

Author Peter Goodwin, in his book Television under the Tories: Broadcasting Policy 1979 – 1997, commented that although " Lucky Star " is not a narrative video, in the clip Madonna plays at least four characters :— the person in sunglasses looking ; a break-dancing girl ; an androgynous social dancer ; and a seductress.

:— John Dryden

:— John Ray, A Collection of English Proverbs, 1670

:— from John Newton's " Amazing Grace "

:— Karla Jay, Tales of the Lavender Menace, 143

:— to know which side your bread is buttered to know how to act in your own best interests.

:— from The Sophia of Jesus Christ

: from a deep dream have I awoken :—

:— from By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.

:— " Blowing away with supernatural might from earth and from the heavens the swarthy skin which Indra hates.

:— from an account of the execution of Phocion

:— from Photius ' Bibliotheca, tr.

via dynamics, melody, and harmony, to polyphony :— hence, a progression from the primitive origin of music to a condition of pure intellect.

:— from The Geography of the Peace

:— from America's Strategy in World Politics

:— from America's Strategy in World Politics

:— from America's Strategy in World Politics

:— from William Wordsworth's " A slumber did my spirit seal "

:— from Emily Dickinson's poem # 712

:— from George Gascoigne's " Gascoigns Good Night "

The courage does not arise from mere boxing, from the mere beating or being beat :— but from the sentiments excited by the contemplation and cultivation of such practices.

" The traditional origin of the noble house of Hay is thus related :— In the reign of Kenneth III, anno 980, the Danes, who had invaded Scotland, having prevailed, at the battle of Luncarty, near Perth, were pursuing the flying Scots, from the field, when a countryman and his two sons appeared in a narrow pass, through which the vanquished were hurrying, and impeded for a moment their flight.

" The custom was to carry a foot-ball from door to door and beg money :— at about 12 o ' clock the ball was turned loose, and those who could would kick it.

:— Hello, Bloom, Nosey Flynn said from his nook.