Dionysius the Elder invited Damocles to a sumptuous banquet to dramatically demonstrate
the insecure nature of grandeur and happiness. Damocles was thoroughly enjoying the …

After Sun revealed himself to Jaguar Cedar, Jaguar Night, Not Right Now and Dark Jaguar,
they gave thanks before the petrified bodies of the daimons of desirous names. When they …

The inhabitants of the village Sunagawa, in the western suburbs of Tokyo, are mostly small
farmers. To increase their cash income they are engaged in some secondary occupation …

Confucius speaks of jade, comparing its glossy smoothness to benevolence...

In recent years books and articles dealing with the Chaucer-Dante relationship have
appeared in an astounding proliferation. The pres ent article adds to their number in the …

Most people know the story of Damocles sword, or at least they've heard the expression.
Damocles, a courtier of King Dionysius, was enamored with the great fortune of his king …

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gratitude of the world is to be welcomed in this fact, that he rose superior to the emotional spirit …

The famed sword of Damocles comes from the ancient moral parable popularized by the
Roman philosopher Cicero in his 45 BC book Tusculan Disputations. The tale centers on …

A year in the life of an old salt who sailed the world and came home to a different place, my
memories and me exploring nature and history together in the wooded valley where I have …

Ir really was a very charming villa at Torquay which Jacob Vaughan had selected for his
wife's family; good plain, substantial, comfortable furniture, without one atom of vain show or …