Shakespearean Theology in Poets as Divine Messengers
A historical reflection argues that scripture reveals twofold inspiration and claims Shakespeare Milton Browning as vessels of divine insight. It notes Biblical quotes, poetic influence on theology, and the view that poets convey God’s truth through their writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
God
Shakespeare
Milton
Browning
Gilman
Wells
Bishop Wordsworth
Hamlet
Plato
Homer
Hesiod
Walt Whitman
Out of the Ginger Jar and Odd Sayings Note
A quirky reflection lists observations on appearances wind speed sayings and justice. It notes a freckled person with specks a windy day without a ticket and love at first sight vs later judgment. It closes with a preacher’s wisdom and a comic hen metaphor.
Striped bass and skimmer clam note from New York Press
A New York Press excerpt explains striped bass angling requires patience and subtlety and highlights the skimmer clam as a favored bait. It describes the clam’s life on the ocean floor, its movement by suction, and how larger bass prey on clams while surf fishers prefer skimmer clams over shedder crabs for bait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ballou
Mr. Ballou
Cteena
Barnegat Beach
New York Press
A Match For a Matchmaker by Allen Aynes worth
The ars told by Allen Aynes worth, British dramatist, recounts how a well known peer, pursued by matchmaking mothers, dodged responsibility after showing more than ordinary attentions. A pivotal moment occurs when a mother confronts him about an engagement. He replies that he asked for her daughter's hand and was refused. The anecdote reflects charming social maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Aynesworth
O’connor
Debate Over Hearing in Arraignment Case
An 18th century exchange notes a clerk and judges debating if a juror with partial hearing should be sworn. One judge releases the juror citing juries must hear both sides, another insists on swearing so all sides can be heard.
Curious Writing Rituals of Historical Figures
The passage recounts idiosyncratic habits of famous writers and statesmen. Darwin played a fiddle before composing while dictating, Goethe and Schiller required feet on ice to write, Lord Derby began meals with brandy cherries, and Fenimore Cooper had a distinctive writing ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Chateaubriand
Schiller
Goethe
Lord Derby
Fenimore Cooper
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