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The Lion and the Lamb

The Lion and the LambWhen the boys were gone a lull fell upon Plumfield, and the family scattered to various places for brief outings, as August had come and all felt the need of change. The…

The Koran/Sura XLV — The Kneeling

Sura XLV — The KneelingMecca — 36 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM.[534] This Book is sent down[535] from God, the Mighty, the Wise! Assuredly in the…

Rammohun Roy

Rammohun RoyGreater, however, than the influence exercised on the philosophical thought of modern Europe, has been the impulse which these same Upanishads have imparted to the religious life…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Initial Love

The Initial LoveVenus, when her son was lost, Cried him up and down the coast, In hamlets, palaces and parks, And told the truant by his marks,— Golden curls, and quiver and bow. This befell…

The Pivot of Civilization: Introduction

by Margaret Sanger DedicationA New Truth EmergesIntroduction Birth control, Mrs. Sanger claims, and claims rightly, to be a question of fundamental importance at the present time. I do…

Sirach: 30

Sirach Chapter 30 1 He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end. 2 He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him, and shall…

A Fire Brand

A Fire Brand"Please, ma'am, could I speak to you? It is something very important," said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room. It was the fifth head which had popped in…

Harding, Warren Gamaliel

(Encyclopedia) Harding, Warren GamalielHarding, Warren Gamalielgəmāˈlēəl [key], 1865–1923, 29th President of the United States (1921–23), b. Blooming Grove (now Corsica), Ohio. After study (1879–82)…

La Follette, Robert Marion

(Encyclopedia) La Follette, Robert MarionLa Follette, Robert Marionləfŏlˈĭt [key], 1855–1925, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1906–25), b. Primrose, Wis. Robert La Follete's…