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Excerpt From Life Of Sir Stamford Raffles II
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Among the men who have established the political and commercial power of this country in the seas of India and China, no one would deny a foremost place to Stamford Raffles. This silent acquiescence is the tribute paid by national gratitude to the greatness of a name, when the precise nature of the man’s […]
Excerpt From Life Of Sir Stamford Raffles I
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008Excerpt From Life Of Sir Stamford Raffles - Clouds and Death
Raffles had never been physically a strong man, and the little strength he possessed had been so sapped by the sustained and indefatigable labours which he undertook in the course of his public duty, that it is not surprising to find that his health was […]
Quotes About Reading II
Friday, July 25th, 2008 To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry. ~ Gaston Bachelard
Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable. ~ Augustine Birrell
Force yourself to reflect […]
