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Desiderata"(Latin: "things desired") is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s.
The headbands were worn at Greek festivals. [1] The gods also bound their heads with tainiai. [2] Furthermore, cult images, [3] trees, [4] urns, monuments, animal sacrifices and the deceased [5] had tainiai wound around them. They were later adopted by the Romans. [6] A similar type of headband was the diadema, used as a symbol for kings.
Max Ehrmann (September 26, 1872 – September 9, 1945) was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired"). He often wrote on spiritual themes.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Desiderata" is an early 1920s poem by Max Ehrmann. Desiderata or Desideratum may also refer to:
It is a parody of Les Crane's 1971 spoken word recording of "Desiderata", the early 20th-century poem by Max Ehrmann. ("Desiderata" is Latin for "desired things"; "deteriorata" is a portmanteau of the verb "deteriorate" and "desiderata".) The parody was written by Tony Hendra for National Lampoon, and was recorded for the album Radio Dinner.
A wreath worn for purpose of attire (in English, a "chaplet"; [1] Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéfanos, Latin: corona), [2] is a headdress or headband made of leaves, grasses, flowers or branches. It is typically worn on celebrations, festive occasions and holy days, having a long history and association with ancient pageants ...
My attempt to justify the poem in the article on both the right and left, that was reverted, was to make it as faithful as possible to the earliest published version in 1948, a photocopy of which is two-thirds down www.desiderata.com. This includes requiring each line to begin and end with the same words as those in the photocopy, as poems are ...
A ferronnière ([fɛʁ.ɔn.jɛʁ]) is a style of headband that encircles the wearer's forehead, usually with a small jewel suspended in the centre. [1] The original form of the headband was worn in late fifteenth-century Italy, and was rechristened a ferronnière at the time of its revival in the second quarter of the nineteenth century for ...