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Penn exhorts the spirit of Primitive Christianity. [1] The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the importance of self-denial in the Christian life and the second gathering a series of references to men through the ages who have written of the importance of self-denial, including "heathen," professed Christians, and "retired, aged, and dying men, being their last and serious ...
Due to its title, the poem is generally considered an incomplete piece of work. However, some literary critics believe that the poem is, in fact, complete due to the overall symbolism within the poem. [7] Scholars argued that the fragment is a symbol for the eagle due to the eagle "breaking away" from the mountain.
Life of William Penn (1882) Innach Gerden and Other Comic Sketches (1886) Chimes from a Jester's Bells (1897) Gems of Modern Wit and Humor with stories and introduction by Robert J Burdette (1903) American Biography & Genealogy, Volume I, Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. (1910) Old Time and Young Tom (1912) A Little Philosophy of Life (1914)
Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims is a 1682 collection of epigrams and sayings put together by the early American Quaker leader William Penn. Like Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack the work collected the wisdom of pre-Revolutionary America. It is included in volume one of the Harvard Classics. [1]
William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.
The group was noted for the number of its members whose works were recognized with a permanent place in the literary canon. Among the most notable Fugitives were John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Merrill Moore, Donald Davidson, William Ridley Wills, and Robert Penn Warren. [5]
The Book of Thel is a poem by William Blake, dated 1789 and probably composed in the period 1788 to 1790. It is illustrated by his own plates, and compared to his later prophetic books is relatively short and easier to understand.
The Poems of William Blake, ed. by W. B. Yeats, 1893, rev. 1905. The poetical works of William Blake; a new and verbatim text from the manuscript engraved and letterpress originals ; With variorum readings and bibliographical notes and prefaces, edited by Sampson, John, Clarendon Press Oxford, 1905.