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Used to mark additions to a letter, after the signature. Can be extended to post post scriptum (p.p.s.), etc. post tenebras lux, or, post tenebras spero lucem: after darkness, [I hope for] light: from Vulgata, Job 17:12; frequently used motto postera crescam laude: I am going to grow in the esteem of future generations: Motto of the University ...
As they ascend, the Angel of Humility salutes them and brushes Dante's forehead with his wings, erasing the letter "P" (peccatum) corresponding to the sin of pride, and Dante hears the beatitude Beati pauperes spiritu ("Blessed are the poor in spirit", Matthew 5:3 [45]) (Canto XII). Dante is surprised to discover that climbing now seems easier ...
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with P in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
Epitaph on the base of the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Waldheim Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois. An epitaph (from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios) 'a funeral oration'; from ἐπι-(epi-) 'at, over' and τάφος (táphos) 'tomb') [1] [2] is a short text honoring a deceased person.
Book of Job - Bible; Psalms in the Bible ( a collection of prayers, c. 1000 B.C.) - King David; The Vision of Dorotheus a 4th century epic poem in Homeric Greek about a visit to Heaven, where the Angels are in a military hierarchy similar to the Roman Legions and where Jesus Christ is enthroned like a Roman Emperor
Not even the parallelismus membrorum is an absolutely certain indication of ancient Hebrew poetry. This "parallelism" occurs in the portions of the Hebrew Bible that are at the same time marked frequently by the so-called dialectus poetica; it consists in a remarkable correspondence in the ideas expressed in two successive units (hemistiches, verses, strophes, or larger units); for example ...
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
Answering a reader's question about the poem in 1879, Longfellow himself summarized that the poem was "a transcript of my thoughts and feelings at the time I wrote, and of the conviction therein expressed, that Life is something more than an idle dream." [13] Richard Henry Stoddard referred to the theme of the poem as a "lesson of endurance". [14]