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Brewer's: Pagan Works of Art
In Rome there are numerous works of art intended for Pagan deities and Roman emperors perverted into Christian notabilities. ANGELS, in St. Peter's of Rome, are old Pagan statues of Cupids…Brewer's: Pan
The personification of deity displayed in creation and pervading all things. As flocks and herds were the chief property of the pastoral age, Pan was called the god of flocks and herds. He…Brewer's: Loretto
The house of Loretto. The Santa Casa, the reputed house of the Virgin Mary at Nazareth. It was “miraculously” translated to Fiume in Dalmatia in 1291, thence to Recanati in 1294, and…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Daemon of the World Part 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Part 2 Part 1 Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet. Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus. LUCAN, Phars. v. 176. How…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Marenghi
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Woodman and the NightingaleSonnetMarenghi This fragment refers to an event told in Sismondi's "Histoire des Republiques Italiennes", which occurred during the…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Eyes: A FragmentPoems from St. Irvyne, or, the...Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire Published by Shelley, 1810. A Reprint, edited by Richard Garnett, C.B., LL.D…Advanced-Level Science Projects: Can a Visible Light Outshine Infrared Radiation?
Can a Visible Light Outshine Infrared Radiation?Advanced-Level Science ProjectsPhysical ScienceCan a Visible Light Outshine Infrared Radiation?How Do Different Surfaces Affect the Momentum of Marbles…Amy Lowell: St. Helena, May, 1821
St. Helena, May, 1821Tap! Tap! Tap! Through the white tropic night. Tap! Tap! Beat the hammers, Unwearied, indefatigable. They are hanging dull black cloth about the dead. Lustreless black…Brewer's: Lamb
In Christian art, an emblem of the Redeemer, called the “Lamb of God.” It is also the attribute of St. Agnes, St. Geneviève, St. Catherine, and St. Regina. John the Baptist either carries…Brewer's: Colossus
or Colossos (Latin, colossus ). A giant. The Rhodian Colossos was a gigantic statue of brass, 126 feet high, executed by Chares. It is said that ships could pass full sail under the legs…Trending
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