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Category Archives: People
Pleasure or Virtue? (Seneca 7)
For the last few weeks we have been looking at De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”), by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD). In his seventh book he tries to get to grips with the link between pleasure … Continue reading
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Tagged De Vita Beata, Happiness, Philosophy, Seneca, Seneca the Younger
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Childhood Happiness Regained (Seneca 6)
Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD) had strong opinions about how to achieve happiness, and he wrote about them in De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”). The sixth book (don’t worry, the “books” are just big paragraphs) is … Continue reading
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Tagged De Vita Beata, Happiness, Logic, Philosophy, Seneca, Seneca the Younger
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Gollup up, Gollumpus!
Snippets 167. Francis Grose (1731-1791) was a noted antiquarian who wrote a series of books about medieval antiquities. Financial difficulties inspired him to branch out into other areas of writing, and in 1785 his A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Books, Britain, History, Humor, Humour, People, Snippets
Tagged Francis Grose, Slang
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Life’s Little Scratches (Seneca 5)
Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD) had strong opinions about how to achieve happiness, and he wrote about them in De Vita Beata (“About a Happy Life”). Being a stoic, a lot of his advice concerns stability in life … Continue reading
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Kissing the Blarney Stone
Snippets 166. At the start of the 20th Century, American Thomas Rees went on a tour of Europe, concluding in Britain and Ireland. His recollections were published in 1908 in the fascinating book Sixty Days in Europe and What We Saw … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Books, History, Humor, Humour, People, Snippets, Travel
Tagged Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone, Ireland, Thomas Rees
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The Definition of Happiness (Seneca 4)
Recently we have been looking at one of the most fascinating books ever written in Latin: De Vita Beata, by Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC – 65AD): About a Happy Life. In his fourth “book” (the “books” are just big … Continue reading
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Tagged De Vita Beata, Goodness, Happiness, Philosophy, Seneca, Seneca the Younger
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A Sneaky Assistant
Snippets 165. One of the most brave and remarkable explorers in British history was the relatively little-known Lucy Atkinson (nee Finley). During the late 1830s and early 1840s she worked as a governess in St Petersburg, where she met her … Continue reading
