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Primavera
The Goddes of love stands aloof Around her life swirls With the wind of Zephyrus Colour magnifies beauty The trees are ripe with fruit Women are round with life An allegory Lacking the beauty of passion and lust Cupid is … Continue reading
Interesting Women in History: Thais
She is frozen in motion as she leads the soldiers in their drunken stupor. According to legend , she is the one responsible for the burning of the palace at Persepolis. The woman is Thais, and the date is approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander the Great, Diodorus Siculus, history, Persepolis, Ptolemy, Thais
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French Attacking a German Trench
The back of the photo states that this is a ‘French Regiment attacking a German trench.’ I would love your feedback. Do you see in the distance a wave of ‘smoke’ creeping in on the top left ? Are these … Continue reading
Posted in historical, old photographs, primary resource, World War One
Tagged Algeria, French regiment, German trench, old photo, old photos, trench warfare, World War One, Ypres
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Frame
You breeze past me daily Oblivious Numb To the secrets that I contain I have become a normal routine Invisible But I am golden- gilded For those with eyes to see, I contain the memory of forgotten places Colour rich … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
It is a modern Gothic novel: three elderly sisters lost in the bowels of a decaying castle and a haunting story of love, betrayal and murder. The book is entitled The Distant Hours and it is the first book I … Continue reading
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