Word: golden
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Ever since the earlier history of the Hebrews, said Dr. Abbott, there has always been a belief in the world that a Golden Age would someday manifest itself. The people were reluctant to accept Christ's simple doctrine, mainly because they did not want to. The following years, however, saw the Kingdom of God placed by the impatient people first in the Roman Empire, then in the Church, and even in the monasteries. But corruption and selfishness arose even within the cloistered walls...
...Medea," a five-act play, is the third member of the trilogy, "The Golden Fleece," published in 1822. It is considered by some his greatest achievement, and is certainly the best of the three plays in the trilogy. None is perhaps better suited to give an idea of Grillparzer's peculiar distinction as a dramatist than "Medea." The first two members of the trilogy, "The Guest-Friend" and "The Argonauts," are the necessary supplements of the "Medea" in order to understand fully the development of the heroine's character...
...traditions of Holworthy. The story is well told, save that the writer has not learned the lesson of literary temperance in keeping for another occasion lines undoubtedly clever but out of place in their present use. Jones is made to win the Victoria Cross, the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the Pasteur Medal, all in the Civil War. The introduction of farce mars the illusion. "The Man with the Soul" is an amusing story of a misunderstood undergraduate, a recluse with a sense of humor. Invited by two more experienced friends to an excursion to Darker Boston, he mystifies...
...Golden Days of the Renaissance in Rome," by R. Lanciani...
...Vermont. In 1874 he accepted a position as minister in Portland, Maine. Since 1876 he has been minister of the First Congregational Church of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Among Mr. Dole's writings are: "The Citizen and the Neighbor," "Jesus and the Men About Him," "The American Citizen," "The Golden Rule in Business," "Luxury and Sacrifice," "The Theology of Civilization," "The Problem of Duty," and "The Spirit of Democracy...