Tag: History
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The Layde Scarlett
The Layde Scarlett – A poem by Sir Peter James dotcom Scarlet, fairest of all maidens, that I perchance have set eyes upon. Within whose breasts beats a heart of care and tenderness Whose warm eyes have called out the cold sorrow from within my heart, to an embrace so inviting, that my fears were
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The Betrothal of the Knight Sir Peter James
Now, it came to pass, that bold Knight, Sir Peter James, returned from his journey to the country of the dragons. He was wont to see his maiden, the fair Layde Scarlet of all Albertinshire, to seek her hand in marriage. On bended knee did he seek her approval to his bequest, “My Layde, I
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Sir Peter James a Knight of Old
Ode in honor of all those who war with demons of substance addiction to rescue their fellow humans, before these seek the solace of their own deaths.
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This Little Britain
-How One Small Country Built the Modern World- By Harry Bingham – A book Review This read is a must for all Brits, and if you are naturally curious about the behavior, both past and present, of your global neighbors, then it’s a must for you too. Harry Bingham is an accomplished author and writer
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Where My Heart Used To Beat
By Sebastian Faulks – a book Review “Dark House by which once more I stand, here in the long unlovely street, doors, where my heart used to beat so quickly, waiting for a hand….” ‘In Memoriam’. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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The Art of Sabrage
“Sabrage /səˈbrɑːʒ/ is a technique for opening a champagne bottle with a Sabre,[1] used for ceremonial occasions. The wielder slides the Sabre along the body of the bottle to break the top of the neck away, leaving the neck of the bottle open and ready to pour. The force of the blunt side of the
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Saint Pinard
Saint Pinard I recall some years ago a conversation I had with a French family, concerning my origins. At the time it raised much mirth among them resulting in the only member of the family, who could speak English, confiding in me. “Peter” he said, “This name, Pinard is a beet of a
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Long Walk To Freedom
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela “The Autobiography succeeds because the vicissitudes Mandela has gone through, in the course of his life, are so dramatic that the reader cannot help responding to them as if to a fairy tale or moral fable of some kind. No hero of legend ever went through such
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The Keeper
The Keeper By Marguerite Poland The author is South African and the story takes place in and around the southernmost point in Africa, the south eastern coast of South Africa. Who should read this book? • Those that are interested in the history and mystery of lighthouses, of the many stories these tall concrete edifices could
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The Street Sweeper
A Book Review – The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman Dachau – First Nazi Death Camp Who should read this book? Those who: Have an inclination for historical input from the Great War and Nazi death Camps in particular. Want to know about the grisly details of millions of Jews gassed to an excruciating death.
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