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Boethius writes the book as a conversation between himself and a female personification of philosophy, referred to as "Lady Philosophy". Philosophy consoles Boethius by discussing the transitory nature of wealth, fame, and power ("no man can ever truly be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune"), and the ultimate superiority of things of ...
The Philosophy of Modern Song consists of 66 short essays on popular songs, the earliest of which are Uncle Dave Macon's 1924 recording of "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy" and Alvin Youngblood Hart's 2004 recording of Stephen Foster's 1846 "Nelly Was a Lady". The most recently composed song included in the book is Warren Zevon's 2003 song ...
The Song of the Sannyasin is a poem of thirteen stanzas written by Swami Vivekananda. Vivekananda composed the poem in July 1895 when he was delivering a series of lectures to a groups of selected disciples at the Thousand Island Park, New York. In the poem he defined the ideals of Sannyasa or monastic life. [1] [2]
life is brief fall in love, maidens before his hands take up his boat before the flush of his cheeks fades for there is not a person who comes hither. life is brief fall in love, maidens before the boat drifts away on the waves before the hand resting on your shoulder becomes frail for there is no reach here for the sight of others. life is brief
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She was the ward of her maternal uncle (avunculus) Canon Fulbert of Notre Dame and the daughter of a woman named Hersinde, who is sometimes speculated to have been Hersint of Champagne (Lady of Montsoreau and founder of the Fontevraud Abbey) or possibly a lesser known nun called Hersinde at the convent of St. Eloi (from which the name "Heloise ...
The song appeared on the albums 2 in 3 (1967) in Europe and Cinderella Rockefella (1968) in the US. According to Radio Caroline DJ Andy Archer , the song was the last to be played on Radio Caroline South on the night of 2–3 March 1968, before its radio ship (like that of its sister station Radio Caroline North) was towed into harbour over ...
The song was written by Jason Kay and Toby Smith. The song's title is a play on words, using a made-up portmanteau of "fool" and "philosophy" to express how he is a fool for love. The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 20 in Australia, Italy, and Spain.