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The Nanneri (நன்னெறி) is a Tamil poem containing forty stanzas (Venpaas), written by Siva Prakasar, who lived during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Overview [ edit ]
The phrase "God helps those who help themselves" is a motto that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative and agency. The phrase originated in ancient Greece as "the gods help those who help themselves" and may originally have been proverbial. It is illustrated by two of Aesop's Fables and a similar sentiment is found in ancient Greek drama.
Humbert Wolfe was born in Milan, Italy, and came from a Jewish family background, [1] his father, Martin Wolff, being of German descent and his mother, Consuela, née Terraccini, Italian.
In fact, many poems reveal themselves fully only when they are read aloud. The characteristics of such poems include (but are not limited to) a strong narrative, regular poetic meter, simple content and simple form. At the same time, many poems that read well aloud have none of the characteristics exhibited by T. S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi ...
According to Warren's obituary in The New York Times: "Understanding Poetry and Understanding Fiction, which he wrote with Mr. Brooks, taught an entire generation how to read a work of literature and helped make the New Criticism dominant in the decade surrounding World War II. It was an approach to criticism that regarded the work at hand as ...
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The refrain "till cherry ripe! themselves do cry" [6] (London street seller cry), implies a sense of urgency in the speaker's observation and possible attempt to gain the woman over, for himself. While the speaker does not clearly express an intention to court the woman, there are hints of hostility in response to her "hard to get" attitude.