The Yale Literary Magazine, Vol. 45: April, 1880 (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2024
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Print on Demand. This book meticulously examines the life of Gautama Buddha, a figure of profound spiritual significance, exploring his teachings and the social reforms he initiated. Set against the backdrop of ancient India's complex religious landscape, the author provides a vivid portrayal of Buddha's journey from a sheltered prince to an enlightened teacher. The book delves into the essence of Buddhism, its core principles of compassion, non-violence, and the pursuit of enlightenment. The author explores how Buddha's teachings challenged societal norms, promoting tolerance and inclusivity, and profoundly influencing the spiritual landscape of Asia and beyond. Through a nuanced analysis of Buddha's life and legacy, this book sheds light on the enduring power of his message of compassion and the timeless relevance of his quest for truth. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- The Yale Literary Magazine, Vol. 45: April, 1880 (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Philip G. Bartlett, John C. Coleman
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
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- 1333297157
- ISBN 13
- 9781333297152
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Burritt in his boyhood the father of the man. Per haps it was there, bending over the anvil and hammering away at the stubborn metal, that he learned the great lesson of his life, energetic perseverance. There at any rate it was that he began the hard task of self-education, and in the sooty workshop acquired the better part of that wide-spread learning which afterward made him famous. We who have our learning meted out to us so mildly and attractively and yet are all the time grumbling about it, will wonder perhaps at the sight. The recrea tion of this boy-blacksmith was a Greek grammar and a Hebrew lexicon. His tired hands laid down the heavy forging tools only to take up the implements of a more taxing labor. His will was a hard task-master; even at his work it kept him busy with mental exercises. As his body swung slowly up and down with the creaking bel lows, the knitted brows are at work on some such problem as this: How many yards of cloth three feet in width, cut Into strips an inch wide and allowing half an inch for the lap, would it take to reach around the earth at the equator, and to the ring of the hammer his lips keep time with lérw, léreec, léree. At twenty-one he left the forge and came down here to New Haven to study. His scanty earnings were far too small to pay the college tuition, but with a really child-like simplicity he tells us that he hoped for good influences from the very atmos phere of scholarship in the town. From some mean little inn where he put up, he writes: At about half past four I arose and studied German till breakfast. When the other boarders had gone I sat down to Homer's Iliad without a note or comment and with only a Greek-and Latin lexicon. The proudest moment of my life was when I had first gained the full meaning of the first fifteen lines of that noble work. Three months he stayed here and breathed the scholastic air and in that time read nearly the whole of the Iliad and made con siderable progress in French, Italian, German and Span ish. And then back to his hard work at the forge again.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
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