- It's now official. Although
In the 5th century, St. Augustine declared that all unbaptized babies went to hell upon death. By the Middle Ages, the idea was softened to suggest a less severe fate, limbo,
this concept is set to be rejected in official Catholic theology. - At ...By It's Cover, Jim has a wonderful collection of old book covers, such as
and many others. - Rogue Classicism gives us a lovely fragment from the Greek lyric poet Praxilla. From her 'Adonis in the Underworld':
Of all the pleasures in the upper world
what I miss most is sunlight
after that the stars, a full moon
summer's late season harvest of fruits
cucumber, apple, pomegranate, pear.
Showing posts with label lyric poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lyric poetry. Show all posts
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Limbo, book covers and lyric poets
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