Tag Archives: 19th Century

1874: Night Rushed Down from Heaven

Posted on June 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Henry Moore: Rough Weather in the Mediterranean (1874) ὣς εἰπὼν σύναγεν νεφέλας, ἐτάραξε δὲ πόντον χερσὶ τρίαιναν ἑλών: πάσας δ᾽ ὀρόθυνεν ἀέλλας παντοίων ἀνέμων, σὺν δὲ νεφέεσσι κάλυψε γαῖαν ὁμοῦ καὶ πόντον: ὀρώρει δ᾽ οὐρανόθεν νύξ. —Odyssey V, 291-294 So … Continue reading →

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1900: Would Christ Belong to a Labor Union?

Posted on June 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

At the end of Cortland Meyer’s 1900 novel Would Christ Belong to a Labor Union? or Henry Fielding’s Dream (here), the title character—a working man and staunch trade unionist—has a dream of what it would be like to own and … Continue reading →

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1845: The Returned Clerk

Posted on June 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

THE RETURNED CLERK (1845) A person writing with authority said, “In 1845, I dreamt that on going to my office in the morning, I found seated at his usual desk a clerk, who had left me a twelve-month or more … Continue reading →

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1810: Do You Have the Time?

Posted on June 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Watchmaker: Isaac Penard (Swiss, 1619–1676) Casemaker: probably the Firm of Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier (Swiss, 1808–21) Case ca. 1810–20, movement ca. 1650 (source)  

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1883: The Armed Goddess

Posted on June 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

THE ARMED GODDESS I dreamed that I sat reading in my study, with books lying about all round me. Suddenly a voice, marvellously clear and silvery, called me by name. Starting up and turning, I saw behind me a long … Continue reading →

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1895 & 1901: Two Angels

Posted on June 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Carlos Schwabe: Angel of Hope (1895) Mikhail Vasilevich Nesterov: The Angel of Sorrow (1900-1901)

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1832: Testimony

Posted on June 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

BURNS, CHARLES; age 13; examined 1st June, 1832 1. What were your hours of working at Mr. Hives, of Leeds? ⸺From half past five in the morning till eight at night. 2. Had you any time allowed you for your … Continue reading →

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1895: A Forest of Colossal Fungi

Posted on June 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Along the chamber through which we now passed I saw by the mellow light great pillars, capped with umbrella-like covers, some of them reminding me of the common toadstool of upper earth, on a magnificent scale. Instead, however, of the … Continue reading →

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1860: Sara Paambu

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

A dhaman (rat snake) (ptyas mucosus), Tiruchirappalli, ca.1860 (source) In Tamil, the snake’s name is sara paambu.

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1866: Special Providence

Posted on June 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Preserved specimen of Lonchura pallida pallida [pale-headed munia] from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands (1866). The pale-headed munia is a species of estrildid finch found in Indonesia. (source)

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