Index of posts

quote from Lucretius

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2007/11/quote-from-lucretius.html

the difference between a dead sentence and a living one

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2008/10/the-difference-between-dead-sentence.html

note on education from "the Superstition of Divorce" by G.K.C.

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2008/11/note-on-education-from-superstition-of.html

the Archangel Uriel's description of Creation; from Paradise Lost

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2008/12/the-archangel-uriels-description-of.html

Satan's Second Soliloquy; from Paradise Lost

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2008/12/satans-second-soliloquy-from-paradise.html

Abdiel confronts Satan in Heaven; from Paradise Lost

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2008/12/abdiel-confronts-satan-in-heaven-from.html

beautiful prophecy from the book of Micah

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2009/02/beautiful-prophecy-from-book-of-micah.html

Achilles' and Briseis' lament over the body of Patroclus, from the Iliad translated by Samuel Butler

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2009/08/achilles-and-briseis-lament-over-body.html

For all who lie awake at night...

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-all-who-lie-awake-at-night.html

Dante meets Piccarda in the Sphere of the Moon: from Canto III of Dante's Paradiso, John Ciardi's translation

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/dante-meets-piccarda-in-sphere-of-moon.html

Richard Hooker on Prayer, The Laws of Ecclesial Polity 5.23; thanks Aaron!

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/richard-hooker-on-prayer-laws-of.html

The glory of God

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/the-glory-of-god.html

The Coronation of the Virgin (1645)

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/01/the-coronation-of-virgin-1645.html

a Psalm of Montreal by Samuel Butler

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/01/a-psalm-of-montreal-by-samuel-butler.html

a Psalm of Thanksgiving; for one delivered from sorrow

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/01/a-psalm-of-thanksgiving-for-one.html

The creation of water, from Ainulindalë (Music of the Ainur) in the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, p. 7-9

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/02/the-creation-of-water-from-ainulindale.html

Soul and Understatement; from How To Be an Alien by George Mikes

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/03/soul-and-understatement-from-how-to-be.html

the Scroll of Isildur; from the Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/03/the-scroll-of-isildur-from-fellowship.html

Galadriel's Lament; from the Fellowship of the Ring

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/04/galadriels-lament-from-fellowship-of.html

Cor ad cor loquitur.

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/06/heart-speaks-to-heart.html

What God wants most of all for each one of you...

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-god-wants-most-of-all-for-each-one.html

Chapter VI: The old man tells Walter of himself. The Wood Beyond the World, by William Morris.

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2010/11/chapter-vi-old-man-tells-walter-of.html

Psalm 55: Complaint about a Friend's Treachery

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2011/02/psalm-55-complaint-about-friends.html

What is truth?

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2011/12/aristotle-philosopher-of-common-sense.html

If you don't love truth...

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2012/02/if-you-dont-love-truth.html

Psalm 1: For Any who Suffer Persecution

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/normal-0-false-false-false-en-ca-x-none.html

"There is nothing more relativistic than Fascist attitudes and activity."

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/there-is-nothing-more-relativistic-than.html

LEPORIDE, from Alexandre Dumas’ Dictionary of Cuisine.

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2012/10/normal-0-false-false-false-en-ca-x-none.html

Some true answers...

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2012/12/some-true-answers.html

This movie is delightful!

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/01/this-movie-is-delightful.html

"A bear ate most of ours."

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-bear-ate-most-of-ours.html

I propose this as a worthy model of how to translate Latin into good English.

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/04/i-propose-this-as-worthy-model-of-how.html

The Siege of Gondor and the Ride of the Rohirrim: a moving real-world example

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-siege-of-gondor-and-ride-of.html

Rien ne sert de courir...

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/05/rien-ne-sert-de-courir.html

A bit of Latin humor! for those who enjoy such things.

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-bit-of-latin-humor-for-those-who.html

Medieval examinations

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/06/medieval-examinations.html

The conversion of England, preface—Bede, a true historian, names his sources; written AD 731

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-conversion-of-england-prefacebede.html

The conversion of England, I—St Augustine of Canterbury and his brother monks turn back in terror from a barbarous, fierce, and unbelieving nation (in other words, the English); written AD 731

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-conversion-of-england-ist-augustine.html

The conversion of England, II—St Augustine meets Æthelberht, king of Kent; written AD 731

http://crunchynotes.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-conversion-of-england-iist.html

Medieval examinations

Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke (1879-1963), regius professor of modern history at Oxford, describing the form of examination for a master or doctorate in a medieval university: "I doubt if I could ever have passed an examination of this kind."

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F.M. Powicke, "Presidential Address: some problems in the history of the medieval university," Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Fourth Series, vol. 17, (1934), p. 18.