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On beauty: three discourses delivered in the University of Edinburgh

This book compiles three lectures that delve into the philosophical and aesthetic nature of beauty, presented at the University of Edinburgh. more

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John Stuart Blackie
John Stuart Blackie

John Stuart Blackie was a Scottish writer, philosopher, and scholar whose works spanned a wide range of fields including literature, philosophy, religion, and ethics. He had a profound impact on Scottish culture in the 19th century. more

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“A few more years shall roll, A few more seasons come; And we shall be with those that rest, Asleep within the tomb. A few more storms shall beat On this wild rocky shore; And we shall be where tempests cease, And surges swell no more. A few more struggles here, A few more partings o'er, A few more toils, a few more tears, And we shall weep no more. Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that blest day; Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood, And take my sins away.”

“A very little boy stood upon a heap of gravel for the honour of Rum Alley. He was throwing stones at howling urchins from Devil's Row, who were circling madly about the heap and pelting him. His infantile countenance was livid with the fury of battle. His small body was writhing in the delivery of oaths.”