This epigram was supposedly written by Burns on the back of a small sketch when he was visiting an artist in Edinburgh. The painter was working on a picture of Jacob’s dream at the time.

'Epigram on Said Occasion' was inspired by William Campbell of Netherplace, Mauchline who died in 1786. In its partner piece, Epitaph on a Henpecked Country Squire, Burns mocks and pities Campbell ...

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The first reaction from every friend or family member that I’ve taken to the beach in Guanacaste has been, “There’s nobody here!” Where I... Pope Francis will be present on Saturday night at the ...

Edmund Wee sees his career in 20-year cycles. From the age of 20 to 40, he studied psychology, worked as a government psychologist, then became a journalist. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the ...

With contributions written by leading experts in the field, this volume explores the dialogue between Archaic and Classical Greek epigrams and their readers. The authors examine questions surrounding ...

The robot’s design and programming were developed at PlayRobotics, who named the project TICO. The mechanical parts are available as STL files, to be printed by any 3D printer, and a ...

The book considers the sociocultural and historical matrix from which the epigrams sprang and the Roman love of personal invective which sustains and enlivens a major portion of Martial's work.

Tico Smith isn’t your average eighth-grade basketball player. As a stocky 5’8 point guard, he doesn’t look like your ...

TICO compression is new patent-pending visually lossless light compression specifically designed for the industry. This revolutionary technology is extremely tiny in hardware (FPGA, ASIC) , fast and ...

They know that you don’t stop when you reach the top. A relevant epigram is that a shark never stops swimming or it will die. Biologically, most sharks will suffocate from a lack of oxygen ...