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Monthly Archives: November 2011
A Hero of Our Time, part 17: In What Mode the News of Pechorin’s Death Was Received
Recently I learned that Pechorin had died while returning from Persia. This news pleased me very much, for it gave me the right to publish these notes… Reading over these notes, I became convinced that the man must’ve been sincere … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hero of Our Time, Byronic hero, confessions, Lermontov, Pechorin, the soul
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Poetry Tuesday: What Constitutes a State
An Ode, In Imitation of Alcaeus Sir William Jones WHAT constitutes a State? Not high-raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud with spires and turrets crowned; … Continue reading
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Tagged citizenship, glory, postry, What Constitutes a State, William Jones
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Spiritual Rejuvenation: Weeds and Wilderness
Sometimes (in the theme of my C.S. Lewis post) a man needs time away from the immanence of urban life, and away from the company of women, to restore his spirit. America is blessed with wilderness on a grand scale, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gerard Manley Hopkins, nature, poetry, Thomas Moran, wilderness, Winter in the Rockies
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Poetry Tuesday: A Favourite Has No Friend
When his friend Horace Walpole’s cat drowned in a goldfish bowl, Thomas Gray was inspired to pen a mock serious poem on the event, with a moral lesson for women that would serve them well today. The lady-cat, he imagines, … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, fish, Horace Walpole, poetry, Thomas Gray, warnings to sluts
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A Hero of Our Time, part 16: How Society Creates Its Pechorins
With the passage of time Pechorin tires of Bela (see part 15) and becomes inattentive, causing her great distress. Here his friend tries to intercede on her behalf. ————- “I decided to have a talk with him about this. ‘Listen, … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 15: What To Do With A Muslim Girl You’ve Kidnapped
After the end of his episode with Princess Mary, Pechorin goes in search of danger and adventure to a fort on the frontier. He kidnaps (nuclear DHV) Bela, a young Chechen girl, and now attempts to seduce her. His game … Continue reading
On the Recent Game Versus MRA Discussions
There’s been some stirring around the manosphere recently on a debate between the game camp, represented by Frost and Paul Elam of the MRA school of thought. Here are my thoughts, as a man whose relations with women have improved … Continue reading
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Tagged false rape accusations, guys doing good work, mens advocacy, rationality
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Poetry Tuesday: Hymn to Adversity
Hymn to Adversity Thomas Gray Daughter of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 14: In What Spirit Pechorin Faces Death
“Have you made your will?” Werner asked all of a sudden. “No.” “What if you are killed?” “The heirs will turn up themselves.” “Have you no friends to whom you would wish to send your last farewell?” I shook my … Continue reading
Christian Marriage Doublespeak and the hair trigger for wife initiated Divorce
A warning for men, from Dalrock: One of the more dangerous assumptions I see men making is that if they marry a Christian woman they will be somehow shielded from the epidemic of divorce. I’ve stated in the past that … Continue reading
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