Tag: English Essays
Chivalry in War The word chivalry comes from the same root as cavalry, namely the low Latin word caballus, meaning a horse; and the first meaning of chivalry was …
Fairy-Tales Every nation has its fairy-tales, many, of which are very ancient, and have come down from the old days when people really believed in the existence and powers, …
Manual Training Manual training means literally the training of the hands; and skill in the use of the hands is called “dexterity”, a word which is derived from the …
Mountains The mountains, which appear to us so gigantic, are really, compared to the size of the earth, only small irregularities on the earth’s surface. They have been compared …
Ghosts The popular idea of a ghost is that of the spirit of a dead person that haunts some particular place, and appears from time to time to the …
Musk The word music is used in two senses it may mean sounds so combined as to make a pleasant impression on the mind, as when we say. The …
The Love of Power To love power is natural and not in itself wrong. It is indeed right that an able man, who is conscious of his ability, should …
Gardens and Gardening According to the Bible story, the race of mankind began its existence in a garden. And the Lord God”, it says “planted a garden eastward, in …
What is Good and Bad in the Daily Press The newspaper Press is a great power in every civilized country. Whether it is a power for good or evil, …
Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream These lines are the opening lines of Longfellow’s poem, “A Psalm of Life.” The first verse …
