JOHN WOOLMAN: THE STORY OF A QUAKER CONSCIENCE ________________________________________ [This document is from a pamphlet printed several decades ago bythe Religious Education Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. It was originally published by Walter and Mildred Kahoe. I have made minor changes for clarity; material in brackets is mine. -- George Amoss] ________________________________________ John Woolman was born in 1720 on the family farm on Rancocas Creek in New Jersey. He went to school
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A Divine Image in Songs of Innocence is a very idealistic form of the more realistic poem in Songs of Experience. In an ideal world the four traditionally Christian virtues ‘Mercy‚ Pity‚ Peace‚ and Love’ would be found in the human heart. During the industrial revolution‚ Blake’s time‚ these virtues were replaced with the less perfect qualities of mankind; instead ‘Cruelty‚ Jealousy‚ Terror‚ and Secrecy’ reigned supreme in the human heart. In Christian faith it is believed that mankind was made
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Rick Rubio Art Humanities Professor John 2 October 2013 Cathedral of Saint John the Divine The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is simply breathtaking. From the exterior to the interior of the cathedral‚ you can find plentiful amounts of highly sophisticated bodies of work. Before laying a foot inside‚ the massive bronze doors containing forty-eight relief panels depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament catches the eyes of many. Also‚ many note the exquisite statues and carvings of
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In "A Divine Image"‚ Blake uses several techniques and literary devices‚ to transmit his thoughts about social injustice‚ cruelty and human nature‚ Rhyme and rhythm are two of the main features in this poem this poem is the rhythm affect the whole mood‚ tone and meaning of the poem. The poet has chosen different methods to give the poem specific sounds that affect the pace and structure of the rhythm. <br> <br>The structure of the first stanza helps us understand the relationships between the four
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Adam and Eve states that God made the first human in His image. Understading of humanity made in His image has been interpreating in many different ways by the historcial figures throughout church history. What does it mean? And how John Calvin interpreated the image of God?. John Clavin states importance of understanding of the image and likeness of God through his theology. Calvin believes that God created humans in His image in an act of divine love. This means that humans are part of His work‚ participatein
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"A Divine Image" In his 1932 article‚ "An Interpretation of Blake’s "’A Divine Image‚’" Stephen Larrabee views the entire poem as a direct contrast to the "humanitarian idealism" (307) of "The Divine Image‚" with the author making direct line-by-line comparisons of the two. Not until 1959‚ however‚ does a critic actually examine Blake’s "virtues of delight." In his The Piper & the Bard: A Study of William Blake‚ Robert Gleckner traces the psychological roots of each of those virtues‚ while asserting
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In Sir John Betjeman’s poem‚ “5 O’clock Shadow”‚ imagery and figurative language creates a complex tone of hopelessness‚ revealing the fear of dying alone. From the first line‚ the speaker is revealed as a male and he is forced to stay in the “men’s ward” located in a hospital. It is evening because the poem portrays a sense of departure; from the doctor’s who have left to play golf to the “loving family” who has gone home to enjoy tea and television. The “shadow” is implying a deeper‚ figurative
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situation or problem is seen through the lens of innocence first and then experience. "A Divine Image" and "The Human Abstract" are two companion poems that look at the virtues Mercy‚ Pity‚ Peace and Love. Both poems possess contrasting philosophies pertaining to the virtues. "A Divine Image‚" a song of innocence‚ strives for reverence on the one hand‚ while "The Human Abstract" exhibits cynicism. In "A Divine Image" Blake writes about God and his existence within humanity. The personified figures of
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Harpies. Dante Alighieri‚ author of the poem‚ “The Divine Comedy” derives the meaning behind the “forest of suicides” and the “bush-souls” from the influence the Catholic Church played in Florence around the 1300’s. The “forest of suicides can be explained through the Last Judgment‚ and how the sinners punishment compliments their crime. As for the “bush- souls” it reflects Florence’s turn to Christianity‚ and the change from mythological legend to John the Baptist. The Suicides’ punishment is to be
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In William Blake’s The Human Abstract‚ Blake describes the world in a contrary state to that which he presented in The Divine Image. The virtues of Mercy‚ Pity‚ Peace and Love‚ are explored in The Human Abstract to reveal how the good virtues of The Divine Image can be distorted and exploited for man’s power and gain. The virtues of Mercy‚ Pity‚ Peace and Love in The Human Abstract are shown to be a hypocritical means to a corrupt end. Since it is known that Blake was critical of organized
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