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Later the two of them had strolled through the azalea-shaded cloister of the parish patio. They sat beneath an arbor where grapes were ripening.
"They're bitter, Father," the priest anticipated Father Renteria's question. "We live in a land in which everything grows, thanks to God's providence; but everything that grows is bitter. Tha
... See moreJuan Rulfo • Pedro Paramo
The chastising letter sent from the Hittite king Suppiluliuma II to Ammurapi of Ugarit near the end of the life of the city, cited above, similarly says, “You have sent a message … to the effect that there is no food in your land.” In another letter, an unnamed king of Ugarit wrote to an unidentified, but probably royal and senior, correspondent, s
... See moreEric H. Cline • 1177 B.C.
“When the thistle blooms and the chirping cicada sits on trees and pours down shrill song from frenziedly quivering wings in the toilsome summer, then goats are fatter than ever and wine is at its best; women’s lust knows no bounds and men are all dried up, because the dog star parches their heads and knees and the heat sears their skin.”
Anaximand
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