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Total Number of Articles: 5
First Article on this Page: February 6, 2026
Latest Article on this Page: April 22, 2026
Though the Hunt-Lenox Globe is one of only two known relics of the Age of Discovery to bear this landmark medieval phrase, there are myriad examples of maps on which stretches of sea or far-off edges of civilization are marked …
“And why should we go hunting for a substitute for youthful desires, when youthful desires never fail? A substitute for distractions, when we go on enjoying all the old fooleries to the very last? What need have we of repose …
“You and I ought not to die before we have explained ourselves to each other.”
By the time John Adams penned this line to Thomas Jefferson in 1813, the two men had been at odds for over a decade following …
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
If you share my penchant for period dramas, these lines from …
