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Medieval Semiotics (meier-oeser, Stephan)
Aspects of modism criticized in the 13th century
Two other aspects of modism are in the focus of these criticisms: (1) the assertion of a close structural analogy between spoken or mental language and external reality (2) the inadmissible reification of the modus significandi adherent to its description as some quality or…
Osx Dictionary
glee |glē
glee |glē| noun 1 great delight: his face lit up with impish glee. 2 a song for men's voices in three or more parts, usually unaccompanied, of a type popular esp. c. 1750–1830. ORIGIN Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun,’ of Germanic origin. Sense 2 dates from the mid…
Shantaram (gregory David Roberts)
The generosity of the very poor
‘There is no act of faith more beautiful than the generosity of the very poor,’ Abdullah said, in his quiet tone. I had the impression that he never raised his voice above that softness.
Lovers hear how things are said, not what
And I should’ve listened to her—she told me almost nothing, but she did give me clues, and I know now that she put signs in her words and expressions that were as clear as the constellations over our heads. But I didn’t listen. It’s a fact of being in love that we often pay no…