Poem of the day
Sister's Cake
by Eugene Field
I'd not complain of Sister Jane, for she was good and kind,
Combining with rare comeliness distinctive gifts of mind;
Nay, I'll admit it were most fit that, worn by social cares,
She'd crave a change from parlor life to that below the stairs,
And that, eschewing needlework and music, she should take
Herself to the substantial art of manufacturing cake.
At breakfast, then, it would befall that Sister Jane would say:
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Comments about poets
StillWaters777: John Bunyan "I Will Never Deny My Master"
Famous English Baptist pastor Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) retells the story of John Bunyan's (1628-1688) long stay in prison for preaching the gospel in England:
"Remember John Bunyan when he refused to give up preaching.
Belt of Truth 1: If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot. -John Bunyan -
Jake Stone: Every time an SBC missionary baptizes a Chinese convert in defiance of the totalitarian regime, he is proclaiming the very same message that Thomas Helwys, John Bunyan, and John Leland once preached so long ago.”
Arrif YusuFieandy: John Bunyan's horizon. Constantly seek to create. Remember that
Outofmydepths: Works of John Bunyan —BUNYAN IS BAPTIZED, AND ENTERS INTO COMMUNION WITH A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT BEDFORD- 4th Period
doddy arian: Keep at John Bunyan's conclusions
OMST: [BOT] “Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.”
― John Bunyan
Karl Heltibridle: “He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.”
—John Bunyan
Amanda Kunitza: “He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride; He that is humble, ever shall have God to be his Guide.”
—John Bunyan
Mike May: I also know a dark Similitude Will on the Fancie more itself intrude, And will stick faster in the Heart and Head, Than things from Similies not borrowed. (John Bunyan, 1628–1688)
John Bunyan: The intercession of Christ, and the lastingness of it, is a sure token of the salvation of them that come unto God by him.
Troy Grant: countries, kingdoms, lusts, and pleasures of all sorts, including things such as harlots, wives, husbands, children, masters, servants, lives, blood, bodies, souls, silver, gold, pearls, precious stones, and much more.”
John Bunyan
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Pilgrim's Progress
3 Pillars Podcast - "Building Strong Foundations": If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
-John Bunyan
M_B_A: The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. -Eden Phillpotts
New Brunswick, NJ: Scheduled road closure for Wednesday, January 25:
-Sandford Street at Joyce Kilmer Avenue from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Births on this day in history
- 01/25/1949 - John Cooper Clarke - English poet and critic
- 01/25/1936 - Onat Kutlar - Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
- 01/25/1885 - Kitahara Hakushū - Japanese poet and author (d. 1942)
- 01/25/1824 - Michael Madhusudan Dutt - Indian poet and playwright (d. 1873)
- 01/25/1759 - Robert Burns - Scottish poet and songwriter (d. 1796)
Deaths on this day in history
- 01/25/2017 - Harry Mathews - American novelist and poet (b. 1930)
- 01/25/2005 - Manuel Lopes - Cape Verdean author and poet (b. 1907)