George LongleyApr 22, 20232 min readVirgil: His Great Sensitivity to Nature’s WondersA Prayer for the Farming Year In honour of Earth Day, I would like to share with you Virgil’s beautiful description of nature’s order...
George LongleyApr 15, 20232 min readHomeric Similes and Nature's Wonders IIIThe Simple Joys of Nature ’…a speeding cormorant, crossing the waters, catching fish as it hurtles into the waves, salting its wings’....
George LongleyApr 15, 20231 min readHomeric Similes and Nature's Wonders IIHomer's Similes: Human Beings and Nature's Analogies I suspect we have all been feeling a little deluged by events over the past few...
George LongleyApr 15, 20231 min readHomeric Similes and Nature’s Wonders IAccording to the Homer Bot on Twitter, my day will be like: 'the shining evening star, bright in the night's dark.' (Iliad 22.317-20)...
George LongleyApr 11, 20232 min readPro Animalibus:For World Animal DayHumans being fond of their animals is nothing new. We may think we are ‘kinder’ nowadays, and we do have a greater awareness of ‘Animal...
