A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece
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A Fleece of Gold: Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece is by Charles Stewart Given, in a second edition revised dated 1905. The contents name, among others, The Ruling Element, The Golden Quality and The Messenger of Fate. The foreword says little books like this are among the smaller forces which operate upon the mind and tend toward strengthening and exalting the best ideals.
The text says Jason and his men seized the favorable moment of the rebound, plied their oars with vigor, and passed through in safety. The text says Jason makes known his mission, whereupon the king promises to relinquish the valuable possession if Jason will yoke to the plow two fire-breathing bulls and sow the teeth of the dragon. The text says the famous statue Take Time by the Forelock was a masterpiece of Greek sculpture, and that a noted Athenian orator, Callistratus, has given us a picture of the work of art. The text quotes lines penned by James Russell Lowell about a busy world that shoves angrily aside the man who stands with arms akimbo set.
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- Author
- Charles Stewart Given
- Reading time
- About 1 hour
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Essays
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