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Day 57 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeAug 16: THE PSALMSInspiring Ritual of Temple WorshipDavid—the psalm singer—knew the wondrous ways of the Lord and praised H im in his psalms. Burdened souls in all ages have found comfort in these songs that once were used in the gorgeous ritual of Jerusalem's temple. Read from THE PSALMS ......................... Vol. 44, pp. 286-295 Aug 17: Luther's ADDRESS TO THE NOBILITYThree Walls Luther SawLuther declared that the unreformed church had drawn its doctrines like three walls so closely about the people that they served not as protection but were the cause of untold misery and distress. This he hoped to relieve by the Reformation. Read: Luther's ADDRESS TO THE NOBILITY .......... Vol. 36, pp. 263-275 Aug 18: CELLINI'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY"I Took Her by the Hair and Dragged Her Up and Down"In Cellini's day the model's life was a hazardous one. Cellini's Autobiography reveals how some models were treated. You will find it more thrilling than the most modern novel. Read from CELLINI'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY ....... Vol. 31, pp. 312-323 Aug 19: Pare's JOURNEYS IN DIVERSE PLACESRoses Boiled in WineAstonishing treatments and cures are related by Ambroise Pare, famed surgeon of the fifteenth century. One remedy, for instance, used to cure a distinguished nobleman, was red roses boiled in white wine,—and it was effective. Read from Pare's JOURNEYS IN DIVERSE PLACES ...... Vol. 38, pp. 50-58 |