The Humour of Homer and Other EssaysButler, Samuel
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The Humour of Homer and Other Essays
Butler, Samuel
Essays; Greek wit and humor -- History and criticism; Homer -- Humor
{190} M. Ruppen's words run: "1687 wurde die Kapelle zur hohen
Stiege gebaut, 1747 durch Zusatz vergrossert und 1755 mit Orgeln
ausgestattet. Anton Ruppen, ein geschickter Steinhauer und
Maurermeister leitete den Kapellebau, und machte darin das kleinere
Altarlein. Bei der hohen Stiege war fruher kein Gebetshauslein; nur
ein wunderthatiges Bildlein der Mutter Gottes stand da in einer
Mauer vor dem fromme Hirten und viel andachtiges Volk unter freiem
Himmel beteten.
"1709 wurden die kleinen Kapellelein die 15 Geheimnisse des Psalters
vorstellend auf dem Wege zur hohen Stiege gebaut. Jeder Haushalter
des Viertels Fee ubernahm den Bau eines dieser Geheimnisskapellen,
und ein besonderer Gutthater dieser frommen Unternehmung war
Heinrich Andenmatten, nachhet Bruder der Gesellschaft Jesu."
{195} The story of Tabachetti's insanity and imprisonment is very
doubtful, and it is difficult to make his supposed visit to Saas fit
in with the authentic facts of his life. Cavaliere Negri, to whose
pamphlet on Tabachetti I have already referred the reader, mentions
neither. Tabachetti left his native Dinant in 1585, and from that
date until his death he appears to have lived chiefly at Varallo and
Crea. In 1588 he was working at Crea; in 1590 he was at Varallo and
again in 1594, 1599, and 1602. He died in 1615, possibly during a
visit to Varallo, though his home at the time was at Costigliole,
near Asti.--R. A. S.
{196} This is thus chronicled by M. Ruppen: "1589 den 9 September
war eine Wassergrosse, die viel Schaden verursachte. Die
Thalstrasse, die von den Steinmatten an bis zur Kirche am Ufer der
Visp lag, wurde ganz zerstort. Man ward gezwungen eine neue Strasse
in einiger Entfernung vom Wasser durch einen alten Fussweg
auszuhauen welche vier und einerhalben Viertel der Klafter, oder 6
Schuh und 9 Zoll breit sollte" (p. 43).
{209} A lecture delivered at the Working Men's College in Great
Ormond Street, March 15th, 1890; rewritten and delivered again at
the Somerville Club, February 13th, 1894.
{210} Correlation of Forces, Longmans, 1874, p. 15.
{230} Three Lectures on the Science of Language, Longmans, 1889, p.
4.
{234} Science of Thought, Longmans, 1887, p. 9.
{245} Published in the Universal Review, April, May, and June,
1890.
{259a} Voyages of the "Adventure" and "Beagle," iii. p. 237.
{259b} Luck or Cunning, pp. 170, 180.
{260} Journals of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Zoology,
vol. iii.), 1859, p. 62.
{261} Darwinism (Macmillan, 1889), p. 129.
{263} See Nature, March 6, 1890.
{265} Origin of Species, sixth edition, 1888, vol. i. p. 168.
{266} Origin of Species, sixth edition, 1888, vol. ii. p. 261.
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