#elizabeth clare

[diioonysus]

women + portraits

[bethanydelleman]

I finally started The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins and I am loving it. I am especially enjoying the contrast between how Snow and Katniss deal with hunger.

They are both constantly hungry, but Katniss is practical about it and has no shame in appearing starved. If she was in Snow's position, she would have torn out those roses and started growing something edible on the rooftop. She doesn't care at all if she's seen as crass for stuffing herself on the way to the Capital. But Snow is trying to maintain a veneer of gentility, and he thinks so hard about how to eat while trying not to appear hungry. He spends so much time analyzing social situations involving food and trying to manage his appearance within them.

He's much more similar to Peeta in that way than Katniss, Peeta is the one who can read a room and manipulate the crowds, Katniss can only be genuine. Snow comes off as a hero because he forces himself to do heroic acts, while Katniss does them naturally. I love that Collins was able to write such a similar and yet entirely different character in this prequel.

[jujapaya]

"Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep." Clare Harner, 1934

...Fourth resurrection, anyone??

[fideidefenswhore]

Foreign observers were not necessarily convinced of the Armada's assured success. In March 1588, the Venetian ambassador in Rome, Giovanni Gritti, reported residual papal scepticism regarding Philip II's intentions as well as—ironically—the explicit esteem in which Sixtus V held Elizabeth. Declaring that 'she certainly is a great queen' and 'were she only a Catholic, she would be our dearly beloved', Sixtus publicly admired how 'she makes herself feared by Spain, by France, by the Empire, by all', despite 'only being a woman' and 'only mistress of half an island'. [...] In Rome, the perversity of papal praise for Elizabeth was especially frustrating for Philip II's ambassador, Olivares, who warned the Spanish king in March 1588 that he 'might as well cry for the moon as to ask for' the promised papal subsidy from Sixtus. By August, Olivares had all but abandoned hope, complaining that 'when it comes to getting money out of him, it is like squeezing his life-blood'.

Jackson, Clare. Devil-Land : England under Siege, 1588-1688. 

[omgevilmuses]

[quotation--marks]

My father, even, was not there; he was - he is - a soldier, and his duties lie abroad. But he came from time to time, and every time I think he loved me more and more. He brought me rarities from foreign lands, which prove to me now how much he must have thought of me during his absences. I can sit down and measure the depth of his lost love now, by such standards as these. I never thought whether he loved me or not, then; it was so natural, that it was like the air I breathed. 

Elizabeth Gaskell, The Poor Clare

[fictionadventurer]

Year So Far Book Asks: 6, 8

6. Biggest surprise

Along with Vanity Fair, some of the biggest surprises were:

I did not expect Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth, a Victorian fallen-women novel, to be (overall) such a sweet, gentle story with such lovely atmosphere.

I did not expect that I would love reading a biography of St. Thomas Aquinas and grow to love the man as much as I did (though if anyone could pull that off, I should have expected that Chesterton could).

Charity and the Churlish Captain by Nina Clare seemed like a mindless Heyer pastiche with an annoying romance-novel heroine--and then it surprised me by giving her a surprisingly deep character arc as the characters have to learn how to deal with some pretty dark suffering.

8. Favorite new character

Ever since I finished Vanity Fair, there's a pretty good chance at any given moment that I'm thinking about Rawdon Crawley. I've long-wished Austen would have had the courage/ability to show a reformed rake, and this almost did that. His character arc was so lovely and meant so much to me. One scene of his story will forever haunt me, and I will forever wish he could have had a happier ending than he did.

[quote-tournament]

Fourth round, eighth fight

Quote number 129 :

You cannot kill me in a way that matters.

-That one Tumblr post about a mushroom

VS

Quote number 137 :

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

-Clare Harner, Immortality (although it is often attributed to Mary Elizabeth Frye)

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History – 20 May:

1311 – The war of the O’Briens of Thomond escalates as the Norman-Irish become involved on both sides: the de Burghs support Dermot O’Brien and Richard de Clare supports Donough O’Brien. There is a pitched battle at Bunratty on this date, with heavy losses on both sides; de Burgh and others are imprisoned. 1648 – Truce between the confederates and Inchiquin; its adherents are excommunicated by…

[ministerforpeas]

The stop motion animated intro of Series 16 (1994) of Spitting Image (pre-John Smith's death).

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Elizabeth Clare Prophet - The Science Of Rhythm For The Mastery Of The Sacred Energies Of Life - Summit Lighthouse for Church Universal and Triumphant - 1978

[fictionkinfessions]

(canon poems game)

Assuming my canon follows the source media itself, that "Do Not Stand By My Grave and Weep" poem.... yeah I see why people make so many comics relating to myself and Venti with that. - Nameless Bard (genshin impact)

(for those curious, it's Immortality by Clare Harner, though sometimes it's called by the first line. There's also a variation of it, called Do Not Stand By My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye.)

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[missnekonyan]

Finally, after a year of being stuck in development limbo, I can formally present my @hourglassstationacademy​​​​​ OC... Elizabeth! I had trouble figuring out his exact color palette and the details of his design, but I’m happy with this version~ I used a classic princess look that befits his inspiration with a few minor variations for spice. A better look at his actual body type will be under the cut!

As part of a cadet branch of the royal family, Elizabeth has lived in luxury throughout his years. While he appreciates all his status has given him, one thing remains unfulfilled - his drive for adventure. Elizabeth has sat on the sidelines long enough; enrolling in a school away from home is the first step in his grand quest! Although a bit out of touch sometimes, his curiosity knows no bounds.

Elizabeth Clare Rosae

Japanese: エリザベス・くれあ・ローサ Romaji: Erizabesu Kurea Roosa

Gender: Demigirl (He/him) Age: 16 Birthday: March 14 Starsign: Pisces Height: 170cm Eye color: Ruby red, periwinkle gray Hair color: Ash black Rose bud Homeland: Queendom of Roses

Dorm: Pastrierie School year: First Class: 1-D (18) Occupation: Student Club: Literature Club Best subject: Social Etiquette

Dominant hand: Left Favorite food: Strawberry mint candy Least favorite food: Dragon fruit Dislikes: Staying still and being alone Hobby: Going on escapades Talents: Having things work themselves out in the end

[catholic-saint-tournament]

Losers' Bracket Round 3 Announcement

St Sebastian vs St Martha

St Mary Magdalene vs St Clare of Assisi

St Brigid of Ireland vs St George

St Hildegard of Bingen vs St Francis of Assisi

St Augustine of Hippo vs St Martin de Porres

St Olga of Kiev vs St Joseph

St Rose of Lima vs St Elizabeth

St Charles Lwanga vs St Michael the Archangel

[tv-moments]

The Crown

Season 6, “Ritz”

Director: Alex Gabassi

DoP: Sophia Olsson