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Clearness is the first essential.
Source: Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria according to Will Durant Caesar and Christ; in John Robson's Words Worth Noting
Posted: 2025 Nov 21
Tag Archives: History
National Treasure #145: Theodore Witte
Cake decorating tool as inspiration. Continue reading
National Treasure #141: Canadian Pacific Railway
A wee railroad. Continue reading
National Treasure #139: Pierre Berton
Yukoner who never suffered from writer’s block. Continue reading
National Treasure #138: Rideau Canal
An 1830s marvel of engineering and persistence. Continue reading
National Treasure #136: Billy Bishop
William Avery Bishop was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. WWI started in his final year at Royal Military College: He enlisted and was made an officer in the cavalry. After all, he could already ride a horse and shoot. In … Continue reading
National Treasure #135: Norman Bethune
A national treasure shared with Communist China. Continue reading
National Treasure #132: Mount Robson
The non-eponymous mountain at a non-specific distance. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through Canada
Tagged History, Mountains
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National Treasure #131: Liberation of Holland
Liberation Day in the Netherlands Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through Canada
Tagged History, Military
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National Treasure #126: Huron Carol
Our first carol. Continue reading