Book review, Stone
Upon Stone by Wiesław Myśliwski (1984), Translated by Bill Johnston, Archipelago Books, 2011, Cosmopolitan Review, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 2013
Not exact matches
After attending the latest SEO Meetup in Arlington last evening, I was inspired to recap and expand
upon the presentation and discussion led
by Eric Enge of
Stone Temple Consulting.
Then, too, demons used to deceive men's minds
by taking up their abode in springs or rivers or trees or
stones and imposing
upon simple people
by their frauds.
And he sprinkled the water
upon the
stones, and the statue became whole, whereat Peter exulted that Marcellus had not doubted in asking of the Lord, and Marcellus was exalted in spirit for that such a sign was first wrought
by his hands; and he therefore believed with his whole heart in the name of Jesus Christ the Son of God,
by whom all things impossible are made possible.
In the parable, the seed in one case fell
upon ground having a rocky bottom, covered over with a thin layer of earth; when the seed began to take root, its downward growth was hindered
by the hard
stone and therefore it spent its strength in pushing its green shoot aloft as high as it could, but having no inward moisture derived from root nourishment, it withered away.
(
by the way, you know that Jesus predicted this would happen «not one
stone left
upon another», and you know, that none of the NT writers even mention the destruction of the temple, you also know, it is only
by secular history that we know what happened in AD 70.
But it is precisely not «this
stone» which, as a simple event» or a «simple object,» makes possible this individual sense certainty and the communication of truth which is built
upon this certainty; rather, it is the structure of the world «embodied»
by the
stone which performs this task.
Here it was at once laid
upon the heated
stones at the bottom, and covered with thick layers of leaves, the whole being quickly hidden from sight
by a mound of earth raised over it.»
The handshake is a social multitool: a proffered paw that will stretch to salutation, forgiveness, respect, acceptance, leave - taking, congratulation, agreement, solemnity, the benediction of peace
upon a fellow worshipper, and the removal of
stones from horses» hooves, as determined
by context.
It could be American actress Emma
Stone, who in 2014 starred as Gwen Stacy, Spiderman's girlfriend, in Spiderman 2 — not to mention Emma Swan, the character in the show Once
Upon a Time, played
by actress Jennifer Morrison.
The soldier had been set
upon by Mr. Baah's mob and bludgeoned to death with sticks and
stones after which his body had been burnt.
The business activities of Menzgold, The Herald learnt has since 2014, been done in a legally acceptable manner, thus preventing fraud and the usual embarrassment brought
upon Ghana
by scammers posing as gold dealers and duping foreign nationals
by selling them
stones and iron bars painted in gold.
The import of other artifacts is less obvious: a stuffed porcupine that sits on Freud's desk, beside a solitary pair of round - framed glasses; a wooden Egyptian funerary boat, mounted fore and aft
by bird heads and carrying a small wrapped mummy attended
by three seated women; a row of
stone knives laid
upon a table; and a bearded goat head made of clay.
While holidaying on the Greek island of Paxos, I came
upon a pebble beach where many of the
stones had apparently been «engraved»
by some type of creature.
From Experiments and Observations
Upon Oriental and Other Bezoar -
stones, etc. etc... A Vindication of Sugars Against the Charge of Dr. Willis, Other Physicians, and Common Prejudices,
by Dr. Frederick Slare (1715) From The London Practice of Physic, for the Use of Physicians and Younger Practitioners (1769 edition)
• One of the burlap - and - zippered heroes of 9 settles down on a huge
stone hand (human) and,
by the light of the moon, gets high on the pleasurable effect a magnet has
upon his metal parts....
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Another possible explanation is a godawful script
by Don Winslow (author of the novel
upon which the film is based), Shane Salerno, and
Stone hissownself that opens with a ridiculously bad voiceover tease and ends with same, sandwiching in between a tale of blissed - out California marijuana kingpins Chon (Kitsch) and Ben (Johnson) vs. the Mexican cartel, led
by Lado (the always amazing Benicio Del Toro) and Elena (Salma Hayek).
It was determined immediately
upon viewing x-rays that this dog had a chronic case of bladder
stones that could only be corrected
by surgery.
It is a great trail for a picnic as you'll not only enjoy the beautiful view and crashing waves, but also the songs sung
by the
stones of the shore as the waves crash down
upon them.
A Scottish invasion of England
by John Balliol was fought off
by King Edward 1, who then rampaged through Scotland and captured the Scone
Stone upon which Scottish Kings had been crowned for seven centuries.
The area devoted to structures will have several works, including WHAT IS SET
UPON THE TABLE SITS
UPON THE TABLE, a sculpture of a wood table supporting a piece of trimmed limestone
by Lawrence Weiner, combined with a partially carved foundation
stone from the Jerusalem wall, on loan from the Jewish Museum..
The path, as you ascend higher, is intersected
by ravines of snow, down which
stones continually roll from above; one of them is particularly dangerous, as the slightest sound, such as even speaking in a loud voice, produces a concussion of air sufficient to draw destruction
upon the head of the speaker.
Bad Paper has already published a small book
by sculptor Daniella Mooney, whose wood and
stone sculpture, Holy Water: A Study in Rainmaking (2014), may still be called
upon to demonstrate its powers.
Moore Stephens applied for the liquidator's claim to be struck out on the grounds that
Stone & Rolls was guilty of fraud and was seeking to rely
upon and recover a loss caused
by its own fraud.
Don't be blinded
by the flashy opportunities just outside your reach; instead, focus in on the tangible and career - building stepping
stone roles
upon which you build the next chapter.
Upon entering you will be awe struck
by the open floor plan, dramatic wood cathedral ceilings and beautiful
stone fireplace.