spate n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" syn batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, stack, {tidy sum}, wad, whole lot, whole slew 2: a sudden forceful flow syn rush, surge, upsurge 3: the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow syn freshet Source: WordNet. Princeton University
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The Recited Spates Of Limericka (Revisited): A Collection Of Humorous And Social Commentary Limericks By That Little Known Master Of Rhyme-Martin C. Mayer by Martin C. MayerTraffordThe limerick form, we are told, originated with the Greeks. The popular enhancement of the form, however, came about through its extensive usage by English authors. Limericks have been known to come in a number of varieties: risqué, suggestive and perfectly clean but not quite as humorous. The author of this volume of limericks has blended all of these varieties into a collage of social commentary and fancy titillating, all designed to amuse you and hopefully, bring a smile to your cheeks, wherever they are! Der Spieler. Späte Romane und Novellen.by Fjodor Michailowitsch DostojewskiPiperDer hoch verschuldete russische General wartet in Roulettenburg im Kreis seiner Familie, einiger Bekannter und Gläubiger auf die Nachricht, dass die reiche Erbtante das Zeitliche segnet und er sie beerben kann. Dies ist seine einzige Chance, die Schulden bei dem arroganten Franzosen des Grieux, dem Kavalier von Polina, der Stieftochter des Generals, zu begleichen. Gleichzeitig würde dieser Geldschub eine Hochzeit zwischen dem General und der ebenfalls nicht unbemittelten Mademoiselle Blanche begünstigen, in die der deutlich ältere General hoffnungslos verliebt ist. Der Hauslehrer des Generals, der Ich-Erzähler Aleksej Iwanowitsch, beobachtet die Intrigen des Franzosen, der sich mit Blanche insgeheim verbündet hat, und buhlt mit ihm um die Gunst von Polina, in die er unsterblich verliebt ist. Sie jedoch nutzt ihn aus, verspottet ihn und straft ihn mit Verachtung. Wildes Leben: Späte Einsichten und verblüffende Aussichten (German Edition) by Amelie FriedHeyne VerlagFrauen warten auf Liebe, Männer auf Frauen Frauen warten auf Liebe, Männer auf Frauen Of time and place: Essays in honour of O.H.K. SpateAustralian National University PressGuided: Späte Trilogie by Bert HellingerHellinger PublicationBert Hellinger makes his home in the territory beyond paradigmatic thinking, far beyond the comfort zone of division, separation, and exclusion. In this territory, no single psychological, political, religious, or academic view suffices as an effective navigation tool since any one of them demands that observations be shaped to fit its parameters. Thus, Guided is written with a free hand and a free mind, following the natural movements of life and love. This rich, multilayered material comes to us as “guidance” as it came to Bert Hellinger. In the Introduction, he describes: „Again and again, I was led towards something unknown, something new. … All of the enclosedwritings have a place in real time, in immediate life. They are all oriented toward action -- and they lead to it.“ In accord with universal currents, Bert Hellinger’s profound sagacity reaches us through his words, which resonate deeply even without our knowing exactly why. In allowing the resonance, we allow revelation, and a thousand pathways reveal themselves. Guided, we can take actions that move us through the limitations of individual vulnerability and despair into the boundless expanse of the ever-unfolding. Guided, we no longer need take orders from the internal guardians of stagnation but can hear more clearly the messengers of all life’s inspiration. Guided, Bert Hellinger writes, so that guided, we may live well. |
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