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Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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Hi Sue, The website looks great. Good to see that you are still working on it. Hope all is well with you, and say hi to your daughter for me!
-Tiffany
Hi Tiff,
You are the first poster! When I got the notification in my e-mail, I thought it was spam and almost didn't look.
Thanks for looking it over.
You will like the limericks, Tiff.
They are on the www.elfinspell.com/newstuff.html
page.
Sue,
I like your web site!! Now you know I checked it out!
Jeanie
Don't forget to send me your resume!
Ok. I like this. I can actually navigate. This is fun. Im going to go to E-Bay, and buy some more PRADA now. When Im not tired, and have a chance to really check out every lil corner of this site, Im gonna have a blast!!!!!!
Yours:
Michael
Thanks Michael,
And I forgot to thank you for hosing off my car.
Susan
Jeanie,
Glad you came and looked. I think you'll like some of the puns and silly limericks on the newstuff page.
Susan
Just read through Raleighs "Report on the Last Sea Fight of the Revenge", and I have a few comments for the footnotes.
The term "high charged" refers to the high superstructures of Spanish ships of the time, as opposed to the lower "race built" English vessels. The high sides and castle structures at the ends gave the soldiers the advantage of high ground in a boarding fight. They also tended to catch the wind and make the ships more difficult to control and maneuver. The English kept superstructures low, resulting in less windage and a more nimble vessel that could hopefully keep the foe at a distance.
"received" means to be shot at. "having received the lower tier of Revenge..." means that Revenge has shot her lower tier of guns at the other vessel. The target vessel has received the shot in the same sense that we might say a wounded man has "caught" or "stopped" a bullet today.
"her chase" - I am uncertain what this may mean, but think it refers to the bow or stern of the vessel. The majority of guns were mounted along the sides of a ship, but it was cutomary to have two or so mounted at the bow or stern, which were called "bow chasers" or "stern chasers", possibly because they could be used when chasing or being chased by another ship.
I hope this is helpful.
Oh, it is, it is!
Thanks very much, Tom. I forgot that I had to okay posts before they went on the blog. (To prevent spam and trolls). So it took a few days, but not because I wasn't unappreciative.
I have some more stuff by Raleigh and about the Tudor navy so may now put it up, since you might help me with any difficulties I come across. If you don't mind, that is.
Your notes will be added to the page, and you will be credited.
If you are interested in other material on The Age of Exploration, I have some interesting lectures by John Fiske online, about The Discovery of Oregon, and Columbus:
www.elfinspell.com/FiskeMyIntro.html
Gratefully,
Susan
Okay, Tom:
Notes added and credit gratefully given for your help on Raleigh's page.
Figured it was a sign to put up the woodcut by Pyle that was in the text and the end printer's logo, as well as the final proofreading of it.
That's done now, too, thanks to your attentions to this page of the site.
As I said,
Thanks so much for your help. I appreciate the knowledge.
Susan
hi Sue,
I just read "This Old Clock" and loved it! I can't believe how much more you've added to your web site. It looks great!
Jeanie
Thanks Jeanie,
Torey liked it too.
Hard to believe that it was popular for 60 years in the 19th century. Actually, its harder to believe that it's been forgotten!
Take great care of yourself, Jeanie,
Susan
Merry Christmas All!!
My Christmas present is to you is found on www.elfinspell.com/newstuff.html
Susan
Susan,
Received the books from Gerald Jones April 9th and gave them to the receipients. Tried to call and email you, no success, darn it! Get in touch with me! BTW: can't you hear Boston calling???
Jeanie
Susan,
got the package from G. Jones and delivered to the receipients, my 1st message did not go thru. Tried to email and call you without success. Call me ASAP! Don't you hear Boston calling you back???
jeanie
Hi Jeanie,
Hope you love the Ginny Good. Gerard Jones, the author, is a great guy, as well as a great writer.
Susan
Hey Doc,
Had the opportunity to check the site out in depth. Love it! Love it!
Ami
I'm so glad, Ami!
I didn't know you spelled your name with an i not y.
Let me know if your 4 year old likes the Wish Fairy of the Sunshine and Shadow Forest. It would be interesting to know if the appeal is still strong after 100 years.
Don't work yourself to death over the Holidays!
Susan
Yours is a valuable web site for anybody interested in Italian Renaissance literature.
Woud appreciate if you could shorten the headers, because I cannot bookmark some of your pages.
At any rate I'd like to thank you for your dedicated work.
Cangrande
Thanks so very much, Cangrande.
It has taught me a lot on the way.
Now, please tell me why you chose your moniker? If you don't mind, that is. Just curious and I know that's a famous Italian name.
Anything in particular you are especially interested? Because I can go through my stuff and see what I want to do next, with you in mind, if you give me a hint.
Do you speak Italian as well?
(I don't, so although I proof the little Italian that I have up twice, I probably goof up regularly.)
In gratitude, I am going to do an interesting Italy book next. Non-fiction but full of great tidbits.
Also, now I will put up some more early Italian fiction I haven't got around to before.
If you go to the Latest Additions page, it'll say when it's available.
I really appreciate your note.
Ciao,
Susan
I forgot, the latest additions are
on this page:
www.elfinspell.com/newstuff.html
S.
Cangrande, I forgot to reply about the bookmark problem. I don't understand really, because I use Internet Explorer, and it lets me rename the title of what I am saving, and so I shorten it.
I will see if my kid knows what your talking about and try to see if I can fix it easily.
I just put up a letter by Rudolph Agricola, an early Renaissance humanist, who spent a lot of time in Italy, in case you are interested:
www.elfinspell.com/WhitcombAgricola.html
Susan
I'm interested in the French/English parallel version of the Life of the Black Prince.
Do you know my material?
http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/MUHLBERGER/MUHLBERG.HTM
Look for the Froissart material and the "Deeds of Arms" pages.
Hi Steve,
I have talked to you before, when I first started with Froissart.
A few months ago I tried e-mailing you about it but didn't hear back. Probably something I did wrong, like change my e-mail address and so was dumped by your filter.
Hope you have been well.
I was just wondering if I should put up the French of The Black Prince.
The glossary is also very valuable but difficult to type.
What would be most helpful for you to see first?
Froissart's Chronicles are going up slowly because I have redone what is there twice because of my learning curve with CSS and browser friendly web-pages. Now I was forced to get a new computer with Vista which has its own issues.
I will work on it some more and concentrate on whatever you would like to see expanded, since I know of your interest.
Have a Happy Holiday.
Susan
Hello Doc,
I loved the sight, very interesting.
Dennis LPN
Thanks Dennis!
What a treat it was to work with you!
Let me know if anything special catches your eye that you would like to know more about, and I will rummage through all my shelves.
Thank you for publishing rev. Parsons's book "Some lies and errors of History". I have made an Italian translation of the chapter regarding the History of Venice, and published it with some illustrations here:
http://venicexplorer.net/tradizione/venezia-malvagia.php?hlangs=it.
On the same page there is a link to your original in English, I hope you do not mind it.
Rev. Parsons' article points out important historical works and data that are almost unknown to the same Venetian population, and ignored by most Academics.
Thank again for renewing the help to the memory of our Republic.
Umberto Sartori
http://veneziadoc.net
Hi!
Your site looks very interesting. Looking forward to sitting down with it! I found it because I was trying to answer a question for my dad, and I'm hoping you might be able to help me. Can you tell me the name of the artist who painted the portrait of Lee, Johnston and Jackson? You have used it on the first page of your site, and it's the 10th picture down. My dad has a print of this picture and wants to know who painted it. In trying to research that, I found your site, and so I'm crossing my fingers that you'll know. Thanks for anything you can tell me!
elfinspell is fantastic, are you still at it? I haven't got a feeling for when anything is going on - horrible blogger comments don't give you any sense either.
It's August 2015 - are you still there? You have some great stuff here.
Hello. I only found your site today, and am still finding my way around. I don't even know whether it is necessary to sign in or become a member or anything like that. I'm very impressed with the range of material which seems to be available.
I also have a specific question: My main interest is in designing ebooks, which I usually upload to the free ebook library at MobileRead.com. I've nearly finished Daphnis and Chloe, and would like to do Aethiopica next. I see you have it on your site, but state that it is not in the Public Domain. Might it be possible to get permission to use your version? It would go the the free library at MobileRead.com, and of course I would give attribution if you wish.
Regards, Alex
Hi from Denmark.
Just to say I really appreciate your effort to put up Alciphron.
Many thanks and may your jolly site continue.
I blog about ancient ships here
http://ramsravensandwrecks.blogspot.dk/
Kind Regards, PV
Great glorious gambols in the heavens below, who ARE you people? Thank you thank you thank you for this incredible site.You are now bookmarked and essential to my online wanderings and I would love to hear more about the background of this project
Thanks, Abby! I have been not as industrious the last few years, as opposed to the first ten years! Hope to do more this year.
The page that will show new additions on the site is www.elfinspell.com/newstuff.html
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