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No Pain, No Qualm,
No Victory Palm;
No Thorns, No Groan,
No Ultimate Throne;
No Bitter Gall,
No Glory At All;
No Glory At All;
No Cross to Bear,
Then
Then
No Crown to Wear.
Today's words are my own adaptation
from William Penn's quote.
William Penn was
an Englishman and
one of the first Quakers.
Link
Once, he was
proprietor/owner
of today's US State
of Pennsylvania
(which means Penn's Woods).
Penn received a royal charter
from the King of England
In 1681
to form a new colony in America.
He envisioned a peaceful refuge
for all beliefs.
Penn was known for
fair dealing with ALL
including the
Original Inhabitants.
He named his capitol city:
Philadelphia "Brotherly-Love City"
Founding it on October 27, 1682
Link
The City of Brotherly Love,
[or "The Quaker City".
As it is also called]
still benefits from the
sensible grid pattern
of streets
that Penn laid out,
and punctuated with
capacious parks and Squares.
His urban design
left it's mark
on modern cities today!
Until relatively recently,
William Penn's heroic statue
atop Philadelphia City Hall
was the tallest point in the city
by gentlemen's agreement.
Pennsylvania calls herself
a Commonwealth:
"The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
Philadelphia began as a place of
tolerance
during an age of religious tests
and religious violence,
flourishing thereby
in Medicine, Arts, Sciences,
Commerce, and Government.
You may have heard
of something called
The Declaration of Independence,
or the US Constitution.
They were both created
by delegates in Philadelphia.
Many good things got their
start in Philly,
and I don't just mean
cheese-steaks, soft pretzels,
and Stetson cowboy hats!
I was born there.
No. I never met
William Penn!
(impertinent!)
Next week brings
my birthday.
Thanks for coming along
on this nostalgia trip!
from William Penn's quote.
" No pain, no palm;
no thorns, no throne;
no gall, no glory;
no cross, no crown. "
William Penn
no thorns, no throne;
no gall, no glory;
no cross, no crown. "
William Penn
(1644 - 1718)
William Penn was
an Englishman and
one of the first Quakers.
Link
Once, he was
proprietor/owner
of today's US State
of Pennsylvania
(which means Penn's Woods).
Penn received a royal charter
from the King of England
In 1681
to form a new colony in America.
He envisioned a peaceful refuge
for all beliefs.
Penn was known for
fair dealing with ALL
including the
Original Inhabitants.
He named his capitol city:
Philadelphia "Brotherly-Love City"
Founding it on October 27, 1682
Link
The City of Brotherly Love,
[or "The Quaker City".
As it is also called]
still benefits from the
sensible grid pattern
of streets
that Penn laid out,
and punctuated with
capacious parks and Squares.
His urban design
left it's mark
on modern cities today!
Until relatively recently,
William Penn's heroic statue
atop Philadelphia City Hall
was the tallest point in the city
by gentlemen's agreement.
Pennsylvania calls herself
a Commonwealth:
"The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
Philadelphia began as a place of
tolerance
during an age of religious tests
and religious violence,
flourishing thereby
in Medicine, Arts, Sciences,
Commerce, and Government.
You may have heard
of something called
The Declaration of Independence,
or the US Constitution.
They were both created
by delegates in Philadelphia.
Many good things got their
start in Philly,
and I don't just mean
cheese-steaks, soft pretzels,
and Stetson cowboy hats!
I was born there.
No. I never met
William Penn!
(impertinent!)
Next week brings
my birthday.
Thanks for coming along
on this nostalgia trip!
Warmly, Cloudia
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| By Jeffrey M. Vinocur Wikimedia Commons Once visible for miles, from every direction, this particular profile is the one we smirked about as children. You can see why!
A remarkable building:
The world's largest free standing
masonry building [no steel skeleton]
and the world's largest example
of French Renaissance style.
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