Cabinet of Gems
by George MacDonald, Sir Philip Sidney
About this book
A Cabinet of Gems, cut and polished by Sir Philip Sidney; now, for the more radiance, presented without their setting by George MacDonald. "By these extracts from writings I have long loved, I hope to help some of my friends to a genuine acquaintance with the writer." (From the preface.) The excerpts in this book, edited by George MacDonald, are taken primarily from Sir Philip Sidney's "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia" and relate to a wide range of subjects. (Summary by Devorah Allen)
Chapters (16)
1Men
2Women
3Love and Marriage
4Religion
5Philosophy
6Moral Sayings and Aphorisms
7Human Nature
8Politics and Policy
9Nature and Art
10Horse, Armour, Attire, and Combat
11On Poetry
12Phrases, Similes, Epithets
13From Letters
14Spoken on His Death-bed
15Appendix I
16Appendix II
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