Written by Archbishop Stephen Langton in1216 – Â It was in force for only a few months, when it was violated by the king. the version presented here is the one that preceeded all of the others; nearly all of it’s provisions were soon superceded by other laws, and none of it is effective today.
During the bi-centennial year of The Constitution of the United States, a number of books were written concerning the origin of that long-revered document. One of these, The Genius of the People, alleged that after the many weeks of debate a committee sat to combine the many agreements into one formal document.
By Aneurin the Bard
Every ode of the Gododin is equivalent to a single song, according to the privilege of poetical composition. Each of the Gwarchans is equal to three hundred and sixty-three songs, because the number of the men who went to Catraeth is commemorated in the Gorchans; and as no man should go to battle without arms, so no bard ought to contend without that poem.
by Sophocles – Translation by F. Storr, BA Formerly Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge from the Loeb Library Edition First published in 1912
Enuma Elish
From Ancient Near Eastern Texts Translated by N. K Sandars.
This long poem was written principally in the twelfth century BCE to celebrate the city of Babylon. It recounts the creation of the universe and the events that lead up to the building of Babylon, home for the gods.
It evolved from Sumerian myths and the text that it is taken from is Assyrian, an empire that followed the Sumerian.
The almost complete text is set out on seven tablets with about 150 lines on each tablet. It was written probably to be sung at festivals in honor of the gods and Babylon. In its origiÂnal language, it is written with no rhyme or alliteration but with some assonance that lends it a hypnotic sound. It probably sounded similar to Georgian chants in being sung by several voices.