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Philosophies

This is a volume of poetry by Ronald Ross. It was composed in India during Ross' intensive research of malaria. Ross was first to discover how mosquitoes transmit malaria and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this work in 1902. While this research is still well-known today, it is not very well-known that Ross also wrote poetry. This volume contains some of his poems, composed during his stay in India. - Summary by Carolin (2 hr 15 min)

Chapters

Preface

India

Thought

Science

Power

Dogma

Froth

Liberty

The Three Angels

Return

The Star and the Sun

The World's Inheritors

Death-Song of Savagery

Ocean and the Dead

Ocean and the Rock

The Brothers

Alastor

Sonnet

Vision

Thought and Action

The Indian Mother

Ganges-Borne

Indian Fevers

The Star

Petition

Desert

Vox Clamantis

Self-Sorrows

Exile

Soul-Scorn

Resolve

Desert-Thoughts

The Gains of Time

Invocation

Despairs

Induration

Wisdom's Counsel

Impatience

World-Sorrows

Philosophies

Lies

Truth-Service and Self-Service

Wraths

Vision of Nescience

The Deeps

Loss

Death

The Monsoon

Reply

Man

Life

World-Song