Project Gutenberg 2014-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 268 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843 Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843" by Various is a collection of essays, poems, and fictional pieces published during the mid-19th century. This volume appears to engage with philosophical and moral themes, including reflections on immortality, the nature of instinct in animals, and societal critiques of ignorance and influence within communities. The opening of this volume presents a thoughtful essay titled "Thoughts on Immortality," which explores the instincts and reasoning of a young bee as an allegory for human beliefs about the afterlife. The author invites readers to consider the contrast between instinctive knowledge and rational thought, framing a discourse on the innate human desire for immortality and the philosophical doubts that may accompany it. This metaphor is then elaborated through the dynamics of a merchant seeking an insurance against risks—a reflection on navigating existence while grappling with uncertainty and belief in an eternal state. Overall, the beginning of the text sets up a complex discussion about belief, instinct, and the human condition, inviting readers into a deeper exploration of these themes throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Periodicals AP Text The Knickerbocker Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 489522 2025-06-19T09:19:15.552269 text/html 471447 2024-10-24T13:33:48 text/html 266528 2025-06-19T09:19:24.679173 application/epub+zip 272746 2025-06-19T09:19:17.234198 application/epub+zip 265777 2025-06-19T09:19:16.433245 application/epub+zip 430151 2025-06-19T09:19:29.597266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395578 2025-06-19T09:19:23.689290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388273 2022-09-21T17:11:21.277924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422218 2023-09-20T15:26:09.724718 text/plain 402409 2024-10-24T13:33:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15484 2025-06-19T09:19:30.264158 application/rdf+xml 17886 2025-06-19T09:19:16.556241 image/jpeg 2715 2025-06-19T09:19:16.496262 image/jpeg 251412 2025-06-19T09:19:15.595278 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog