The Cock, lacking any perch in the stable is forced to rest on the ground and in fear of the Horses moving around and stepping on him, advises: "Pray, Gentlefolks! let us stand still! for fear we should tread upon one another!" The speaker then applies this to the contemporary situation, with the Cock representing the Dissenters.
Despite this unique aspect of the contemporary situation, and although ancient political philosophies were formulated under very different conditions, their study still illuminates vital questions today.
But one eclogue in particular stands out as having relevance to the contemporary situation, and this is the fourth (sometimes called the Messianic, because it was later regarded as prophetic of Christianity).
While acknowledging the brutal background of the slave trade and colonialism, and the mistreatment of the peoples of Africa, Howard-Hassmann finds that the complexity of this history, along with facts of the contemporary situation, weakens the case for financial compensation, although she does recommend acknowledgment of, and apologies for, some actions.
I had a strong feeling that I couldn't see the contemporary situation, and I decided that this was because firsthand knowledge is an obstacle to insight.
Radical environmentalists are often "involved in reading the luddites into the contemporary situation", he says.
Squatter activity in each one is analyzed from the Post-WW II period of the 1950's and 1960's, to the contemporary situation of 2015.
At least three aspects of the contemporary situation of Byzantium and Persia account for the phenomenal ease with which the Arabs overcame their enemies.
Introduction to the history of textile and apparel production and global trade in the Indian subcontinent and the contemporary situation of fiber/textile/apparel manufacture in India.
(part 2, book 3, chapter 3) Though many readers were thrilled by the drama of the narrative, it is not surprising that they were puzzled by Carlyle's prophetic harangues and their relevance to the contemporary situation.
