Literature
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William Shakespeare – Sonnet 17
Who will believe my verse in time to come,If it were filled with your most high deserts?Though yet heaven knows…
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William Shakespeare – Sonnet 16
But wherefore do not you a mightier wayMake war upon this bloody tyrant, Time?And fortify your self in your decayWith…
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George Ade The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and His Willing Performer
The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and His Willing Performer was published in Fables in Slang (1899). Cousin Gus was “as Fresh as…
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George Ade The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So
The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Intended to Do So was published in Fables in…
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George Ade The Fable of the Parents Who Tinkered with the Offspring
The Fable of the Parents Who Tinkered with the Offspring was published in Fables in Slang (1899). Reminiscent of works by his legendary…
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George Ade The Fable of the Man Who Didn’t Care for Storybooks
The Fable of the Man Who Didn’t Care for Storybooks was published in Fables in Slang (1899). Reminiscent of works by his legendary…
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George Ade The Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His Ideal
The Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His Ideal was published in Fables in Slang (1899). Reminiscent of works by his legendary mentor, Mark…
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An Eagle Died A Chicken
A man found an eagle’s egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen. The eaglet hatched with…
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A Benevolent Judge
The celebrated Anthony Domat, author of a treatise on the civil laws, was promoted to the office of judge of…
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Andy Adams A College Vagabond
A College Vagabond was published in Adams’ collection, Cattle Brands: A Collection of Winter Camp-fire Stories (1906). The ease and apparent willingness with…
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