English Literature

The Presence of a Great Creature | Guide to Daily Reading 12/3/22

By Marica / December 3, 2022 December 4, 2022 / English Literature, Holenlinden, Providence and the Guitar, Lincoln, Robert Louis Stevenson, civil war

George B. McClellan born on this date in 1826. Battle of Hohenlinden Robert Lewis Stevenson died on this date in 1894. Daily Readings: Providence and the Guitar Robert Louis Stevenson CHAPTER I Monsieur Leon Berthelini had a great care of his appearance, andsedulously suited his deportment to the costume of the hour. Heaffected something Spanish …

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By Marica / November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022 / poetry, English poetry, Thomas Gray, The Progress of Poesy, English Literature, Pindaric poetry / 1 Comment

Books are so much more interesting than the internet. Lunchtime, so I’m working ahead on the Daily Readings and on December 1st I ran into Pindar. That’s not quite right. I bumped into Thomas Gray’s Pindaric Ode, “The Progress of Posey,” which isn’t quite the same as running into Pindar himself, but close. So I …

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