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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Wilhelm Tell – Friedrich von Schiller
The legendary date on which Tell shot an apple off the head of his son with an arrow was November 18, 1307 “Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in any truth … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Crossbow, Drama, Friedrich von Schiller, Goethe, Habsburg Empire, Harvard Classics, Independence, Playwright, Swiss, Switzerland, Wilhelm Tell
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Sir Walter Scott – Thomas Carlyle
Born on December 4, 1795, Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, translator, historian, and mathematician before passing on February 5, 1881. He was a gifted lecturer who provided many varied insights during the Victorian age. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Great Man, Harvard Classics, History, Ivanhoe, Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Rob Roy, Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake, Thomas Carlyle, Victorian Age
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Thought For the Day: Profit Is Not the Only Value
“Don’t be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value.” – Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)
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Tagged Arthur Miller, Playwright, Profit, Seduction, Thought For the Day, Value
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A World of His Own
Poem 36 of 36 Based on The Twilight Zone, Year One: Episode 36 dedicated as a promise to my eldest daughter Angie A World of His Own by Michael Romani A young girl’s promise holds the key To a world … Continue reading
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Tagged Back Story, Characters, Dictation, Photograph, Playwright, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Rod Serling, Story, The Twilight Zone
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: A Blot in the ’Scutcheon – Robert Browning
Robert Browning’s story is one of a journey from success to near obscurity to success again. From this a lesson may be drawn. Never give up, never surrender. There is another lesson to which so many successful persons teach us. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Blot In the 'Scutcheon, Character, Drama, Harvard Classics, Irony, Monologue, Playwright, Poet, Robert Browning
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The School for Scandal – Richard B Sheridan
The School for Scandal, written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre, on May 8, 1777. Sheridan was a renown Irish satirist, playwright and poet. He is buried at Poet’s Corner in Westminster … Continue reading
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