culture. education. literary studies.
In this poem, Watts uses the example of the bee as a model for human life. The poemโs moral lesson is that we should avoid being idle and lazy, and spend our time "in books, or work, or healthful play" instead.
With the arrival of spring, itโs time for another quarterly ebook from the Grammaticus Free Library series: โFour Stories for Spring.โย It contains four spring-themed stories, with the accompanying vocabulary notes and illustrations designed primarily for English language learners.
You might think the poet is the main character of this poem - the I of the first line - but it is actually these beautiful flowers that steal the show. Growing everywhere, as far as the poetโs inner eye can see, they flutter and dance, shine and twinkleโฆ Bringing memories of comfort and delight to the poetโs otherwise lonely and isolated existence.
โGhostland: In Search of a Haunted Countryโ is an excellent, genre-blending book, that brings together nature and travel writing, literary and cultural history, exploration of the supernatural, plus the added element of memoir. Itโs filled with the sense of love, wonder, and appreciation for Englandโs landscapes and the ghostly tales that quietly echo through its forests, hills and moors.
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