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At the very beginning of spring, in this post Iโd like to share with you a poem by Thomas Nashe, a prominent English poet and playwright of the Elizabethan era. Titled โSpring, the sweet springโ after its first and final lines, the poem celebrates the loveliness and joyful nature of the season. It actually comes …
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Dear friends and followers of the Grammaticus blog, I am happy to share with you the second title in the series of ebooks primarily designed for English language learners. After the successful launch of Hugh Walpoleโs short story The Snow, this time you can enjoy a lovely piece of 19th century writing by the inimitable …
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Annette Wynne was an early 20th century American writer of childrenโs poems. Her debut collection โFor Days and Days: A Year-Round Treasury of Child Verseโ came out in 1919, followed by โTreasure Thingsโ in 1922.ย The short poem featured in this post is called โTo an Old Treeโ. Itโs a lovely ode to the stoic …
Charles Turner Dazey was an American writer and playwright born in Lima, Illinois, in 1855. He wrote a number of successful plays, also leaving a mark in the early film history as a writer of numerous silent films. He died in Quincy in 1938; sadly, his works quickly became forgotten. Charles T. Dazey I chose …
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