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Whitmanโs poem featured in this post is a very short one, originally published in the Herald newspaper on 12th March 1888. It just so happened that immediately after its publication, a major blizzard hit the state of New York, which made the poetโs timing rather unfortunate, and the subject of many jokes. It reminded me …
Robert Seymour Bridges was a British poet and the Poet Laureate of the UK from 1913 to 1930. Originally a doctor, he had to abandon his medical practice due to poor health. He spent most of his life in rural Berkshire near Oxford, dedicated to writing and literary studies. Robert S. Bridges (1844โ1930) The poem …
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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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