I will never forget the effect of reading John Donne for the first time. Donne (1572-1631)…
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“What Is Honour? A Word”
The affections lead us on says Wordsworth. So does language. This is what Falstaff is resisting…
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LOOKING AT THE WORD “ROMANTIC (3) So great a genius was Shakespeare that the very word…
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Words can be presences that inspire and encourage us forward; words can act like a pillory…
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