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You Can’t Help an Old Stare
Happy Valentines Day Mansfield ParkJane Austen Sir Thomas, after a moment’s thought, recommended speculation. He was a whist player himself, and perhaps might feel that it would not much amuse him to have her for a partner. “Very well,” was her ladyship’s contented answer; “then speculation, if you please, Mrs. Grant. I know nothing about Continue reading
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We Can Shine Like The Sun
Tess of the d’UrbervillesThomas Hardy And by a sort of fascination the three girls, one after another, crept out of their beds, and came and stood barefooted round Tess. Retty put her hands upon Tess’s shoulders, as if to realize her friend’s corporeality after such a miracle, and the other two laid their arms round Continue reading
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Trusting in the Fire
Yesterday I nearly posted something like “Go Chiefs” but refrained in case history would laugh. Would’ve been fine, but it’s not like I watched the game. PersuasionJane Austen Lady Russell had only to listen composedly, and wish them happy, but internally her heart revelled in angry pleasure, in pleased contempt, that the man who at Continue reading
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As If!
It’s Super Bowl Sunday. I still haven’t gotten over the Steelers paying off the refs in Super Bowl XL EmmaJane Austen “Mr. Knightley I declare!–I must speak to him if possible, just to thank him. I will not open the window here; it would give you all cold; but I can go into my mother’s Continue reading
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The Traces of Old Lies Still on Their Faces
Doing this project has led to me getting the Silver Reader Award on Kindle. Sure, I’ve been reading an entire book a day. Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens “Not remember that you made me cry?” said I. “No,” said she, and shook her head and looked about her. I verily believe that her not remembering and not Continue reading
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The Station in my Pickup Truck
Our 40th Out of Context reading. Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy [trans. Constance Garnett] It all happened at the same time: a boy ran towards a dove and glanced smiling at Levin; the dove, with a whir of her wings, darted away, flashing in the sun, amid grains of snow that quivered in the air, while from Continue reading
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Twenty-Three
Listening to old episodes of Criminal in the background while typing this up. A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens “As he has said it,” returned madame, lifting her eyebrows a little, “it is probably false. But it may be true.” “If it is–” Defarge began, and stopped. “If it is?” repeated his wife. “–And if Continue reading
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Love’s Gonna Get You Killed
Typed up in the dark of the 6am hour Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen “Forgive me for having taken up so much of your time, and accept my best wishes for your health and happiness.” And with these words he hastily left the room, and Elizabeth heard him the next moment open the front door and Continue reading
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Who Has Seen The Wind?
No intro, since I just finished posting this week’s My Discovery Mix Old Mother West WindThornton W. (Waldo) Burgess So Little Joe Otter and Jerry Muskrat climbed up on the Big Rock side of Billy Mink and they all stood side by side in their little brown bathing suits looking down into the Smiling Pool. Continue reading
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More, More, Tell Us More!
Our first triple shot Uncle Remus and Brer RabbitJoel Chandler Harris “Ol’ man Hongriness des natchally tuck of his cloze an’ went paradin’ ’bout eve’ywhar, an’ de creeturs got bony an’ skinny. Ol’ Brer B’ar done better dan any un um, kaze all he hatter do wuz go ter sleep an’ live off’n his own Continue reading
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