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Dog Collar Joseph Jacobs

A scrawny wolf listens enviously as a well-fed dog describes the comforts of home, but a flat patch of fur on the dog’s neck worries him.

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Dominion and Liberty George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

Following the Restoration of King Charles II, the country charted a well-planned course between the extremes of civil licence and Government control.

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Double Standards Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson wondered why New Yorkers elected to Congress the kind of man they would turn out of their own homes.

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Douglass in Britain Clay Lane

Frederick Douglass, the American runaway slave turned Abolitionist, spent some of his happiest days in Britain.

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Douglass’s Debt Frederick Douglass

British statesmen were among those who inspired the career of one of America’s greatest men, Frederick Douglass.

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Dr Johnson and the Critic’s Ambush James Boswell

A literary man tries to trick Samuel Johnson into an honest opinion, which was neither necessary nor very rewarding.

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