The Copybook

Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.

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By Walker and Boutall (fl. 1887-1900), via the Wellcome Collection and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Away with Compulsion! John Wesley

John Wesley called for a world in which no one was forced to go against his conscience or to serve against his will.

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By Émile Friant (1863–1932), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

No Danger in Discussion The Morning Chronicle

It should never be labelled ‘dangerous’ to subject Government policy to calm and honest criticism.

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By Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

The Shipwreck of Simonides Clay Lane

Simonides always believed that a man with a trade was wealthier than a man with a full purse.

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John Raphael Smith (1752–1812) after George Morland (1763–1804), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Make the Case Your Own John Wesley

John Wesley wondered how those involved in the slave trade would feel if the tables were ever turned on them.

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By Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), via the British Museum and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

War is Such a Taxing Business Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith warned ordinary Americans that encouraging the hawks in Washington would cost them more than blood.

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By Jebulon, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

St Nicholas and the Deadly Gift Clay Lane

The Bishop of Myra’s ceaseless toil to put an end to the worship of Artemis made him some dangerous enemies.

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