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By William Sharp (1749-1824), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
JB Cramer was one of the finest pianists of his day, though his reverence for Mozart made his own music more popular in the drawing room than the concert hall.
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By Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain
Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley says that the pinnacle of political achievement is the government not of others, but of ourselves.
© Neil Theasby, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Poet Percy Shelley calls on November’s sister months to watch by the graveside of the dead Year.
© David Crocker, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Poet John Keats speaks of the beauties of Autumn, her colours, her sounds and her rich harvest.
© Gouwenaar, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Elizabethan courtier and soldier Sir Philip Sidney shows that a nobleman can also be a gentleman.
© David Dixon, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
One week into a Lenten retreat with the Bishop of Hexham, a boy’s miserable life is turned right around.