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French folksong, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Daniel Defoe wondered whether goodness was not preferable to greatness.
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By Karl von Piloty (1826-1886), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
The weight of the crown that Anne Boleyn wore proved too heavy to bear.
Dumbarton Oaks Collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Gregory urged the persecuted Christians of Nazianzus to be the better men.
© David M. Clark, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mary Mitford makes an appeal for the traditional village cricket match.
By Antoine Vérard (fl. 1485-1512), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
John Donne gives God a free hand to do whatever needs to be done.
© Tamara Menzi, Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
The busy crossroads outside the Houses of Parliament was the testing ground for a new technology.