Subjects

Extracts from Literature

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The Speech of King Caratacus

A proud British king, taken to Rome as a trophy of Empire, refused to plead for his life.

608

There is No Liberty without Self-Control

Anti-Christian governments don’t make us free, they just impose their own, illiberal morality.

609

Typical Cat!

When a cat comes into your life, resistance is futile.

610

The ‘Raindrop’ Prelude

As the storm raged around him, raindrops fell like music on the pianist’s heart.

611

‘I Remember’

A poem of nostalgia tinged with regret.

612

The Music of Silence

In Coleridge’s epic poem, the Ancient Mariner, amid the horrors of a ship of dead men, sees a sight both beautiful and surreal.