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The Peculiar Customs of Lilliput

The people of Lilliput are strangely small, but their ideas are bizarre in a big way.

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Picture: © Ray Stanton, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

626

‘There is a Tide in the Affairs of Men’

Brutus tells Cassius to act while everything is going his way, or be left with nothing but regrets.

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Picture: © Tony Atkin, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

627

Are Women more faithful than Men?

A touchy subject, especially when your lover is listening in.

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628

Fanny Comes Home

Fanny Price, eight years after being adopted by her wealthy uncle and aunt, has gone back home for the first time, full of anticipation.

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Picture: © Colin Smith, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

629

The Character of Horatio Lord Nelson

High praise from someone who knew him better than most.

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630

The Dove and the Flame

Elfric, Abbot of Eynsham in the reign of Æthelred the Unready, reflects on two appearances of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.

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Picture: © Brian Robert Marshall, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.