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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1291

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Parted from his beloved Julia, Proteus follows his friend Valentine to Milan, where he meets the bewitching Silvia.

1292

Practice Makes Perfect

Making friends is, like playing music, not just a matter of natural talent.

1293

The Small Compass

The role of government in a nation’s prosperity is important but limited.

1294

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

Five young women cared enough about a man’s wedding-day to make the smallest of sacrifices, and received the best of rewards.

1295

St George the Triumphant Martyr

One of the Emperor Galerius’s most trusted generals openly defied him.

1296

The Sunday of Palms and Willows

For centuries, northern countries from Russia to England have laid the catkins of the willow tree before Jesus as he enters Jerusalem.