The Copybook

Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.

1423

© Paul Buckingham, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caedmon Learns to Sing Clay Lane

A shy and unmusical stable-hand suddenly began to sing wise and moving hymns.

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1424

© Neithsabes, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Elisha and the Fiery Horsemen Clay Lane

The King of Syria goes on a mole-hunt, but Elisha does not seem to mind being his prime suspect.

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1425

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

The Tichborne Dole Clay Lane

The strange-but-true story of a Lady Day tradition.

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1426

© Rob Campbell, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Romulus and the Sabine Women Clay Lane

The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.

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1427

© Andrey Mironov, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Man Born Blind Clay Lane

A man born blind is healed by Jesus, but finds himself a social outcast as a result.

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1428

© Marie-Lan Nguyen, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Alcibiades Clay Lane

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.

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