Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps with nearly 50,000 men and 38 elephants is the stuff of legend.
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Twenty-five-year-old Robert Clive’s extraordinary daring helped to prevent India falling into the hands of the French King.
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Cats do have a conscience: it tells them when to look innocent.
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When a cat comes into your life, resistance is futile.
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Smarting for his outraged ‘rights’, Cain lost his reason — but not God’s pity and love.
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The King who condemned him to the den of lions felt far worse about it than Daniel did.