Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
By Henry Bellagnome, Wikimedia COmmons. CC BY-SA 2.0 generic.
Henry van Dyke wrote this for the sundial at Katrina Trask’s community retreat at Yaddo, New York.
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By Johannes Moreelse (?1602-1634), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.
© Tim Felce, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.
By Clément Ader, photo © Roby, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.
© Christine Matthews, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.
Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.
By Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.