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‘Macedonia Is Too Small for Thee’

By Plutarch

Plutarch tells us how Alexander the Great came to bond with Bucephalus, the mighty stallion that bore him to so many victories.

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Posted March 16 2021

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The Little Dog of Castiglione

By Helen Maria Williams

Nothing seemed likely to stop Napoleon Bonaparte from conquering Europe, but one little fellow slowed him up a bit.

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Posted March 15 2021

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The Broken Window

By Frédéric Bastiat

Inspired by economists in Britain, Frédéric Bastiat explained to his own Government why their initiatives to boost the economy so often fail.

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Posted March 9 2021

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The Petition of the Candlemakers

By Frédéric Bastiat

Frédéric Bastiat made a tongue-in-cheek appeal to the French government, asking them to protect candlemakers from a cut-throat competitor.

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Posted March 9 2021

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A Feast in Time of Slaughter

By Edward Freeman

After winning the English crown at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy ensured everyone understood what kind of man their new King was.

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Posted March 4 2021

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Observation, Analogy, Experiment

By Sir Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy explains in simple terms what it is that leads to scientific progress.

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Picture: © Des Colhoun, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted March 3 2021

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

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Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

Posted February 21 • Think and Speak

Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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