Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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What’s in a Name?

Juliet complains that the man she loves has the wrong name, and the man she loves hears her doing it.

62

The Beggar’s Petition

A destitute and friendless farmer, turned from the tradesman’s entrance, tries his luck at the front door.

63

The Hare and Many Friends

John Gay reflects that in matters of friendship, quality is preferable to quantity.

64

An Unlikely Heroine

When she was ten, Catherine Morland showed none of the qualities needed to impress the ladies who read romantic fiction.

65

Koré

Sir Edward Leithen finds himself revising his opinion of the ‘detestable’ Koré Arabin.

66

To the Last I Grapple With Thee

Ahab, his mind broken by an obsession, at last confronts the enemy he has hunted so long.