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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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A Work of Art

The man who seems frustratingly dull and awkward may shine in other company, and we owe it to him and to ourselves to read the signs.

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Kipling’s Proof

If officials in the Raj ever forgot who their boss was, they would bring the whole government down about their ears.

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Heracles and the Flea

A man begs the mighty Heracles to save him the effort of despatching a flea.

514

Dog Collar

A scrawny wolf listens enviously as a well-fed dog describes the comforts of home, but a flat patch of fur on the dog’s neck worries him.

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Heracles and the Waggoner

Heracles refuses to come to the aid of man who is perfectly able to help himself.

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A Moral and Religious People

John Adams, the second President of the USA, told army officers in Massachusetts that the Constitution he had helped to draw up could not guarantee them liberty.