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Passages from English verse, from Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf to Shakespeare’s sonnets, Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, Kipling’s If and many more.

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A Kitten’s Jest

In ‘Familiarity Dangerous,’ poet William Cowper tells a little tale warning that if you join in the game you play by the rules.

by William Cowper 1731-1800

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Extracts from Poetry

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.

by William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Extracts from Fiction

The Hare and Many Friends

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

by John Gay 1685-1732

Extracts from Poetry

The Beggar’s Petition

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

by Thomas Moss 1740-1808

Extracts from Poetry

Pater’s Bathe

A charming children’s rhyme that is also a test of the clearest speaker’s diction.

by Sir Edward Abbott Parry 1863-1943

Education

Educational Ideals

Like the ideal Christian, the ideal teacher is one who spreads joy in everything, great or small.

by Alexander Haddow fl. 1925-1935

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An Excellent Performance

On a visit to England in 1599, Swiss doctor Thomas Platter found time to pop across the Thames and take in a show.

by Thomas Platter 1574-1628

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