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541. Lawyers are always more ready to get a man into troubles than out of them.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)

The Good-Natured Man (Garnet), Act III

542. How happy could I be with either,
Were t’ other dear charmer away!

John Gay (1685-1732)

The Beggars’ Opera (Mac heath sings), Act II,
Scene II

543. Some bookes are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Essay L, Of Studies

544. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Essay L, On Studies

545. Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Criticism, Pt III, line 574

546. Those best can bear reproof, who merit praise.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Criticism, Ep III, line 24

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Dmitri of the Don : Grand Duke Dmitri of Moscow loosened the grip of the Tartar Horde on the people of Russia, but treachery robbed him of triumph.
The First Council of Nicaea : As soon the Roman Emperor Constantine declared religious liberty in his Empire, the Christian Church gave him cause for regret.
Britain’s Destiny : In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.
The Glorious First of June : Admiral Lord Howe battered a French fleet far out in the Atlantic, and helped prevent the spread of bloody revolution.
The Coronation of Anne Boleyn : The weight of the crown that Anne Boleyn wore proved too heavy to bear.
Peggy’s Dog : Some lines from the comic verse of Thomas Hood, for reading aloud.
An Interruption : Report this conversation without using direct speech.
Tender Plants : Prince Albert regretted the destructive power of the Art Critic.
Lost for Words : Join these ideas together into a single sentence, using ‘although’ or ‘though’.
Loan Words : Match these words to the language they come from, whether Old Norse, Malay or Welsh.
Evidence : Join these ideas together to form a single sentence, using the relative pronoun ‘who’.
Fatal Vow : Robert Pierrepont called heaven to witness that he would never pick a side in the Civil War.
Lost and Found : What would you in these difficult situations?
They Might Not Need Me : Read these lines of verse out aloud.
The Turn : Ben Jonson tells us how we should measure a life well lived.
Music Video : Julius Benedict, Piano Concerto in E flat: II. Andante,
The Character of George Washington : Thomas Jefferson recalls the virtues (and a few faults) of the first US President.
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