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R. L. Stevenson on Fanny Osborn
1. My wife and I, in one romantic cot “My wife and I, in one romantic cot,The world forgetting, by the world forgot,Or high as the gods upon Olympus dwell,Pleased with what things we have, and pleased as wellTo wait in hope for those which we have not. She vows in ardour for a horse……
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Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, Robert Browning
I do not know how, but despite innumerable allusions I’ve never actually read the poem itself. It’s far scarier than I expected, and I expected something as scary as My Last Duchess. 1. My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with malicious eye Askance to watch……
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More buildings at Göbekli Tepe
I’m really excited!
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