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“All was now bustle and hubbub in the late quiet schoolroom. The scholars were hurried through their lessons, without stopping at trifles; those who were nimble skipped over half with impunity, and those who were tardy, had a smart application Continue reading Bursting forth like a legion of young imps
When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” Author Unknown Yesterday I handed in the final draft of my senior study; it consisted of a poetry manuscript, a personal essay, and a critical context paper. Continue reading Try it one more time
I started early… : Poetry Everywhere : Video : The Poetry Foundation
As soon as I began, it seemed impossible to write fast enough – I wrote faster than I would write a letter – two thousand to three thousand words in a morning, and I cannot help it. Helen Hunt Jackson Continue reading Writing with Passion
Heat, ma’am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones. Sydney Smith, Lady Holland’s Memoir I’m sure it is hotter in other parts of Continue reading Sit in my bones
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“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where Continue reading July-the potato salad gets iffy