Friday, August 9, 2024

Aug 9– From "The Life of Dr. Donne" by Izaak Walton (1670?)

 Written by Dr. Donne

Aug 9– From The Life of Dr. Donne by Izaak Walton (1670?)

Summary: The least interesting tale of forbidden love ever written. 

Commentary: I'm so glad this is the last one of these. Every single one has been boring, pointless, and uninformative. HE WROTE A PERFECTLY GOOD FISHING BOOK! (Although it appears to have a Socratic Dialogue in it for some reason...)

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Oct 4– From “Demosthenes” from Plutarch’s Lives translated by Dryden and revised by Arthur Hugh Clough

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