classics

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Ulysses: Lines 56-63
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 56-63

The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:

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Aug 19
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Ulysses: Lines 46-55
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 46-55

There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:

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Aug 18
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Ulysses: Lines 35-45
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 35-45

This is my son, mine own Telemachus,

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Aug 17
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Ulysses: Lines 26-34
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 26-34

Life piled on life

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Aug 16
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Ulysses: Lines 19-25
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 19-25

I am a part of all that I have met;

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Aug 15
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Ulysses: Lines 12-18
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 12-18

I am become a name;

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Aug 14
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Ulysses: Lines 1-11
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Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Ulysses: Lines 1-11

It little profits that an idle king,

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Aug 13
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Virgil's Various InvocationsVirgil's Various Invocations
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Virgil's Various Invocations

So today I picked up my copy of the latest big-shot Aeneid translation, released last year. It was a collaborative effort by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright — both scholars I deeply admire. An introduction from Emily Wilson, too! Talk about a triple threat.

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Jul 15
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