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Day 44 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeJun 25: HERRICK'S POEMSAdvice to Virgins from a Wise Man"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, to-morrow will be dying? "Herrick was only a humble country minister with a wealth of wisdom and a keen appreciation of life, which he expressed in lyrics of wonderful beauty and melody. Read: HERRICK'S POEMS .................. Vol. 40, pp. 334-340 Jun 26: BEOWULFIn the Lair of the Green-Eyed MonsterAt the bottom of the ocean was the home of the monster who had desolated the king's halls. Beowulf, bravest of warriors, descended beneath the waves to fight the beast. The king's men, waiting above, saw the waves become colored with blood. Hero or monster—who had won? Read from BEOWULF ............................ Vol. 49, pp. 45-50 Jun 27: BACON'S ESSAYSDo You Take Poison Daily?There is a human trait most poisonous to a man's blood. Man seeks to avoid it because he knows that it lies like a curse upon him. Just what is the poisonous human failing? Who are most subject to it? Bacon tells you in one of his best essays. Read from BACON'S ESSAYS ..................... Vol. 3, pp. 22-26 Jun 28: Darwin's VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLEPages from the Pampas Book of EtiquetteA very definite etiquette is followed by a stranger on the vast plains of South America. "Ave Maria" is the common salutation. If the stranger is on horseback, he does not alight until invited to do so by his host. Once in the house, the stranger must converse a while before asking shelter for the night. Read from Darwin's VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE ...... Vol. 29, pp. 51-60 |