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Day 61 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeSep 1: Penn's SOME FRUITS OF SOLITUDEExpelled from College, Founded a CityWhile at Oxford, Penn rejected the student's gown and thereby created a furore. Later he founded a city where he sought to put his new ideas into practice. Read from Penn's SOME FRUITS OF SOLITUDE ........ Vol. 1, pp. 321-331 Sep 2: Dryden's ALL FOR LOVEToo Great a Price for LoveWhile his soldiers fought the battle of Actium, Antony fled to the arms of Cleopatra. By his flight he forfeited his right to an empire. Dryden's story of Antony's love makes us realize the folly of his infatuation for the Nile siren. Read from Dryden's ALL FOR LOVE ........... Vol. 18, pp. 88-100 Sep 3: TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAINSeven Years to Reach EnglandUntil 1783 the British refused to believe that the Liberty Bell had rung. Then they signed a treaty formally recognizing the Colonies as free and independent states. Read: TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN (1783) ....... Vol. 43, pp. 174-179 Sep 4: Voltaire's LETTERS ON THE ENGLISHVoltaire's daring courage led him to publish a series of letters which contained unfavorable comparisons of French customs with the English. For this he was threatened with the Bastille. Read: Voltaire's LETTERS ON THE ENGLISH ...... Vol. 34, pp. 85-93 |