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Day 63 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeSep 9: Emerson's NATUREWhen Nature Beckons"There are days during the year," says Emerson, "when the world of nature reaches perfection." Can anyone escape this call, especially in the glorious Indian Summer? Read: Emerson's NATURE ........................ Vol. 5, pp. 223-230 Sep 10: Holmes' POEMSFamous Poet-PhysicianOne of America's famous New Englanders, Oliver Wendell Holmes, devoted his life principally to medicine. His name, however, was made famous through his poem, "Old Ironsides," by which he saved America's most famous battleship from destruction when her fighting days were ended. Read: Holmes' POEMS ............................. Vol. 42, pp. 1365-1370 Sep 11: Adam Smith's WEALTH OF NATIONSWages—Why and How Much?What regulates wages, on what do they depend? Adam Smith, world's authority on economic problems, advances his theories on these matters. Read from Adam Smith's WEALTH OF NATIONS ...... Vol. 10, pp. 66-74 Sep 12: SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESELove Letters of Elizabeth BrowningIn all literary history there is no happier love story than that of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. During their secret courtship Miss Barrett sent Browning many beautiful love letters written in verse. Read: SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE ...... Vol. 41, pp. 923-932 |