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Day 73 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeOct 19: Hunt's ESSAYSVirtue in Smiles Weep if you must. It is far better than to repress your tears. But Leigh Hunt finds greater virtue in cheerfulness. Fanciful and graceful—his writings exerted a wholesome influence on all nineteenth century journalism. Read: Hunt's ESSAYS ........................... Vol. 27, pp. 285-295 Oct 20: Homer's ODYSSEUSOdysseus Adrift on a Raft The gods met in council and decreed that Odysseus be set adrift. Poseidon, God of the Sea, shattered the raft and Odysseus was cast ashore to encounter further adventures. Read from Homer's ODYSSEUS .......................... Vol. 22, pp. 68-80 Oct 21: Cicero's ON OLD AGENo Fault to Find with Old Age Cicero agrees with Browning that old age is the golden time of life, when the fruits of a well-spent life are harvested. Cicero, the wise Roman, welcomed old age for its gifts: wisdom, sound judgment, and contentment. Read from Cicero's ON OLD AGE ................ Vol. 9, pp. 45-56 Oct 22: Thackeray's JONATHAN SWIFTSwift's Love Problems Swift was embarrassed by two women; Stella, whom he really loved, and Vanessa, with whom he had flirted and who had taken him seriously. Marriage to either one would break the heart of the other. Read from Thackeray's JONATHAN SWIFT ........... Vol. 28, pp. 23-28 |