Shakespeare's "If I be not ashamed of my soldiers"

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Jane Austen’s “Mock Panegyric on a Young Friend”

Today’s poem marshals Austen’s characteristic wit to praise feminine virtues via comparison to American geography. Fellas, don’t try this at home. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ...  Show more

Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Grief”

Today’s poem, pitting Victorian stoicism against Victorian sentimentality, contends that the truest grief is the most austere and long-lived. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daily ...  Show more

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