In this article, we’re diving into Samuel Johnson’s poem “London,” his first major splash in the literary scene from way back in 1738. At the time, Johnson was a young […]
By Joseph Addison (First, in obedience to thy country’s rites, Worship the immortal Gods. — Pythagoras) I AM always very well pleased with a country Sunday; and think, if keeping holy […]
By Joseph Addison —Hinc tihi copiaManabit ad plenum benignoRuris honorum opulenta cornu — Horace(Here Plenty’s liberal horn shall pourOf fruits for thee a copious show’r,Rich honours of the quiet plain.) Having […]
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By Thomas Gray The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea,The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and […]
In Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal By Samuel Johnson ———Quis ineptæTam patiens Urbis, tam ferreus ut teneat se?Juv. Tho’ Grief and Fondness in my Breast rebel,When injur’d Thales bids the […]
