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  The Signaltower Youth Soccer League

  Robert W Greier Jr

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  Years ago, within the sunflower filled land around Signaltower, North Dakota, six women rose well above their births and station to accomplish great things.  One is left...grandma...and within this story she'll tell you about the great farting dog Demetrius, the human drive that corrupts, and those kids that very near to died beside the pitch toward the end of the Signaltower Youth Soccer League's finals.  And she'll tell you about life, as hers comes to and end, life...and the sunflowers that grow tall and strong in the North Dakota sunshine.

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  Born in England – Exploring...

  Percy Bysshe Shelley, SAMUEL...

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  Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another.  Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us. 
   
  Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy. 
   
  In the volumes of this series, we take a look at poetry through the prism of individual regions of England, or sometimes more quaintly known as ‘Albion’, or ‘Blighty’, through the centuries of its gloried history. 
   
  England, despite its perception of reserve and under-statement has, in reality, strode the global stage at various time in many things, both good and bad, from Empire to long distance running. Here our focus in on its literature.  Famed for its fiction and dramas, it is equally admired for its plethora of gifted poets and the dazzling verse which has added so much to its artistic legacy.  These classic poets are wonders of their age and of their art.  Genius is written in their names. 
   
  This long limb of England pushes into the Atlantic yet from its ancient past until today its creative contribution is woven in gloried threads into the culture of the whole Nation.

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  Nathan the Wise

  Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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  Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a profound philosophical drama that explores the ideals of religious tolerance, human compassion, and the shared values that unite humanity. Set in Jerusalem during the time of the Third Crusade, the play brings together characters from different faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—to deliver a timeless message about understanding, wisdom, and peaceful coexistence. 🌍
  
  At the center of the story is Nathan, a wise and compassionate Jewish merchant known for his generosity and insight. When his adopted daughter Recha is rescued from a fire by a mysterious Christian knight, a series of unexpected encounters unfolds. As the characters' lives become intertwined, long-held prejudices are challenged and hidden truths about identity, faith, and family gradually come to light.
  
  One of the most memorable moments in the play is Nathan's famous "Parable of the Three Rings." Through this powerful story, Nathan explains that no single religion can claim absolute truth, and that genuine faith is proven through acts of kindness, humility, and moral integrity rather than dogmatic claims. This message forms the philosophical heart of the drama and reflects Lessing's Enlightenment ideals of reason, tolerance, and human dignity.
  
  Through thoughtful dialogue and richly developed characters, Lessing masterfully examines themes such as religious harmony, moral wisdom, forgiveness, and the importance of seeing beyond cultural and religious divisions. The play encourages readers to reflect on the values that unite people across differences and challenges societies to embrace tolerance and mutual respect.
  
  Widely regarded as one of the most important works of the European Enlightenment, Nathan the Wise remains a powerful call for peace and understanding in a diverse world. 📖 Its enduring message continues to inspire readers and audiences, reminding us that compassion, wisdom, and humanity are stronger than prejudice and division.

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  Aurora Leigh

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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  Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s classic poem, read by Diana Quick. 
  Written in blank verse, Aurora Leigh is Browning’s self-styled ‘novel in verse’, a first-person narration of the lives of Marian Erle and the eponymous Aurora. Travelling across Florence, London, and Paris, and playing off the works of Anne Louise Germaine de Staël and George Sand, Aurora Leigh is one of the greatest poems of the nineteenth century. 
  The top quality of Browning's work is evident in the vivid descriptions of Florence, London, and Paris. The best of her poetic prowess is showcased in the intricate narrative of Marian Erle and Aurora Leigh. 
  For fans of Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (Idylls of the King), Elaine Showalter (The Awakening), General Press (The Great Gatsby), Laglace Classic Publisher (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Annotated), and American Renaissance Books (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).

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  Heroic Stanzas - The Age of...

  John Dryden

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  John Dryden was born on August 9th, 1631 in the village rectory of Aldwincle near Thrapston in Northamptonshire. As a boy Dryden lived in the nearby village of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. In 1644 he was sent to Westminster School as a King's Scholar.  
  Dryden obtained his BA in 1654, graduating top of the list for Trinity College, Cambridge that year.  
  Returning to London during The Protectorate, Dryden now obtained work with Cromwell's Secretary of State, John Thurloe. 
   At Cromwell's funeral on 23 November 1658 Dryden was in the company of the Puritan poets John Milton and Andrew Marvell.  The setting was to be a sea change in English history. From Republic to Monarchy and from one set of lauded poets to what would soon become the Age of Dryden. 
  The start began later that year when Dryden published the first of his great poems, Heroic Stanzas (1658), a eulogy on Cromwell's death.  
  With the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 Dryden celebrated in verse with Astraea Redux, an authentic royalist panegyric. 
   With the re-opening of the theatres after the Puritan ban, Dryden began to also write plays. His first play, The Wild Gallant, appeared in 1663 but was not successful. From 1668 on he was contracted to produce three plays a year for the King's Company, in which he became a shareholder. During the 1660s and '70s, theatrical writing was his main source of income.  
  In 1667, he published Annus Mirabilis, a lengthy historical poem which described the English defeat of the Dutch naval fleet and the Great Fire of London in 1666. It established him as the pre-eminent poet of his generation, and was crucial in his attaining the posts of Poet Laureate (1668) and then historiographer royal (1670). 
  This was truly the Age of Dryden, he was the foremost English Literary figure in Poetry, Plays, translations and other forms. 
  In 1694 he began work on what would be his most ambitious and defining work as translator, The Works of Virgil (1697), which was published by subscription. It was a national event.  
  John Dryden died on May 12th, 1700, and was initially buried in St. Anne's cemetery in Soho, before being exhumed and reburied in Westminster Abbey ten days later.

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  Rhyme A Dozen A - Heaven - 12...

  Rupert Brooke, WB Yeats, Ben...

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  ‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 
   
  01 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Heaven - An Introduction 
  02 - Heaven by Rupert Brooke 
  03 - I Would To Heaven That I Was So Much Clay by Lord Byron 
  04 - New Heaven and Earth by D H Lawrence 
  05 - He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven by W B Yeats 
  06 - Song To Mary In Heaven by Robert Burns 
  07 - To Heaven by Ben Jonson 
  08 - I Went To Heaven by Emily Dickinson 
  09 - How I Walked Alone in the Jungles of Heaven by Vachal Lindsay 
  10 - Men Are Heavens Piers by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  11 - To One In Paradise by Edgar Allan Poe 
  12 - God Lay Dead In Heaven by Stephen Crane 
  13 - If Stars Dropped Out of Heaven by Christina Georgina Rossetti

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