some thoughts

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I take a lot of flak for liking “old books.”
And rightly so, I’ll admit (this is nostalgic reflection, not a defense). I’ve even said of myself that it’s an “nearly insatiable case of booklust.” But, if I may…there is a little something more to it than that. Would you indulge me for a moment?
I do […]

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A favorite poem of mine:
To Mr. Lawrence
LAWRENCE, of virtuous father virtuous son,
Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire,
Where shall we sometimes meet, and by the fire
Help waste a sullen day, what may be won
From the hard season gaining? Time will run
On smoother, till Favonius reinspire
The frozen earth, and clothe in fresh attire
The […]

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