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Modish Men and the Way of the World: The Great Restoration Comedies of Manners 31:59

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Send us a text Well, I probably should have done this episode earlier, since it might have been good for it to precede our other discussions of Resto comedy. But I made a last minute decision and included a second play, which kind of threw off the old chronology. But it's good all the same! The Man of Mode by George Etherege: https://coldreads.word…

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The Shepherd and the Sea - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:07

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A Shepherd, keeping watch over his sheep near the shore, saw the sea very calm and smooth, and longed to make a voyage with a view to traffic. He sold all his flock, and invested it in a cargo of dates and set sail. But a very great tempest coming on, and... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Before the face of the discern…

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"A Foolish Marriage Vow": John Dryden's Marriage a la Mode and Amphitryon 30:49

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Send us a text For our second episode on John Dryden, we'll talk about two of his plays which marked an innovation in the tragi-comic romance: Marriage a la Mode and Amphitryon. We'll discuss the "split-plot" play, the exorcising of Restoration political anxieties, and why we sometimes mock that which we cherish. Additional sound clip from Monty Py…

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The One-Eyed Doe - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:13

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A Doe, blind of an eye, was accustomed to graze as near to the edge of the cliff as she possibly could, in the hope of securing her greater safety. She turned... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhort…

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"The Amendment of Vices": John Dryden's Satires 37:43

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Send us a text Once hailed as the towering literary figure of the Restoration age, John Dryden is little known now by the general reader. Let's take care of that with a close look at his most enduring works, the poetical satires Mac Flecknoe and Absalom and Achitophel. Mac Flecknoe text: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44181/mac-flecknoe Abs…

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The Mice and the Weasels - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:56

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The Weasels and the Mice waged a perpetual warfare with each other, in which much blood was shed. The Weasels were always the victors. The Mice thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was, that they had not leaders set apart from the... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Before destruction the heart of man is high…

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Puritans in Arcadia: Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Pastoralism 42:29

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Send us a text Since they wrote in 17th century Massachusetts, poets Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are often overlooked in surveys of English literature. Today, though, we'll bring them back into the fold as we look at how their puritanical religious beliefs engaged with the pastoral and metaphysical poetic traditions that celebrated "Arcadia,"…

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The Lion and the Boar - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:03

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On a summer day, when the great heat induced a general thirst, a Lion and a Boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink. They fiercely disputed which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in the agonies of a mortal combat. On their stopping on a sudden to take breath for the... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.co…

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The Ambiguity of Wit: William Wycherly's The Country Wife 40:12

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Send us a text Charles II reopened the theatres in 1660 and inaugurated the second golden age of the English stage. Today's show looks at one of the bawdiest plays to come from the period, a "comedy of manners" whose clever use of language points to the reality of style over substance. The Country Wife text: https://theater.lafayette.edu/wp-content…

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The Eagle and the Arrow - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:00

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An Eagle sat on a lofty rock, watching the movements of a Hare, whom he sought to make his prey. An archer who saw him from a place of concealment, took an accurate aim, and wounded him mortally... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into o…

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The Widow and the Sheep - Aesop Fables Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:01

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A certain poor Widow had one solitary Sheep. shearing time, wishing to take his fleece, and to avoid expense, she sheared him herself, but used the... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. Proverbs 11:24 YLT There is that…

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SWA101: Narration and Point of View (ESB) 1:26:16

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This week in "Star Wars Appreciation 101," Julia and Fern tackle The Empire Strikes Back from a certain point of view (sorry, we had to!). This episode covers narration and POV in literature and film, including how we identify a scene's point-of-view character or characters and what that can teach us. Other points of interest: What is narration, an…

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On The Battle of the Boyne 29:12

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Send us a text Today marks the anniversary of one of the most mythologized battles in Anglo-Irish history: the Battle of the Boyne. In July of 1690, King William III soundly defeated James II and secured Ireland's Protestant supremacy while sowing the seeds for centuries of violent conflict. The battle also marks the debut of one of Ireland's most …

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Tea and Revolution: Nahum Tate's "Panacea" 23:13

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Send us a text As Americans celebrate Independence Day, I'm here once again to remind them of the debt American independence owes to English literature and history. Stick in the mud. Today, we look at a genuinely weird poem that allegorizes the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (an event that would lay the groundwork for the American Revolution nearly a …

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The Fox and the Crow - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:13

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A Crow having stolen a bit of flesh, perched in a tree, and held it in her beak. A Fox seeing her, longed to possess himself of the flesh:... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray. And thou — be remaining in the things which thou didst …

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Aphra Behn's Oroonoko: Blurring History and Romance 35:18

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Send us a text In today's chinwag, we'll explore a candidate for the first novel in English by the first professional female writer in English: Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (1688). It's the story of an African prince and his beloved, who are betrayed into slavery and do not live happily ever after. The novel seems a modest heroic romance, but I think Ms.…

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Dear Diary: Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, and Navel-Gazing as History 39:52

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Send us a text Today we look at the diary, a form of writing that became extraordinarily popular over the course of the 1600s. We'll especially look at famous diarists such as John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys, who not only chronicle details of their personal lives, but also give first hand accounts of the dramatic history of the period: the Restoration…

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The Wolf and The Sheep - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:51

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A Wolf, sorely wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in his lair... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16

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The Fir Tree and The Bramble - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Kids and Adults 0:48

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A Fir Tree said boastingly to the Bramble, “You are useful for nothing at all; while I am everywhere used for roofs and houses.” The Bramble made answer: “You poor creature, if you would only... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending thems…

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A Parody of Pomposity: Samuel Butler's Hudibras 25:35

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Send us a text I'm back before you even had a chance to miss me! Today, a bit of a genealogy of a now little read mock epic -- Samuel Butler's Hudibras -- which takes Chaucer and Spenser and Jonson and Cervantes, mixes them all up into a gloopy goo, and sprays it all over lemon-sucking Puritans! Support the show Please like, subscribe, and rate the…

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The Two Daughters - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adultss 1:11

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A man had two daughters, the one married to a gardener, and the other to a tile-maker. After a time he went to the daughter who had married the gardener, and inquired how she... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and …

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Forward to the Past: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress 37:54

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Send us a text Put on your comfortable shoes and grab your walking stick because today we're embarking on the most famous allegory in the English language: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress from 1678. We'll cross plains, endure temptations, descend valleys, fight monsters, and ford rivers in our quest for the Celestial City! Along the way, we'll…

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The Crab and It's Mother - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:38

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A Crab said to her son, “Why do you walk so one-sided, my child? It is far more becoming to go... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 ASVBT…

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The Swallow, The Serpent, and The Court of Justice - Aesop Fable - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:53

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A Swallow, returning from abroad, and ever fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice, and there hatched... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. Exodus 23:9 KJV Je…

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Nasty, Brutish, and Naturally Free: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and the Social Contract 24:51

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Send us a text The political upheavals of 17th century England demanded new answers for old political questions: what is the purpose of government, how is power legitimated, and who may wield it? Philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke reasoned from the same premises, but arrived at rather different conclusions. Balancing those conclusions is the…

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The Dolphins, The Whales, and The Sprat - Aesop Fables Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:42

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The Dolphins and Whales waged a fierce warfare with each other. When the battle was at its height, a Sprat lifted its head out of the waves, and said that he would reconcile their... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own. Proverbs 26:17 BS…

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Early Science Fiction: Lunar Geese and Blazing Worlds 33:54

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Send us a text We often think of science fiction as a particularly modern genre of storytelling, born of the science and technology of the electronic and digital age. But speculative fiction goes back centuries, back to the beginning of what we now call the Scientific Revolution of the 1600s. On today's show, we look at two of the foundational book…

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The Hawk, The Kite, and The Pigeons - Aesop Fables Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:41

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The Pigeons, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon the Hawk to defend them. He at once... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. Ecclesiastes 9:18

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A Garden and a Coy Mistress: Andrew Marvell 31:24

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Send us a text Which is better: the life of ascetic contemplation or one of passionate sensuality? Let's see what the last great poet of the Stuart era, Andrew Marvell, has to say about that. Support the show Please like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you listen. Thank you! Email: classicenglishlitera…

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The Window and Her Little Maidens - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:45

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A widow woman, fond of cleaning, had two little maidens to wait on her. She was in the habit of waking them early in the morning, at cockcrow. The maidens being aggrieved by such excessive... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Prover…

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The Earliest Tales of Robin Hood (Out of Time Episode 2) 32:51

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Send us a text Here's another episode in our foundling series "Out of Time." Today, I correct an oversight from our 15th century literature discussions and survey the very earliest surviving tales of the outlaw and all-around-swell-guy Robin Hood! Let's jump in the Wayback Machine! Here's a link to the Robin Hood Project at the University of Roches…

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The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle - Aesop Fable - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:51

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Two Game Cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farm-yard. One at last put the other to flight. The vanquished Cock skulked away and hid himself in a quiet corner. The conqueror,... #story AcreSoft Story Classic ⁠https://acresoft.contactin.bio⁠ Before destruction [is] pride,... See Proverbs 16:18 YLT…

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To Justify the Ways of God: John Milton's Paradise Lost (episode 2) 42:55

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Send us a text We return to Milton's magnificent octopus today with an eye toward evaluating the epic's success according to its own mission statement: "to justify the ways of God to men." How does Milton approach the great theological problems of evil and suffering, divine foreknowledge, and free will? Support the show Please like, subscribe, and …

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The Ox and the Frog - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:00

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An Ox drinking at a pool, trod on a brood of young frogs, and crushed one of them to death. The mother coming up, and missing one of her sons, inquired of his brothers what had become of him. “He is dead, dear mother... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his …

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The Kid [Baby Goat] and the Wolf Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:39

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A Kid standing on the roof of a house, out of harm’s way, saw a Wolfpassing by: and immediately began to taunt and revile him. The Wolf... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate. Proverbs 8:13 ASVBT…

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Sexy Satan: John Milton's Paradise Lost (episode 1) 40:56

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Send us a text Sexy Satan, what have you done? You made a fool of every one! On this episode we tackle the rather thorny question of Paradise Lost's charismatic protagonist (?) or antagonist (?) or antihero (?): the hottest guy in Hell. Why does an epic on the cosmic history of Christianity, written by a radical Puritan, present us with so commandi…

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The Cat and the Birds - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:49

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A Cat, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing, dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking with him his cane and the instruments becoming his profession, went to the aviary, knocked... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler…

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"Pastures New": John Milton's "Lycidas" 35:25

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Send us a text In 1638, John Milton -- whom many see as perhaps the (second) greatest poet in English -- produced what many think to be his first major poem: the pastoral elegy "Lycidas," written to memorialize the tragic death of a college classmate. Ah! But it's so much more than that! Support the show Please like, subscribe, and rate the podcast…

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The Wolves and the Sheep - Kids Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:56

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"Why should there always be this internecine and implacable warfare between us?” said the Wolves to the Sheep... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:15

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The Fox Who Had Lost It's Tail - Aesop Fables Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:08

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A Fox caught in a trap, escaped with the loss of his “brush.” Henceforth feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to bring all the other Foxes into a like... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] th…

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Christmas on Trial! 20:09

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Send us a text The original "War on Christmas"! This year's stocking stuffer looks at England's Christmas ban from 1647 to 1660 and at a rather quirky pamphlet entitled "The Examination and Trial of Old Father Christmas." Season's greetings, Litterbugs! Support the show Please like, subscribe, and rate the podcast on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, …

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The Boy and the Nettles - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:41

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A Boy was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his mother, saying, “Although it pains me so much, I did but touch it ever so gently.” ... AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going. Ecclesiast…

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Cavaliers and Roundheads: The English Civil Wars 40:18

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Send us a text Today we have a slightly different kind of show -- literary analysis takes a bit of a back seat to historical context. We'll look at the turbulent period between 1625 and 1660, when England went to war with itself over the roles of the monarchy and of Parliament. We'll look at primary historical documents as well as a little poetry t…

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The Goatherd and the Wild Goats - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:27

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A Goatherd, driving his flock from their pasture at eventide, found some wild goats mingled among them, and shut them up together with his own for... AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near n…

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The Sick Stag [Male Deer] - Aesop Fables - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:41

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A sick Stag lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to... AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20 KJV

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The Salt Merchant and His Donkey - Kids Story Short Stories for Children and Adults 1:25

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A Pedlar, dealing in salt, drove his Donkey to the sea-shore to buy salt. His road home lay across a stream, in passing which his Donkey, making a false step, fell by accident in to the water... AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9…

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Thanksgiving in Plain Style 20:47

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Send us a text This Subcast episode marks the American Thanksgiving holiday by looking at two early accounts of the celebration by Pilgrims William Bradford and Edward Winslow and then turns to that great hymn of thanksgiving -- Psalm 107 -- from The Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in what would become the United States. We'll also look at…

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The Boys and the Frogs - Aesop Fables Kids Story Stories for Children and Adults 0:36

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Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water, and began to pelt them with... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio 3. doing nothing through faction or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4. look not each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things…

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Carpe Diem!: The Cavalier Poets 32:59

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Send us a text Today we look at the love children of John Donne and Ben Jonson, a group of monarchist soldiers during the English Civil War. Collectively known as the Cavalier Poets, they are numerous. We'll look at some representative poems today by Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, Richard Lovelace, and the ill-fated and unfortunately named Sir John …

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The Mischievous Dog - Aesop Fables Kids Story - Short Stories for Children and Adults 0:59

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A Dog used to run up quietly to the heels of every-one he met, and to bite them without notice... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Psalms 37:11 KJV

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