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None other lamb
Lamb of God, 6th C in dome of Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna None other Lamb, none other Name, None other hope in Heav’n or … Continue reading None other lamb
Tag: English Poetry
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Singing Tennyson
What is it called when a person suddenly notices certain objects everywhere, not because of increased frequency but because of increased awareness? There is a word, but I can’t think of it. As you may have noticed from our Tennyson, … Continue reading Singing Tennyson
Tennyson, Ulysses and 007
Our poet for the Third Term in the Garner Homeschool is Alfred, Lord Tennyson. We have a few poems to read each week, and then we are scheduled to spend the last few weeks of the term reading Idylls … Continue reading Tennyson, Ulysses and 007
And Yet They Choose to Fight
Welcome to my third post sharing thoughts about G.K. Cheston’s epic poem Ballad of the White Horse. “The King went gathering Wessex men, As wheat out of the husk; Eldred, the Franklin by the sea, And Mark, the man from … Continue reading And Yet They Choose to Fight
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A Horse, a War and a Vision
This is my second post about G.K. Cheston’s epic poem Ballad of the White Horse. G.K. Chesterton organized his epic by chapters, or books as they are called. After the lovely Dedication to his wife Frances, he plunges us into … Continue reading A Horse, a War and a Vision
