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A Desolation, A Simplicity, to Which the Trappings of a Gaudy World Make a...
Drawing of Adrian Jones by Michael Fay In Section IV of his Prelude, William Wordsworth evokes the most moving encounter with a veteran of war that I have ever read. At first reticent to be anything...
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“The Discharged Soldier”— William Wordsworth
“The Discharged Soldier” is William Wordsworth’s moving poem about the pain of a war veteran returning home. No living thing appeared in earth or air, And, save the flowing water’s peaceful voice,...
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Eleven Authors Who Were Also Veterans of War
Eleven Authors Who Were Also Veterans of War 1. Stendahl (Napoleonic Wars) 2. Ambrose Bierce (Union Army, American Civil War) 3. Erich Maria Remarque (German Army, WWI) 4. George Orwell (Republican...
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“The Discharged Soldier”— William Wordsworth
Drawing of Adrian Jones by Michael Fay In Section IV of his Prelude, William Wordsworth evokes the most moving encounter with a veteran of war that I have ever read. At first reticent to be anything...
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Three (Somewhat Literary) Lists for 11 | 11 | 11
Eleven Authors Who Were Also Veterans of War 1. Stendahl (Napoleonic Wars) 2. Ambrose Bierce (Union Army, American Civil War) 3. Erich Maria Remarque (German Army, WWI) 4. George Orwell (Republican...
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I Took My Kids to the Book Store (Books Acquired on Veterans Day (Observed),...
I took my kids to the book store today and let them run like heathen. They had fun. I usually take them separately (and usually they go to the library), but their mother is at work and we needed to get...
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“The Discharged Soldier”— William Wordsworth
“The Discharged Soldier” by William Wordsworth: No living thing appeared in earth or air, And, save the flowing water’s peaceful voice, Sound there was none–but, lo! an uncouth shape, Shown by a sudden...
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Read George Saunders’s “Home,” A Short Story for Veteran’s Day
“You the one who threw down Mr. Klees?” the sheriff said. “He’s just back from the war,” Ma said. “Thank you for your service,” the sheriff said. “Might I ask you to refrain from throwing people down...
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“You the one who threw down Mr. Klees?” the sheriff said. “He’s just back from the war,” Ma said. “Thank you for your service,” the sheriff said. “Might I ask you to refrain from throwing people down...
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