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Lesson #214: Appreciating April through Ancient Eyes (Chaucer’s poetry)

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I have been looking forward to April for some time, knowing that these lines from the 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer would be perfectly seasonable! 🌼 This Lesson is in 3 parts: ✏️ A modern translation of Chaucer’s medieval poem’s opening lines (with a vocabulary list) ✏️ The original lines in medieval English (just for […]

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Lesson #169: ‘For Auld Lang Syne’: An Appreciation of Robert Burns’ Famous Song

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Another poet for another Saturday post! As we are drawing close to Robert Burns’ Day, a celebration of Scotland’s poet around January 25th, the time is right to take a look at some of his most famous lines. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 And our family thimbles (small caps to protect the thumb from being pricked by a needle while

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