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Day 69 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeOct 3: CHAUCER'S POEMSGood Enough for ChaucerWhen polite English society conversed in French—considering English a vulgar tongue, fit only for servants and working people— Chaucer, nevertheless, wrote poems in this "vulgar" English, which charm us because of their quaint words. Read: CHAUCER'S POEMS ........................ Vol. 40, pp. 11-20 Oct 4: Plutarch's DEMOSTHENESHis Mouth Full of PebblesThe man who put pebbles in his mouth and orated to the sea, shaved one-half of his head so that he would be obliged to stay at home until he had perfected his oratory—a strange method of attaining eminence, but a successful one. Read from Plutarch's DEMOSTHENES ............. Vol. 12, pp. 196-205 Oct 5: Newman's UNIVERSITY LIFE AT ATHENSAmateur Athlete in Old AthensA boxer in public games desired to study philosophy at Athens. There were no furnaces to tend, no tables to wait on, no books or magazines to peddle, yet this sturdy young Greek managed to work his way through college. Read from Newman's UNIVERSITY LIFE AT ATHENS ....... Vol. 28, pp. 51-61 Oct 6: Burke's REVOLUTION IN FRANCEThe Atrocious Spectacle of October 6thWakened by the death cries of her sentry, Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, fled by a secret passage from the fury of a vile mob. The royal family was arrested and taken to Paris to await their fate. Read from Burke's REVOLUTION IN FRANCE ........ Vol. 24, pp. 208-217 |