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Day 37 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeMay 28: MOORE'S POEMSMaster of Melodious Lyrics Any one of these poems, " The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls," "The Last Rose of Summer," "The Light of Other Days," would alone have made Moore immortal. Read: MOORE'S POEMS ..................... Vol. 41, pp. 816-822 May 29: THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSAdventures in Bagdad A Bagdad merchant dreamed of the money he would make from the sale of a tray of glassware, and of marrying the king's daughter. But, daydreaming, he kicked over the tray. Read from THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS ..... Vol. 16, pp. 177-184 May 30: Longfellow's THE BUILDING OF THE SHIPWhen the Throb of the War Drum Is Stifl'd At the close of the war, a torn and bleeding nation set about to rebuild its shattered frame. The result was a stronger nation rising from an almost disrupted union. Read: Longfellow's THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP .... Vol. 42, pp. 1280-1290 May 31: Whitman's PREFACE TO LEAVES OF GRASSAmerica's Most Surprising PoetWalt Whitman is the most original and startling of modern poets. An irony of his life is that while he wrote for the contemporary masses, only a limited number of followers appreciated his genius, now universally recognized. Read: Whitman's PREFACE TO LEAVES OF GRASS .... Vol. 39, pp. 388-398 |