The Cultured Bumpkin

This is a wonderful story of redemption and forgiveness from the Holy Bible, told by Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox was a writer and poet who lived from 1850-1919. In this poem she discusses living each day to its fullest.

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Ole Bob knew how to write a love poem, lets put it that way.

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John Donne was an English poet who was born in the early 1570s and lived til 1631. He lived through the Spanish Armada, Shakespeare's career, the publishing of the King James Bible in 1611, and lived under 3 monarchs: Elizabeth l, James l, and Charles l.

In this beautiful poem, he taunts death much like the apostle Paul does in 1 Corinthians 15 in the Bible. Enjoy! Thank you for listening.

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I don't know who wrote this but it's some fantastic advice!

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Mark Twain was one of the funniest American writers who ever lived. His work is often simultaneously realistic and preposterous, and almost always hilarious. This short story was his first big literary success and it catapulted him to national attention in 1865.

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John Keats wrote alot of "tributes" to stuff: Ode to a Nightengale, Ode to Grecian Urn, etc etc etc. Here he has a conversation with Sleep...

What a wordsmith Keats is. I really enjoy his stuff.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson heavily influenced American thought in the last half of the 19th century with his literary work and lectures, and he wrote and spoke on a wide variety of topics.

In this poem, he remembers the start of the American Revolution which started on his family's property years before.

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I really like Sonnet 29, because for me it's a reminder to count my blessings when I'm going through something touch, or feeling sorry for myself when things aren't going my way.

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Edgar A Guest was known for doling out some timeless life advice that works anytime, anywhere. Here's a personal favorite of his that my Dad used to read...

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