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Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Sonnet 57
Sonnet 57
by William Shakespeare
Being your slave, what should I do but tend
Upon the hours and times of your desire?
I have no precious time at all to spend,
Nor services to do, till you require.
Nor dare I chide the world-without-end hour
Whilst I, my sovereign, watch the clock for you,
Nor think the bitterness of absence sour
When you have bid your servant once adieu;
Nor dare I question with my jealous thought
Where you may be, or your affairs suppose,
But, like a sad slave, stay and think of nought
Save, where you are how happy you make those.
So true a fool is love that in your will,
Though you do any thing, he thinks no ill.
Upon the hours and times of your desire?
I have no precious time at all to spend,
Nor services to do, till you require.
Nor dare I chide the world-without-end hour
Whilst I, my sovereign, watch the clock for you,
Nor think the bitterness of absence sour
When you have bid your servant once adieu;
Nor dare I question with my jealous thought
Where you may be, or your affairs suppose,
But, like a sad slave, stay and think of nought
Save, where you are how happy you make those.
So true a fool is love that in your will,
Though you do any thing, he thinks no ill.
Monday, 20 July 2026
Quote
“Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it.”― Ann Brashares —
Sunday, 19 July 2026
Saturday, 18 July 2026
Quote
“Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.” — John C. Maxwell —
Friday, 17 July 2026
Thursday, 16 July 2026
The Story Book of Science

Title: The Story Book of Science
Author: Jean Henri Fabre
Rating: ★★★★★
Age Category: Middle Grade
Back Cover Synopsis:
The wonders of plant and animal life told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations with three children, who ask their uncle to tell them "true stories." Besides such stories as the ants' subterranean city, the spider's suspension bridge, and the caterpillar's processing, he unlocks the mystery behind thunder and lightning, clouds and rain, the year and its seasons, volcanoes and earthquakes.
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