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Friday, 20 March 2026
Quote
"I listened more than I studied... thus, little by little my knowledge and ability were developed." - Franz Joseph Haydn -
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Adventures of Little Bear

Title: Adventures of Little Bear
Author: Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Rating: ★★★★★
Age Category: Children's Literature
Back Cover Synopsis:
Wanted: One Little Bear for hours of cozy reading!
"Little Bear has endeared himself as a character with irresistible, childlike charm." - The Horn Book
Julius Caesar

Title: Julius Caesar
Author: William Shakespeare
Rating: ★⯪☆☆☆
Age Category: Young Adult/Adult
A dramatic retelling of history, Shakespeare puts a new spin on the story of the death of Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic.
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Sonnet 47 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 47
by William Shakespeare
Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took,
And each doth good turns now unto the other:
When that mine eye is famish'd for a look,
Or heart in love with sighs himself doth smother,
With my love's picture then my eye doth feast
And to the painted banquet bids my heart;
Another time mine eye is my heart's guest
And in his thoughts of love doth share a part:
So, either by thy picture or my love,
Thyself away art resent still with me;
For thou not farther than my thoughts canst move,
And I am still with them and they with thee;
Or, if they sleep, thy picture in my sight
Awakes my heart to heart's and eye's delight.
And each doth good turns now unto the other:
When that mine eye is famish'd for a look,
Or heart in love with sighs himself doth smother,
With my love's picture then my eye doth feast
And to the painted banquet bids my heart;
Another time mine eye is my heart's guest
And in his thoughts of love doth share a part:
So, either by thy picture or my love,
Thyself away art resent still with me;
For thou not farther than my thoughts canst move,
And I am still with them and they with thee;
Or, if they sleep, thy picture in my sight
Awakes my heart to heart's and eye's delight.
Monday, 16 March 2026
Quote
"To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist." - Robert Schumann -
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Quote
"Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
To lull the daughters of Necessity,
And keep unsteady Nature to her law,
And the low world in measured motion draw
After the heavenly tune."
- John Milton -
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