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Tag Archives: George Orwell
The Ballad of St. Orwell
It might seem uncommon, to some passing strange, that your life some others would like to arrange, to limit your options, your sights and your range; a preposterous thought, you’ll agree. It might seem presumptuous, to say the least, to … Continue reading
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Tagged ballad, class struggle, dichotomy, George Orwell, NaPoWriMo, oppression
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Thirteen O’Clock (and All’s Well)
Thirteen o’clock and all the world is well; beyond the reach of the tempest makers, where thought and reason still may sway the mind and the conscience of a nation feeds not on unfounded rumors of threat and fear, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, George Orwell, iambic pentameter, interpretation, plays
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Thoughts in these Increasing Militaristic Times
“As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.” — Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall … Continue reading
Posted in Statements
Tagged Edward Gibbon, freedom, George Orwell, politics, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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