[beowolf] Is Considered An Epic Because Of

"do You Want My Honest Opinion?" People Ask. I Say, "yes," For I'm Curious. So They Give Me Their Honest Opinion, And I - Well, I'm Always Furious.

Shakespeare, Who Never Could Think Up A Plot By Himself, Found This One [macbeth] In Holinshed's Chronicles, Changing It Just Enough So That No One Would Recognize The Source. He Didn't Count On The Resourcefulness Of Modern Scholars, Who Have To Discover Things Like This To Become Associate Professors.

Although Practice Swings Can Be Helpful Things, Twere Better, Indeed, Not Take Any Than To Fiddle And Fret And Before Playing Get Exhausted From Taking Too Many.

(francis) Bacon's Best Known Writings Are His Essays. They Are Loved For Many Reasons, Such As Their Being So Short.

In Larger Things We Are Convivial; What Causes Trouble Is The Trivial.