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20th July, 2020 – Ancient Maxims
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Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With an extract from Virgil's Georgics.
"So all things are fated
to slide towards the worst, and revert by slipping back..."
From the show:
A letter from John Keats to his brother Tom, written on a walking tour of Scotland
On this day: 20th July, 1304, Edward I takes Stirling castle
On this day: 20th July, 1804, Richard Owen, who gave dinosaurs their name, is born in Lancaster
Music to wake you up – Biscuits by Kacey Musgraves
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