To harp on one's illnesses, giving all the symptoms and circumstances, has been a blemish on conversation for ages. Two hundred years ago Swift complained of persons who continually talked about themselves. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)
Jonathan Swift born Nov. 30, 1667.
Introductory Note: Homer
The Odyssey (Book X), by Homer
Introductory Note: Socrates and Plato
Phædo, by Plato
Introductory Note: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Locksley Hall, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
The Cotter’s Saturday Night, by Robert Burns
Introductory Note: Hans Christian Andersen
The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Andersen
Introductory Note: Virgil
The Æneid (Book II), by Virgil
Introductory Note: William Drummond
Poems, by William Drummond
Introductory Note: John Calvin
Dedication of the Institutes of the Christian Religion, by John Calvin
Introductory Note: Daniel Defoe
The Education of Women, by Daniel Defoe
Introductory Note: Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland, by Edward Haies
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Mayo Clinic Talks
The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad
Positive Thinking Mind
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast