Tag Archives: William Shakespeare

TCS: World Speech Day – Say to the Down-Keepers and the Sun-Slappers

Posted on March 15, 2021 by wordcloud9

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Old December’s Bareness

Posted on December 28, 2020 by wordcloud9

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English playwright, poet,  actor, and theatrical company partner; widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon.”  To read William … Continue reading →

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TCS: The Way to Treat a Lion

Posted on August 10, 2020 by wordcloud9

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ON THIS DAY: April 23, 2020

Posted on April 23, 2020 by wordcloud9

April 23rd is UN English Language Day * Lost Dog Awareness Day * Talk Like Shakespeare Day * World Book and Copyright Day * Impossible Astronaut Day (Dr. Who) * ____________________________________ MORE! William Shakespeare, Unity Dow and John Oliver, click

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TCS: A Round of Cheese

Posted on January 20, 2020 by wordcloud9

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Word Cloud: WORKING-DAYS

Posted on January 17, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In William Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice says in mock lament: I may sit in a corner and cry heigh-ho for a husband! When Don Pedro offers to get her one, she asks if … Continue reading →

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TCS: A Wild Thing Lurking There

Posted on January 6, 2020 by wordcloud9

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Word Cloud: WINTERDARK II

Posted on December 20, 2019 by wordcloud9

Updated – originally posted in 2017  by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In the Northern Hemisphere, we are just a day away from the longest night of the year, and then the sun will linger moments longer each day until the Summer … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: DARKNESS

Posted on October 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The pages of our calendars are flying off like autumn leaves. To the delight of children, we are nearing that annual candy-scavenge in America: Halloween. Our celebrations of the eerie and macabre are pretty bland compared to … Continue reading →

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TCS: Poems for You Matter to Me Day

Posted on October 7, 2019 by wordcloud9

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