17 November The literary calendar
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Come sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, The indifferent judge between the high and low.
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- 1983 Helliconia Summer by Brian Aldiss
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