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1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (331+ words) Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of them'Volley'd and thunder'd. You don't need to know anything about dactylic meter to feel in those lines the pulse that powers the poem, or to recognize…...

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5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1429+ words) You have chosen to write a book about liberalism at a time when liberalism is under threat without really talking about what those threats are. It's more of a positive case for liberalism. Why did you decide to write this…...