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What Made Roger Federer Special

By Robin Bates | Published: September 27, 2022

Recently retired Roger Federer had a quality possessed by the 17th century Cavalier poets.

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War or Lucasta: Which Is Worthier?

By Robin Bates | Published: December 23, 2010

“You are off to blog rather than snuggle with your wife?” asked my wife incredulously as I slipped out of bed trying not to wake her. Which of course brought to mind a poem that I could blog about: To Lucasta, Going to the War By Richard Lovelace Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind, […]

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