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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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John Milton

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John Milton1608–167417th century John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet and intellectual, best known for his epic poem *Paradise Lost*, which explores the biblical story of the Fall of Man. He also served as a civil servant under Oliver Cromwell and wrote influential political pamphlets defending republicanism and freedom of the press.

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