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- Robert Browning

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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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Lord Byron

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Lord Byron1788–182419th century George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, was a leading figure in the Romantic movement, known for his flamboyant lifestyle and works like 'Don Juan' and 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'. He died in 1824 at age 36 while fighting in the Greek War of Independence.