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  1. Gallivanting with Montaigne and Reading Deeply

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    October 9, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Gallivant” is my word for the week. It means “roaming about in search of pleasure, and that describes my general …
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  2. Walpole’s Serendipity, Chaucer’s Murder, and Lifelong Learning

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    April 3, 2014 by libroshombre

    One of our culture’s great sources of serendipity, Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable,” defines “serendipity “ as “a happy …
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