Wednesday, November 17, 1847

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to November 17. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
Geoffrey ChaucerThe Parliament of Fowls · c. 1380

In 1848 this day opens on George Washington.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

November 17 · Quotationary