Friday, June 20, 1879

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to June 20. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

These are the times that try men’s souls.
Thomas PaineThe American Crisis · 1776

In 1880 this day opens on Immanuel Kant.

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

June 20 · Quotationary