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...might say, in this book linguistically taboo, a vast anomaly calling for a radical, slightly wacky approach to put things right. To wit, this famous soliloquy that a world-class playwright wrought for a moody Scandinavian scion: "Living or not living: that is what I ask." Or an alcoholic bard's notoriously rhythmical night thoughts: "'Twas upon a midnight tristful I sat poring, wan and wistful/ Through many a quaint and curious list full of my consorts slain." A mournful coda follows: "Quoth that Black Bird, 'Not again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A WORLD OF HUMOR AND LOSS | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

...trappings of a literary tragedy. The noble leader, beset by troubles on all sides, takes his charge too close to heart and (nearly, in this case) hastens his own demise. What better way could Dartboard bemoan this doleful turn of events than to call on its dearly departed bard to contribute a soul-stirring bit of poesy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A LIMERICK FOR RUDY | 12/10/1994 | See Source »

...same time, Branagh is able to satiate the cravings of a Hollywood-pampered audience, and at the same time leave room for graceful introspection and an enjoyment of the old Bard's genius...

Author: By Tristanne LILAH Walliser, | Title: HENRY | 11/10/1994 | See Source »

...counseling you'd get here is much better than in a regular hospital because you build a relationship with the doctors," senior Emile Bard agreed...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: School Board Debates Offering Pill at Rindge and Latin | 11/4/1994 | See Source »

...need education, then counseling and then birth control," Bard said. "In an ideal world, abstinence would be great. But those who don't [abstain]...should be rewarded for being responsible enough to seek birth control...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: School Board Debates Offering Pill at Rindge and Latin | 11/4/1994 | See Source »

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