Quality Of Inadequate Sentences “And so too, in later years, when I began to write a book of my own, and the quality of some sentences seemed so inadequate that I could not make up my mind to go on with the undertaking. I would find the equivalent in Bergotte. But it was only then, when I read them in his pages, that I could enjoy them; when it was I myself who composed them, in my anxiety that they…
I love reading and I love history, so when a historical document written almost 400 years ago celebrates an anniversary, you can be sure it will be recognized by The Downjotter. Considered by some to be one of the first, and one of the most important, documents written on these shores, The Mayflower Compact celebrates its 395 anniversary on November 11, 2015. If you have never had the opportunity to read this precursor to the Constitution, I am posting it now. I…