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Summary | Not for Sale | Anon

Summary           ' Not for Sale ' by an anonymous writer is a heart touching story of a young couple madly in love who overcome all obstacles for the sake of their love and togetherness. The author was on a vacation when he came across a painting of a young woman . The painting was extraordinary and very expressive. He wished to buy it. But the woman in charge of the shop denied saying that the painting belonged to the owner of the shop and he did not wish to sell it. However, the painting was so touching that it kept haunting the author. Whenever he got a chance, he would drive all the way through Taos and to the gallery and see the painting. Finally, the woman shopkeeper told him the story behind the painting. Two young students, a man and a woman, fell madly in love while they studied painting and arts in New York, far from their homes . They decided to get married and have a promising career in painting.           How...
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To a Butterfly | William Wordsworth

About the Poem A butterfly is a thing of beauty and therefore a source of joy for ever. How captivating its colors and how intricate the patterns on its tiny wings are! About the Poet           William Wordsworth(1770 - 1885) is the high priest of nature, who calls himself 'a worshipper of nature which teaches us more for man and of a moral evil and of a good than all the sages can.' The poem is addressed to a butterfly. He observes it sucking honey; then he invites it to come to his orchard and sit near him and then they will talk about the days of youth which are no more. Coleridge and he jointly published the 'Lyrical Ballads' which inaugurated the English Romantic Age. To a Butterfly I've watched you now a full half-hour, Self-poised upon that yellow flower; And, little Butterfly ! indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motionless ! - not frozen seas More motionless ! and then What joy awaits you, when the breeze Hath found you out among the t...
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