The Curfew Story in Gray's Elegy Theme
The famous curfew tale recounts a Cromwell era lover who defies a death bell. A brave young woman climbs the bell tower and silences the curse by withholding the curfew’s toll. Cromwell spares the lover, proclaiming curfew shall not ring tonight.
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A Lawyer's Advice Takes a Comical Twist
An Irishman Tom Murphy borrows fifty dollars and seeks legal help after months of nonpayment. A lawyer questions documentation and then taxes him five dollars for advice. Tom proposes paying the lawyer with his own medicine, leaving the office with a quip about self-advice.
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