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Thought for the day
Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly bright.
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Published on this day
- 2005 Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz
- 2021 Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian by E. L. James
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- John Van Druten: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Gilli Smyth: Amir E. Aharoni, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Suckling: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
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- F. L. Lucas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized