Poetic Obituaries: In later years, he would lull himself

to sleep by taking virtual walks around La Serenissima--or by reciting Keats to himself. He had, of course, a vast amount of English poetry by heart, and reams of Shakespeare. In fact I never knew anyone with a deeper textual knowledge of Shakespeare--and his Shakespeare lessons had a lasting impact.

from Thought Experiments: A Teacher Remembered

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