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The Universality of Love: A Linguistic Analysis of Manuel E. Arguilla’s “MIDSUMMER”

Arguilla’s “Midsummer” is about a peasant boy and a peasant girl’s encounter in a remote village well at noontime with the burning summer heat. The young man in his cart was struck by the looks and bearing of a young woman carrying a jug of water from the well. At first, she made it appear [...]