A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

Sat, 6 Apr '24: "Death Be Not Proud," for one
Sat, 13 May '23: It might be 70 feet long
Mon, 27 Mar '23: One of Shakespeare's begins "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"
Sat, 26 Jun '21: "Ozymandias," e.g.