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Stephen Crane: There was a man with tongue of wood
There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable. But there was one who heard The clip-clapper of this tongue of wood And knew what the man Wished to…Stephen Crane: A man said to the universe:
A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me "A sense of obligation."Walt Whitman: This Dust Was Once the Man
This Dust Was Once the ManThis dust was once the man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age, Was saved the…Irish Movies: The Quiet Man (1952)
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Quiet Man (1952) John Ford digresses from his dusty trademark…Aesop's Fables: The Bald Man and the Fly
by Aesop The Belly and the MembersThe Ass and the WolfThe Bald Man and the Fly A Fly settled on the head of a Bald Man and bit him. In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart…Aesop's Fables: The Sick Man and the Doctor
by Aesop The Monkey and the CamelThe Travellers and the Plane-TreeThe Sick Man and the Doctor A Sick Man received a visit from his Doctor, who asked him how he was. "Fairly well, Doctor,"…Aesop's Fables: The Old Man and Death
by Aesop The WitchThe MiserThe Old Man and Death An Old Man cut himself a bundle of faggots in a wood and started to carry them home. He had a long way to go, and was tired out before he…Aesop's Fables: Prometheus and the Making of Man
by Aesop The Woman and the FarmerThe Swallow and the CrowPrometheus and the Making of Man At the bidding of Jupiter, Prometheus set about the creation of Man and the other animals. Jupiter…Aesop's Fables: The Blind Man and the Cub
by Aesop The Oak and the ReedsThe Boy and the SnailsThe Blind Man and the Cub There was once a Blind Man who had so fine a sense of touch that, when any animal was put into his hands, he…Aesop's Fables: The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
by Aesop The Traveller and His DogThe Wild Boar and the FoxThe Shipwrecked Man and the Sea A Shipwrecked Man cast up on the beach fell asleep after his struggle with the waves. When he…