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Brewer's: England's Darling
Hereward the Wake, in the time of William the Conqueror. The “Camp of Refuge” was established in the Isle of Ely, and the Earl of Morcar joined it in 1071. It was blockaded for three…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."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…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…Edwin Markham: Lincoln, the Man of the People
Lincoln, the Man of the PeopleEdwin MarkhamWhen the Norn Mother saw the Whirlwind Hour Greatening and darkening as it hurried on, She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to…The Celtic Twilight: The Man and His Boots
by W. B. Yeats The Old TownA CowardThe Man and His Boots There was a doubter in Donegal, and he would not hear of ghosts or sheogues, and there was a house in Donegal that had been…Aesop's Fables: The Rich Man and the Tanner
by Aesop The Eagle and the ArrowThe Wolf, the Mother, and Her ChildThe Rich Man and the Tanner A Rich Man took up his residence next door to a Tanner, and found the smell of the tan-yard…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,"…Trending
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