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Tao Te Ching: Chapter 1
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Part 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 1 The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 10
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 9 Chapter 11 Chapter 10 1 When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Returned Californian
65 67 The Returned Californian A MAN was hanged by the neck until he was dead. "Whence do you come?" Saint Peter asked when the Man presented himself at the gate of Heaven. "From California,"…William Shakespeare: Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea
Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless seaSince brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But sad mortality o'ersways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea…George Sterling: Omnium Exeunt in Mysterium
Omnium Exeunt in MysteriumGeorge SterlingThe stranger in my gates — lo! that am I, And what my land of birth I do not know, Nor yet the hidden land to which I go. One may be lord of many ere…Neihardt, John G
Neihardt, John G[1881-1973](1)Born at Sharpsburg, Ill., Jan. 8, 1881. Removed in his early boyhood to Bancroft, Neb., his present home. He has made a special study of the pioneer life of…Mary Antin Biography
Mary Antinwriter, activistBorn: 6/13/1881Birthplace: Polotsk, Russia Antin's works often chronicled the immigrant experience in the United States. She is best known for her memoir, The…Aesop's Fables: The Man Who Lost His Spade
by Aesop The Lion, the Fox, and the StagThe Partridge and the FowlerThe Man Who Lost His Spade A Man was engaged in digging over his vineyard, and one day on coming to work he missed his…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Penitent Elector
Religions of Error The Tail of the Sphinx The Penitent Elector A PERSON belonging to the Society for Passing Resolutions of Respect for the Memory of Deceased Members having died…Leo Joseph RYAN, Congress, CA (1925-1978)
RYAN Leo Joseph , a Representative from California; born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebr., May 5, 1925; attended schools in Illinois, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin; A.B.,…