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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Monadnoc
MonadnocThousand minstrels woke within me, 'Our music's in the hills;'— Gayest pictures rose to win me, Leopard-colored rills. 'Up!—If thou knew'st who calls To twilight parks of beech…Walt Whitman: I Sing the Body Electric
I Sing the Body ElectricPart 1I sing the body electric, The armies of those I love engirth me and I engirth them, They will not let me off till I go with them, respond to them, And discorrupt…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 17, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 16, 1804June 18, 1804June 17, 1804 June 17 1804 Rope walk Camp The Current of the River at this place is a Stick will float 48 poles 6 feet…Andersen's Fairy Tales: What Happened to the Councillor
A BeginningThe Watchman's AdventureWhat Happened to the Councillor It was late; Councillor Knap, deeply occupied with the times of King Hans, intended to go home, and malicious Fate…Last Words
Last WordsThe next day was Sunday, and a goodly troop of young and old set forth to church.—some driving, some walking, all enjoying the lovely weather and the happy quietude which comes to…William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act III
Act IIIScene IA room in Lucullus' houseFlaminius waiting. Enter a Servant to himServantI have told my lord of you; he is coming down to you.FlaminiusI thank you, sir.Enter LucullusServantHere…Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter III
Chapter III Colonel Lloyd kept a large and finely cultivated garden, which afforded almost constant employment for four men, besides the chief gardener, (Mr. M'Durmond.) This garden was probably the…Meg Goes to Vanity Fair
Meg Goes to Vanity Fair"I do think it was the most fortunate thing in the world that those children should have the measles just now," said Meg, one April day, as she stood packing the 'go…Aesop's Fables: The Gardener and His Dog
by Aesop The Pig and the SheepThe Rivers and the SeaThe Gardener and His Dog A Gardner's Dog fell into a deep well, from which his master used to draw water for the plants in his garden…William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene II
Scene IIThe same. A streetEnter Portia and NerissaPortiaInquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed And let him sign it: we'll away to-night And be a day before our husbands home: This…