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The Pink There was once upon a time a queen to whom God had given no children. Every morning she went into the garden and prayed to God in heaven to bestow on her a son or a daughter. Then an…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act V
Act VScene IMantua. A streetEnter RomeoRomeoIf I may trust the flattering truth of sleep, My dreams presage some joyful news at hand: My bosom's lord sits lightly in his throne; And all this…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Little Robber Maiden
The Prince and PrincessThe Lapland Woman and the Finland WomanThe Little Robber Maiden They drove through the dark wood; but the carriage shone like a torch, and it dazzled the eyes of…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Devil's Walk
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SonnetFragment of a SonnetThe Devil's Walk A BALLAD. Published as a broadside by Shelley, 1812. 1. Once, early in the morning, Beelzebub arose, With care his…1998 George Foster Peabody Awards
Coverage of Africa:National Public RadioA second Peabody Award to Charlayne Hunter-Gault for excellence in international reporting, from an undercovered and often misunderstood region of the…The Divine Comedy: Paradiso: Canto XIV
Paradiso: Canto XIIIParadiso: Canto XVParadiso: Canto XIV From centre unto rim, from rim to centre, In a round vase the water moves itself, As from without 'tis struck or from within…Esther: 9
Esther Chapter 9 1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution…Isaiah: 24
Isaiah Chapter 24 1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as…John Donne: The Prohibition
The Prohibition Take heed of loving me; At least remember, I forbade it thee; Not that I shall repair my unthrifty waste Of breath and blood, upon thy sighs and tears, By…Walt Whitman: Thanks in Old Age
Thanks in Old AgeThanks in old age—thanks ere I go, For health, the midday sun, the impalpable air—for life, mere life, For precious ever-lingering memories, (of you my mother dear—you,…Trending
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