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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Chapter XI
Chapter XI I now come to that part of my life during which I planned, and finally succeeded in making, my escape from slavery. But before narrating any of the peculiar circumstances, I deem it…John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book VIII
Book VIII No more of talk where God or Angel Guest With Man, as with his Friend, familiar us'd To sit indulgent, and with him partake Rural repast, permitting him the while Venial discourse…The Iliad of Homer: The Trial of the Army, and Catalogue of the Forces
The Contention of Achilles and... The Duel of Menelaus and Paris. The Trial of the Army, and Catalogue of the Forces. Jupiter, in pursuance of the request of Thetis, sends a deceitful…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene V
Scene VCapulet's orchardEnter Romeo and Juliet above, at the windowJulietWilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day: It was the nightingale, and not the lark, That pierced the fearful hollow…William Shakespeare: King John, Act I
Act IScene IKing John's palaceEnter King John, Queen Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, Salisbury, and others, with ChatillonKing JohnNow, say, Chatillon, what would France with us?ChatillonThus, after…The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, the Cattle of the Sun - The Odyssey
The Visit to the Dead. [1] Ulysses Leaves Scheria and Re... The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, the Cattle of the Sun. "After we were clear of the river Oceanus, and had got out into…William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act IV
Act IVScene IBefore Prospero's cellEnter Prospero, Ferdinand, and MirandaProsperoIf I have too austerely punish'd you, Your compensation makes amends, for I Have given you here a third of…William Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act II
Act IIScene IRome. A public placeEnter Menenius with the two Tribunes of the people, Sicinius and Brutus.MeneniusThe augurer tells me we shall have news to-night.BrutusGood or bad?MeneniusNot…A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits
The Second of the Three Spirits The End of It The Last of the Spirits THE Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Adonais
by Percy Bysshe Shelley PrefaceCancelled Passages of AdonaisAdonais I weep for Adonais—he is dead! O, weep for Adonais! though our tears Thaw not the frost which binds so dear a head! And…