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William Shakespeare: Henry VIII, Act I, Scene IV

Scene IVA Hall in York PlaceHautboys. A small table under a state for Cardinal Wolsey, a longer table for the guests. Then enter Anne and divers other Ladies and Gentlemen as guests, at one…

Calls

Calls"Come, Jo, it's time.""For what?""You don't mean to say you have forgotten that you promised to make half a dozen calls with me today?""I've done a good many rash and foolish things in…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act I, Scene V

Scene VInverness. Macbeth's castleEnter Lady Macbeth, reading a letterLady MacbethThey met me in the day of success: and I have learned by the perfectest report, they have more in them than…

The Celtic Twilight: "And Fair, Fierce Women"

by W. B. Yeats Regina, Regina Pigmeorum, VeniEnchanted Woods"And Fair, Fierce Women" One day a woman that I know came face to face with heroic beauty, that highest beauty which Blake says…

The Congress of Women: Introduction

PrefaceOpening AddressIntroduction The Congresses held in the Woman's Building were inaugurated under a resolution unanimously passed by the Board of Lady Managers on September 7, 1891,…

Brewer's: Ronald

Lord Ronald gave Lady Clare a lily-white doe as a love-token, and the cousins were to be married on the following day. Lady Clare opened her heart to Alice the nurse, and was then informed…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act I, Scene VII

Scene VIIMacbeth's castleHautboys and torches. Enter a Sewer, and divers Servants with dishes and service, and pass over the stage. Then enter MacbethMacbethIf it were done when 'tis done,…

Artistic Attempts

Artistic AttemptsIt takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. Amy was learning this distinction through much…

Merchant of Venice

Merchant of Venice Shylock, the Jew, lived at Venice. He was a usurer who had amassed an immense fortune by lending money at great interest to Christian merchants. Shylock, being a hard-…