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Amy Lowell: Loon Point

Loon PointSoftly the water ripples Against the canoe's curving side, Softly the birch trees rustle Flinging over us branches wide.Softly the moon glints and glistens As the water takes and…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Merlin's Song

Merlin's SongI Of Merlin wise I learned a song,— Sing it low or sing it loud, It is mightier than the strong, And punishes the proud. I sing it to the surging crowd,— Good men it will calm…

Walt Whitman: Salut au Monde!, Part 10

Part 10I see vapors exhaling from unexplored countries, I see the savage types, the bow and arrow, the poison'd splint, the fetich, and the obi. I see African and Asiatic towns, I see…

Christina Rossetti: A Portrait

A PortraitIShe gave up beauty in her tender youth, Gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; She covered up her eyes lest they should gaze On vanity, and chose the bitter truth. Harsh…

William Andrews CLARK, Congress, MT (1839-1925)

Senate Years of Service: 1899-1900; 1901-1907 Party: Democrat; Democrat CLARK William Andrews , a Senator from Montana; born near Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., January 8, 1839; attended…

James Edward MURRAY, Congress, MT (1876-1961)

Senate Years of Service: 1934-1961 Party: Democrat MURRAY James Edward , a Senator from Montana; born on a farm near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 1876; attended the public schools of Canada…

Weapons that Changed Warfare

This page provides information about weapons that dramatically changed the nature of warfare; including catapults, crossbows, cannons, machine guns, tanks, bombers and fighter planes,…