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The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he was anxious that she should be well married and provided for. He said to himself, 'I…

Advanced-Level Science Projects: Biology

BiologyAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsBiologyDo Plants Sweat Like People Do?What Types of Bacteria Are Found in Your House? Is the DNA of a Cow Different from a Chicken's? In This Section…

Edna St. Vincent Millay: Renascence

RenascenceEdna St. Vincent MillayAll I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I…

Amy Lowell: Frindsbury, Kent, 1786

Frindsbury, Kent, 1786Bang! Bang! Tap! Tap-a-tap! Rap! All through the lead and silver Winter days, All through the copper of Autumn hazes. Tap to the red rising sun, Tap to the purple…

Opium Wars

(Encyclopedia) Opium Wars, 1839–42 and 1856–60, two wars between China and Western countries that marked the shift of wealth and power from East to West. The first was between Great Britain and China…

Chemistry: Separating Mixtures

Separating MixturesChemistryElements, Compounds, and MixturesPure SubstancesShake It Up: MixturesColloids: Somewhere in BetweenSeparating Mixtures One of the most important things that chemists do…

Amy Lowell: Paris, March, 1814

Paris, March, 1814Fine yellow sunlight down the rue du Mont Thabor. Ten o'clock striking from all the clock-towers of Paris. Over the door of a shop, in gilt letters: "Martin — Parfumeur",…

The Celtic Twilight: A Knight of the Sheep

by W. B. Yeats "Dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye"An Enduring HeartA Knight of the Sheep Away to the north of Ben Bulben and Cope's mountain lives "a strong farmer," a knight of the sheep they…