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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Daemonic Love
The Daemonic LoveMan was made of social earth, Child and brother from his birth, Tethered by a liquid cord Of blood through veins of kindred poured. Next his heart the fireside band Of mother…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Little Match Girl
The ShadowThe Dream of Little TukThe Little Match Girl Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening - the last evening of the year. In this cold and…Walt Whitman: The Sleepers
The SleepersPart 1I wander all night in my vision, Stepping with light feet, swiftly and noiselessly stepping and stopping, Bending with open eyes over the shut eyes of sleepers, Wandering…Fun Facts About Skyscrapers
From the father of the skyscraper to a building with a view by Karen Barss The Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France The Empire State Building, in New York City The Sears Tower, in…The Congress of Women: How Can We Aid?
by Mrs. Agnes L. d'Arcambal Power and Purposes of WomenThe Fate of RepublicsHow Can We Aid?[1] Mrs. Agnes L. Harrington d'Arcambal is a native of Burlington, Vt. She was born March 8, 1832…obsidian
(Encyclopedia) obsidianobsidianŏbsĭdˈēən [key], a volcanic glass, homogeneous in texture and having a low water content, with a vitreous luster and a conchoidal fracture. The color is commonly black…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Renunciation, III
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIII The next morning Hemanta, fagged after a sleepless night, and looking like one distracted, called at the house of Peari Sankar Ghosal. "What news, my son?"…Of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: The Pool of Tears
by Lewis Carroll Down the Rabbit-HoleA Caucus-Race and a Long TaleThe Pool of Tears 'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot…Dark Days
Dark DaysBeth did have the fever, and was much sicker than anyone but Hannah and the doctor suspected. The girls knew nothing about illness, and Mr. Laurence was not allowed to see her, so…porcelain
(Encyclopedia) porcelain [Ital. porcellana], white, hard, permanent, nonporous pottery having translucence which is resonant when struck. Porcelain was first made by the Chinese to withstand the…Trending
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