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Brewer's: Ball
To strike the ball under the line. To fail in one's object. The allusion is to the game of tennis, in which a line is stretched in the middle of the court, and the players standing on each…The Myth of Hades and Persephone
Have you ever heard of the myth of Hades and Persephone? This ancient Greek tale tells the story of the god Hades, falling in love with the goddess of Persephone. However, their love story takes a…Alfred Lord Tennyson: Song ("The golden apple")
SongI The golden apple, the golden apple, the hallowed fruit, Guard it well, guard it warily, Singing airily, Standing about the charméd root. Round about all is mute, As the…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Pine Forest of the Cascine Near Pisa
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Jane: The RecollectionWith a Guitar, to JaneThe Pine Forest of the Cascine Near Pisa This, the first draft of "To Jane: The Invitation, The Recollection", was…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Ii. Geography Of The Grand CaÃÂon District.
CHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE GRAND CAíON DISTRICT.The Grand Cañon District-the region draining into the Grand and Marble Cañons-is…Powers of National Government Dangerous to States
Powers of National Government Dangerous to Statesby Robert Yates, a delegate to the 1787 convention from New York, left on July 10, 1787. He became an Antifederalist leader. Under the nome de…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Monadnoc
MonadnocThousand minstrels woke within me, 'Our music's in the hills;'— Gayest pictures rose to win me, Leopard-colored rills. 'Up!—If thou knew'st who calls To twilight parks of beech…William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act I, Scene III
Scene IIIVenice. A public placeEnter Bassanio and ShylockShylockThree thousand ducats; well.BassanioAy, sir, for three months.ShylockFor three months; well.BassanioFor the which, as I told…Utah , state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 UtahUtahy&oomacr;ˈtäˌ [key], Rocky Mt. state of the W United States. It is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming (N), Colorado (E), Arizona (S), and Nevada (W), and touches New…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene IV
Scene IVA streetEnter Romeo, Mercutio, Benvolio, with five or six Maskers, Torch-bearers, and othersRomeoWhat, shall this speech be spoke for our excuse? Or shall we on without a apology?…