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Demi Settles

Demi Settles“Mother, can I have a little serious conversation with you?” asked Demi one evening, as they sat together enjoying the first fire of the season, while Daisy wrote letters upstairs…

Nat's New Year

Nat's New Year“I don't expect to hear from Emil yet, and Nat writes regularly, but where is Dan? Only two or three postals since he went. Such an energetic fellow as he is could buy up all…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 3

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 2Chapter 4Chapter 3 At half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon Street over to the Albany to call on his uncle, Lord Fermor, a genial if…

pacifism

(Encyclopedia) pacifism, advocacy of opposition to war through individual or collective action against militarism. Although complete, enduring peace is the goal of all pacifism, the methods of…

Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 1600–1649, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49), second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Summary

A Midsummer Night's Dream There was a law in the city of Athens which gave to its citizens the power of compelling their daughters to marry whomsoever they pleased; for upon a daughter's…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 83

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 82Federalist No. 84Federalist No. 83 The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury To the People of the State of New…

Christina Rossetti: Goblin Market

Goblin MarketMorning and evening Maids heard the goblins cry: 'Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy: Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plump unpecked cherries, Melons and…