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Clever Elsie
Clever Elsie There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Elsie. And when she had grown up her father said: 'We will get her married.' 'Yes,' said the mother, 'if only…Aesop's Fables: The Traveller and Fortune
by Aesop The Nightingale and the SwallowThe Traveller and Fortune A Traveller, exhausted with fatigue after a long journey, sank down at the very brink of a deep well and presently fell…The Devil's Dictionary: Keep
by Ambrose Bierce KILLKEEP -v.t. He willed away his whole estate, And then in death he fell asleep, Murmuring: "Well, at any rate, My name unblemished I shall keep."…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XVI ("Not any higher")
by EmilyDickinsonXVAsleepXVI Not any higher stands the grave For heroes than for men; Not any nearer for the child Than numb three-score and ten. This latest leisure equal lulls…Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Snake
by Aesop The Monkey and the DolphinThe Dogs and the FoxThe Crow and the Snake A hungry Crow spied a Snake lying asleep in a sunny spot, and, picking it up in his claws, he was carrying it…Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Fragment: To Music
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: To One SingingAnother Fragment: To MusicA Fragment: To Music Published in "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition. Dated 1817 (Mrs. Shelley). Silver key of…Sara Teasedale: At Night
At NightWe are apart; the city grows quiet between us, She hushes herself, for midnight makes heavy her eyes, The tangle of traffic is ended, the cars are empty, Five streets divide us…Aesop's Fables: The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox
by Aesop The Hound and the HareThe Trumpeter Taken PrisonerThe Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox A Lion was lying asleep at the mouth of his den when a Mouse ran over his back and tickled him…Aesop's Fables: The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
by Aesop The Traveller and His DogThe Wild Boar and the FoxThe Shipwrecked Man and the Sea A Shipwrecked Man cast up on the beach fell asleep after his struggle with the waves. When he…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Spirit
by EmilyDickinsonAsleepThe MonumentThe Spirit The Spirit 'T is whiter than an Indian pipe, 'T is dimmer than a lace; No stature has it, like a fog, When you approach the place. Not…Trending
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