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Aesop's Fables: Introduction
Introduction Aesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: Living or Dead?, III
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIII Her clothes were clotted in the mud; strange thoughts and walking by night had given her the aspect of a madwoman; truly, her apparition was such that folk…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 29, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 28, 1806May 30, 1806May 29, 1806 Thursday May 29th 1806. No movement of the party today worthy of notice. we have once more a good stock of…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 9
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 8 Chapter 10 Chapter 9 1 It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep…Christina Rossetti: May
MayI cannot tell you how it was; But this I know: it came to pass Upon a bright and breezy day When May was young; ah, pleasant May! As yet the poppies were not born Between the blades of…Black Power
by Stokely Carmichael It's a privilege and an honor to be in the white intellectual ghetto of the West. This is a student conference, as it should be, held on a campus, and we'll never…Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 Fellow citizens of the United States: in compliance with a custom as old as the government itself, I appear before…State of the Union Address: Jimmy Carter (January 25, 1979)
Jimmy Carter (January 25, 1979) Tonight I want to examine in a broad sense the state of our American Union—how we are building a new foundation for a peaceful and a prosperous world. Our children…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 9, 1806
Day 1130 Day 1132 Lewis, January 9, 1806 Friday January 9th 1806. Our men are now very much engaged in dressing Elk and Deer skins for mockersons and cloathing. the deer are extreemly…Christina Rossetti: A Testimony
A TestimonyI said of laughter: it is vain. Of mirth I said: what profits it? Therefore I found a book, and writ Therein how ease and also pain, How health and sickness, every one Is…Trending
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