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Aesop's Fables: The Peacock and the Crane
by Aesop The Wolf and the LambThe Cat and the BirdsThe Peacock and the Crane A Peacock taunted a Crane with the dullness of her plumage. "Look at my brilliant colours," said she, "and see…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 30, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 29, 1805January 31, 1805January 30, 1805 30th January Wednesday 1805 a fine morning, Clouded up at 9 oClock, Mr. La Rocke paid us a…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: To Italy
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: A Tale UntoldFragment: Wine of the FairiesFragment: To Italy Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. As the sunrise to the night, As the…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: Zephyrus the Awakener
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: The Lady of the SouthFragment: RainFragment: Zephyrus the Awakener Published by Rossetti, "Complete Poetical Works of P. B. S.", 1870. Come, thou…Proteus
Proteus is one of the darkest objects in the solar system—“as dark as soot” is a good description. It reflects only 6% of the sunlight that strikes it. Proteus is an ellipsoid about 258 mi (416 km)…Walt Whitman: An Army Corps on the March
An Army Corps on the MarchWith its cloud of skirmishers in advance, With now the sound of a single shot snapping like a whip, and now an irregular volley, The swarming ranks press on and…Edward J. O'Brien: Song
SongEdward J. O'BrienShe goes all so softly Like a shadow on the hill, A faint wind at twilight That stirs, and is still.She weaves her thoughts whitely, Like doves in the air, Though a…Scudder Middleton: Interlude
InterludeScudder MiddletonI am not old, but old enough To know that you are very young. It might be said I am the leaf, And you the blossom newly sprung.So I shall grow a while with you, And…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Fragment On Sensibility
by Robert Burns Epistle To Major LoganA Winter NightFragment On Sensibility Rusticity's ungainly form May cloud the highest mind; But when the heart is nobly warm, The…Passages from "The River Song"
Passages from "The River Song"Five clouds hang aloft, bright on the purple sky, The imperial guards come forth from the golden house with their armour a-gleaming.…He goes out to Hori, to…