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Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Richard Milhous Nixon: First Inaugural Address
Lyndon Baines Johnson Richard Milhous Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon First Inaugural Address Monday, January 20, 1969 Senator Dirksen, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, President…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: Living or Dead?, IV
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIV It was nearly ten o'clock at night when Sripati returned from Ranihat. The earth was drowned in torrents of rain. It seemed that the downpour would never…Charles Hanson Towne: The Quiet Singer
The Quiet Singer(Ave! Francis Thompson)Charles Hanson TowneHe had been singing — but I had not heard his voice; He had been weaving lovely dreams of song, O many a morning long. But I, remote…Sara Teasedale: Sappho II
Sappho IIOh Litis, little slave, why will you sleep? These long Egyptian noons bend down your head Bowed like the yarrow with a yellow bee. There, lift your eyes no man has ever kindled, Dark…Brewer's: Dayspring
The dawn: the commencement of the Messiah's reign. “The dayspring from on high hath visited us.” —Luke i.78. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DaystarDaysman A…Brewer's: Madness
In Perthshire there are several wells and springs dedicated to St. Fillan, which are still places of pilgrimage. These wells are held to be efficacious in cases of madness. Even recently…Brewer's: Mowis
The bridegroom of snow, who (according to American Indian tradition) wooed and won a beautiful bride; but when morning dawned, Mowis left the wigwam, and melted into the sunshine. The…William Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIA forest near Rome. Horns and cry of hounds heardEnter Titus Andronicus, with Hunters, &c., Marcus, Lucius, Quintus, and MartiusTitus AndronicusThe hunt is up, the morn is bright…Nauru, Kiribati, and Tonga
U.N.'s Freshmen Class Fascinating facts about Nauru, Kiribati, and Tonga This article was posted on October 5, 1999. Last week, three freshmen nations were admitted to the United Nations. Nauru…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Solution
SolutionI am the Muse who sung alway By Jove, at dawn of the first day. Star-crowned, sole-sitting, long I wrought To fire the stagnant earth with thought: On spawning slime my song prevails…Trending
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