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John Donne: Prayer XVIII. At inde mortuus es

PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, I have a new occasion of thanks, and a new occasion of prayer to thee from the ringing of this bell. Thou toldest me in the other voice that…

Elsa Barker: The Frozen Grail

The Frozen Grail(To Peary and his men, before the last expedition)Elsa BarkerWhy sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live? Are the great…

Edwin Markham: Lincoln, the Man of the People

Lincoln, the Man of the PeopleEdwin MarkhamWhen the Norn Mother saw the Whirlwind Hour Greatening and darkening as it hurried on, She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 20, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 19, 1806May 21, 1806May 20, 1806 Tuesday May 20th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and continued this morning untill noon when…

The Devil's Dictionary: Macrobian

by Ambrose Bierce MACHINATIONMADMACROBIAN -n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is abundantly supplied with examples, from Methuselah to Old Parr, but some…

Least Livable States

The following table lists the ten least livable states in the U.S., according to 2007 and 2008 rank. To determine a state's livability rating, each state's rankings in 44 categories were averaged.…

Ebola on the Rise

Terrifying disease mystifies, concerns scientists by David Johnson Symptoms begin with fever, exhaustion, stomach pains, and diarrhea. Within a week, the virus…

William Blake: The Book of Thel, I

by WilliamBlakeIII The daughters of Mne Seraphim led round their sunny flocks, All but the youngest: she in paleness sought the secret air. To fade away like morning beauty from her mortal…

John Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn

by John Keats Ode to a NightingaleOde to PsycheOde on a Grecian Urn Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian, who…