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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Pardon, oh, pardon, that my soul should make
Pardon, oh, pardon, that my soul should makePardon, oh, pardon, that my soul should make Of all that strong divineness which I know For thine and thee, an image only so Formed of the sand,…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear
Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wearAccuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear Too calm and sad a face in front of thine; For we two look two ways, and cannot shine With the same sunlight…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: The soul's Rialto hath its merchandize
The soul's Rialto hath its merchandizeThe soul's Rialto hath its merchandize; I barter curl for curl upon that mart, And from my poet's forehead to my heart Receive this lock which outweighs…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Let the world's sharpness like a clasping knife
Let the world's sharpness like a clasping knifeLet the world's sharpness like a clasping knife Shut in upon itself and do no harm In this close hand of Love, now soft and warm, And let us…L. Patrick Gray III 2005 Deaths
L. Patrick Gray IIIAge: 88 acting director of the FBI during Watergate who testified during his 1973 Senate confirmation hearings that he had given the White House FBI files about its…Poem: Refuge
Poem 90 Poem 92 Refuge The clouds their backs together laid, The north begun to push, The forests galloped till they fell, The lightning skipped like mice; The thunder crumbled like a…Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Monkey
by Aesop The Dolphins, the Whales, and the SpratThe Ass and the Lap-DogThe Fox and the Monkey A Fox and a Monkey were on the road together, and fell into a dispute as to which of the two…The Devil's Dictionary: Epigram
by Ambrose Bierce EPICUREEPITAPHEPIGRAM -n. A short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterize by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom. Following are some of the more…Arctic Tundra
The Arctic tundra is a cold, vast, treeless area of low, swampy plains in the far north around the Arctic Ocean. It includes the northern lands of Europe (Lapland and Scandinavia), Asia (…Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat
Given on Sunday, March 12, 1933 I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking—with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking but more…Trending
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