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William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act I

Act IScene IElsinore. A platform before the castleFrancisco at his post. Enter to him BernardoBernardoWho's there?FranciscoNay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself.BernardoLong live the…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 5

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 4Chapter 6Chapter 5 "Mother, Mother, I am so happy!" whispered the girl, burying her face in the lap of the faded, tired-looking woman who, with back turned to…

Louise Driscoll: Harbury

HarburyLouise DriscollAll the men of Harbury go down to the sea in ships, The wind upon their faces, the salt upon their lips.The little boys of Harbury when they are laid to sleep, Dream of…

Chemist

What is this job like? Chemicals are a big part of the physical world around us. Everything is made of chemicals. Chemists and materials scientists find ways to make chemicals useful to us.…

Aesop's Fables: The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag

by Aesop The Fox and the SnakeThe Man Who Lost His SpadeThe Lion, the Fox, and the Stag A Lion lay sick in his den, unable to provide himself with food. So he said to his friend the Fox,…

2 Kings: 11

2 Kings Chapter 11 1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram,…

Christina Rossetti: The Prince's Progress

The Prince's ProgressTill all sweet gums and juices flow, Till the blossom of blossoms blow, The long hours go and come and go, The bride she sleepeth, waketh, sleepeth, Waiting for one…

iconography

(Encyclopedia) iconographyiconographyīˌkŏnŏgˈrəfē [key] [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology [Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either…

band

(Encyclopedia) band, in music, a group of musicians playing principally on wind and percussion instruments, usually outdoors. Prior to the 18th cent., the term band was frequently applied in a…

Walt Whitman: Whispers of Heavenly Death

Whispers of Heavenly DeathDarest Thou Now O SoulWhispers of Heavenly DeathChanting the Square DeificOf Him I Love Day and NightYet, Yet, Ye Downcast HoursAs If a Phantom Caress'd…