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Sara Teasedale: From the North
From the NorthThe northern woods are delicately sweet, The lake is folded softly by the shore, But I am restless for the subway's roar, The thunder and the hurrying of feet. I try to…Sara Teasedale: In a Restaurant
In a RestaurantThe darkened street was muffled with the snow, The falling flakes had made your shoulders white, And when we found a shelter from the night Its glamor fell upon us like a…Sara Teasedale: The Lights of New York
The Lights of New YorkThe lightning spun your garment for the night Of silver filaments with fire shot thru, A broidery of lamps that lit for you The steadfast splendor of enduring…Aesop's Fables: The Labourer and the Snake
by Aesop The AstronomerThe Cage-Bird and the BatThe Labourer and the Snake A Labourer's little son was bitten by a Snake and died of the wound. The father was beside himself with grief,…Aesop's Fables: The Jackdaw and the Pigeons
by Aesop The Peasant and the Apple-TreeJupiter and the TortoiseThe Jackdaw and the Pigeons A Jackdaw, watching some Pigeons in a farmyard, was filled with envy when he saw how well they…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…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: 'When a Lover Clasps His Fairest'
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: The Sepulchre of MemoryFragment: 'Wake the Serpent Not'Fragment: 'When a Lover Clasps His Fairest' Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 2nd…Heat Stroke
Signs/Symptoms—(1) Face is red and flushed. (2) Victim becomes rapidly unconscious. (3) Skin is hot and dry with no perspiration. Treatment—(1) Lay victim down with head and shoulders raised. (2)…Mary Higgins Clark Biography
Mary Higgins ClarknovelistBorn: 12/24/1931Birthplace: New York City A writer of short stories and radio scripts, she later turned to writing suspense novels with Where Are the Children (1975…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act III, Scene V
Scene VAnother room in Leonato's houseEnter Leonato, with Dogberry and VergesLeonatoWhat would you with me, honest neighbour?DogberryMarry, sir, I would have some confidence with you that…