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William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act IV

Act IVScene IBefore Olivia's houseEnter Sebastian and ClownClownWill you make me believe that I am not sent for you?SebastianGo to, go to, thou art a foolish fellow: Let me be clear of thee.…

Eleanor Rogers Cox: The Dream of Aengus Og

The Dream of Aengus OgEleanor Rogers CoxWhen the rose of Morn through the Dawn was breaking, And white on the hearth was last night's flame, Thither to me 'twixt sleeping and waking,…

Brewer's: Oberon

King of the Fairies, whose wife was Titania. Shakespeare introduces both O'beron and Titania, in his Midsummer Night's Dream. (Auberon, anciently Alberon, German Alberich, king of the…

Brewer's: Man in the Moon

(The). Some say it is a man leaning on a fork, on which he is carrying a bundle of sticks picked up on a Sunday. The origin of this fable is from Num. xv. 32-36. Some add a dog also; thus…

Brewer's: Mary Queen of Scots

Shakespeare being under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth, and knowing her jealousy, would not, of course, praise openly her rival queen; but in the Midsummer Night's Dream, composed in…

Brewer's: Heart's Ease

The viola tricolor. It has a host of fancy names; as, the “Butterfly flower,” “Kiss me quick,” a “Kiss behind the garden gate,” “Love in idleness,” “Pansy,” “Three faces under one hood,”…

tent caterpillar

(Encyclopedia) tent caterpillar, common name for the larvae of the members of a family of moths (Lasiocampidae), easily recognized by the large silk tents, or webs, that the larvae construct during…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: A Dream

by Robert Burns Address Of BeelzebubA DedicationA Dream Thoughts, words, and deeds, the Statute blames with reason; But surely Dreams were ne'er indicted Treason. On reading,…

<i>Breaking Dawn</i> Trivia

Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Breaking Dawn Related Links Twilight Page Twilight Quiz Biography of…

Korolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovich

(Encyclopedia) Korolenko, Vladimir GalaktionovichKorolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovichvlədyēˈmĭr gələktyôˈnəvĭch kərəlyĕnˈkə [key], 1853–1921, Russian short-story writer and publicist. A member of a…