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William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act III, Scene II

Scene IIThe palaceEnter Lady Macbeth and a ServantLady MacbethIs Banquo gone from court?ServantAy, madam, but returns again to-night.Lady MacbethSay to the king, I would attend his leisure…

Aesop's Fables: Introduction

Introduction Aesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Orpheus

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Buona NotteFiordispinaOrpheus Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862; revised and enlarged by Rossetti, "Complete Poetical Works of P. B. S.", 1870.…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Boat on the Serchio

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Evening: Ponte Al Mare, PisaMusicThe Boat on the Serchio Published in part (lines 1-61, 88-118) by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824; revised and enlarged by…

Brewer's: Animals, cries of

AnimalCryApesgibberassesbraybeeshumbeetlesdronebearsgrowlbitternsboomblackbirdswhistleblackcapswe speak of the“chick-chick” of the blackcapbullsbellowcanariessing or quavercatsmew, purr,…

Brewer's: Animals (Symbolical)

AnimalAttributesantfrugality and previsionapeuncleannessassstupiditybantam cockpluckiness, priggishnessbatblindnessbearill-temper, uncouthnessbeeindustrybeetleblindnessbullstrength,…

vineyard

(Encyclopedia) vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. The few that grow wild are generally not…