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William Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act I, Scene IV
Scene IVBefore CorioliEnter, with drum and colours, Marcius, Titus, Lartius, Captains and Soldiers. To them a MessengerMarciusYonder comes news. A wager they have met.LartiusMy horse to yours…Metellus
(Encyclopedia) MetellusMetellusmētĕlˈəs [key], ancient Roman family of the plebeian gens Caecilia. Lucius Caecilius Metellus, d. c.221 b.c., consul (251 b.c.), fought in the First Punic War. He was…Book One
Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 5
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 4 6 5 'Thus do the generations of the earth Go to the grave, and issue from the womb, Surviving still the imperishable change That renovates the world; even as the…The True George Washington: Tastes and Amusements: Arts and Literature
Arts and LiteratureIn 1751, at Barbadoes, Washington "was treated with a play ticket to see the Tragedy of George Barnwell acted: the character of Barnwell and several others was said to be…The True George Washington: Relations with the Fair Sex
Relations with the Fair SexEarly RomanceThe book from which Washington derived almost the whole of his education warned its readers,—"Young Men have ever more a special care That Womanish…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by Harriet Beecher Stowe</cite>
Reconstruction Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl by Harriet Beecher Stowe Many years ago, the few readers of radical Abolitionist papers must often have seen the singular name of…Caesar, Julius
(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Julius (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? b.c.–44 b.c., Roman statesman and general. Caesar has always been one of the most controversial characters of history. His admirers have…William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act V
Act VScene IThe plains of PhilippiEnter Octavius, Antony, and their armyOctaviusNow, Antony, our hopes are answered: You said the enemy would not come down, But keep the hills and upper…William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act I
Act IScene IVenice. A streetEnter Antonio, Salarino, and SalanioAntonioIn sooth, I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by…