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The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Faun
The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Faun The wanton Troopers riding by Have shot my Faun and it will dye. Ungentle men! They cannot thrive To kill thee. Thou neer didst alive Them any…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Rosalind, Helen, and Her Child
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Note by Mrs. ShelleyRosalind, Helen, and Her Child SCENE. The Shore of the Lake of Como HELEN: Come hither, my sweet Rosalind. 'Tis long since thou and I have met…Job's-tears
(Encyclopedia) Job's-tears, tall tropical plant of the family Poaceae (grass family), Coix lacrymajobi, native to E Asia and Malaya but elsewhere cultivated in gardens as an annual and naturalized in…Scapa Flow
(Encyclopedia) Scapa FlowScapa Flowskăpˈə [key], area of water, 15 mi (24 km) long and 8 mi (12.9 km) wide, in the Orkney Islands, off N Scotland. It is bounded by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay,…pyroclastic flow
(Encyclopedia) pyroclastic flow, turbulent, fluidized mixture of rock, volcanic ash, and hot gas that moves like an avalanche away from a volcanic eruption. A pyroclastic flow may contain a mix of…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Renunciation, III
by Rabindranath Tagore IIIVIII The next morning Hemanta, fagged after a sleepless night, and looking like one distracted, called at the house of Peari Sankar Ghosal. "What news, my son?"…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 5
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 4 Canto 6 Canto 5 Over the utmost hill at length I sped, A snowy steep:—the moon was hanging low Over the Asian mountains, and outspread The plain, the City, and…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Dedication Canto 2 Canto 1 When the last hope of trampled France had failed Like a brief dream of unremaining glory, From visions of despair I rose, and scaled The…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: Vision, I
by Rabindranath Tagore III When I was a very young wife, I gave birth to a dead child, and came near to death myself. I recovered strength very slowly, and my eyesight became weaker and…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Highwayman and the Traveller
The Justice and His Accuser The Policeman and the Citizen The Highwayman and the Traveller A HIGHWAYMAN confronted a Traveller, and covering him with a firearm, shouted: "Your money…