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Christina Rossetti: A Bird's-Eye View

A Bird's-Eye View'Croak, croak, croak,' Thus the Raven spoke, Perched on his crooked tree As hoarse as hoarse could be. Shun him and fear him, Lest the Bridegroom hear him; Scout him and rout…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Fir Tree

The Shoes of FortuneThe Snow QueenThe Fir Tree Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough…

Alfred Kreymborg: Idealists

IdealistsAlfred KreymborgBrother Tree: Why do you reach and reach? Do you dream some day to touch the sky? Brother Stream: Why do you run and run? Do you dream some day to fill the sea?…

Wise, Henry Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Wise, Henry Alexander, 1806–76, American political leader and Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Accomac, Va. A lawyer, he was successively a Jackson Democrat, a Whig, and a…

Poem: Why?

Poem 46 Poem 48 Why? THE murmur of a bee A witchcraft yieldeth me. If any ask me why, 'Twere easier to die Than tell. The red upon the hill Taketh away my will; If anybody sneer, Take…

The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he was anxious that she should be well married and provided for. He said to himself, 'I…

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: First Edition

Fifth Edition First Edition Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultan's…

Know Your Telemarketing Rights

Source: Federal Trade Commission. Web: www.ftc.gov. In its publication “Ditch the Pitch: Hanging Up on Telephone Hucksters,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) outlines your rights in dealing with…

Peter Pan: The Little House

The Island Come True The Home Under the Ground The Little House Foolish Tootles was standing like a conqueror over Wendy's body when the other boys sprang, armed, from their trees…