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GossipIn order that we may start afresh and go to Meg's wedding with free minds, it will be well to begin with a little gossip about the Marches. And here let me premise that if any of the…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene II
Scene IIA court of JusticeEnter Leontes, Lords, and OfficersLeontesThis sessions, to our great grief we pronounce, Even pushes 'gainst our heart: the party tried The daughter of a king, our…Burdens
Burdens"Oh, dear, how hard it does seem to take up our packs and go on," sighed Meg the morning after the party, for now the holidays were over, the week of merrymaking did not fit her for…Jo's Journal
Jo's JournalNew York, NovemberDear Marmee and Beth,I'm going to write you a regular volume, for I've got heaps to tell, though I'm not a fine young lady traveling on the continent. When I…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Act IV, Scene II
Scene IIBlackheathEnter George Bevis and John HollandBevisCome, and get thee a sword, though made of a lath; they have been up these two days.HollandThey have the more need to sleep now, then…Josie Plays Mermaid
Josie Plays MermaidWhile the young Bhaers were having serious experiences at home, Josie was enjoying herself immensely at Rocky Nook; for the Laurences knew how to make summer idleness both…Louisa May Alcott: Thanksgiving
ThanksgivingThis yearly festival was always kept at Plumfield in the good old-fashioned way, and nothing was allowed to interfere with it. For days beforehand, the little girls helped Asia…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene V
Scene VCapulet's orchardEnter Romeo and Juliet above, at the windowJulietWilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day: It was the nightingale, and not the lark, That pierced the fearful hollow…William Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, Act III, Scene II
Scene IIPadua. Before Baptista's houseEnter Baptista, Gremio, Tranio, Katharina, Bianca, Lucentio, and others, attendantsBaptistaTo TranioSignior Lucentio, this is the 'pointed day. That…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Oedipus Tyrannus Act 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Advertisement Act 2. Act 1 Scene 1.1 A magnificent temple, built of thigh-bones and death's-heads, and tiled with scalps. Over the altar the statue of famine, veiled…