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Morris, William

(Encyclopedia) Morris, William, 1834–96, English poet, artist, craftsman, designer, social reformer, and printer. He has long been considered one of the great Victorians and has been called the…

Buddha

(Encyclopedia) BuddhaBuddhab&oomacr;ˈdə, b&oobreve;– [key] [Skt.,=the enlightened One], usual title given to the founder of Buddhism. He is also called the Tathagata [he who has come thus],…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 3

by Percy Bysshe Shelley 2 4 3 'Fairy!' the Spirit said, And on the Queen of Spells Fixed her aethereal eyes, 'I thank thee. Thou hast given A boon which I will not resign, and taught A lesson…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 6

by Percy Bysshe Shelley 5 7 6 All touch, all eye, all ear, The Spirit felt the Fairy's burning speech. O'er the thin texture of its frame, The varying periods painted changing glows, As on a…

The Physician Comes

The Physician ComesSolus AdestMeditationJohn Donne AS sickness is the greatest misery, so the greatest misery of sickness is solitude; when the infectiousness of the disease deters them who…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 4

by Percy Bysshe Shelley 3 5 4 'How beautiful this night! the balmiest sigh, Which vernal zephyrs breathe in evening's ear, Were discord to the speaking quietude That wraps this moveless scene…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 7

by Percy Bysshe Shelley 6 8 7 SPIRIT: 'I was an infant when my mother went To see an atheist burned. She took me there: The dark-robed priests were met around the pile; The multitude was…

Utopia: Of the Religions of the Utopians

Of Their Military Discipline Of the Religions of the Utopians "There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some…