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Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 7, 1960)

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 86th Congress: Seven years ago I entered my present office with one long-held resolve overriding all others. I was then, and remain now, determined that…

Friend

FriendThough very happy in the social atmosphere about her, and very busy with the daily work that earned her bread and made it sweeter for the effort, Jo still found time for literary labors…

A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits

The Second of the Three Spirits The End of It The Last of the Spirits THE Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Adonais

by Percy Bysshe Shelley PrefaceCancelled Passages of AdonaisAdonais I weep for Adonais—he is dead! O, weep for Adonais! though our tears Thaw not the frost which binds so dear a head! And…

Discourse On Woman

by LucretiaMott There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large - of man as well as woman - than the true and proper position of woman. Much has been said,…

The Odyssey: Telemachus and His Mother Meet

Ulysses Reveals Himself to Telemachus. The Fight with Irus--Ulysses ... Telemachus and His Mother Meet--Ulysses and Eumaeus Come Down to the Town, and Ulysses is Insulted by Melanthius--He is…