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John Keats: To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.

This Living Hand, Now Warm and CapableTranslated from RonsardTo J. H. Reynolds, Esq. Dear Reynolds, as last night I lay in bed, There came before my eyes that wonted thread Of shapes, and…

Algebra: Speed and Distance Problems

Speed and Distance Problems Algebra Whipping Word Problems Interest Problems Area and Volume Problems Speed and Distance Problems Mixture and Combination Problems Have you ever heard of a…

Roadside Attractions in America

Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat destinations, check out these roadside attractions…

John Keats: Book I

by John Keats Book IIBook I Deep in the shady sadness of a vale Far sunken from the healthy breath of morn, Far from the fiery noon, and eve's one star, Sat gray-hair'd Saturn,…

William Shakespeare: Henry V, Act IV, Scene II

Scene IIThe French campEnter the Dauphin, Orleans, Rambures, and othersOrleansThe sun doth gild our armour; up, my lords!DauphinMontez A cheval! My horse! varlet! laquais! ha!OrleansO brave…

Lewis Carroll: Hiawatha’s Photographing

Hiawatha’s PhotographingIn an age of imitation, I can claim no special merit for this slight attempt at doing what is known to be so easy.  Any fairly practised writer, with the slightest ear…

Lewis Carroll: The Second Voice

The Second VoiceThey walked beside the wave-worn beach; Her tongue was very apt to teach, And now and then he did beseechShe would abate her dulcet tone, Because the talk was all her own, And…

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Historical BackgroundIn the aftermath of Reconstruction, which ended in 1877, the Southern State governments again became-as they remained in the North-“white man's governments.“ The new…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act II

Act IIScene ICourt of Macbeth's castleEnter Banquo, and Fleance bearing a torch before himBanquoHow goes the night, boy?FleanceThe moon is down; I have not heard the clock.BanquoAnd she goes…

The Song of Hiawatha: The Peace-Pipe

The Four Winds The Peace-Pipe On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of…