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Wisdom Chapter 14 1 Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Appropriate Memorial
171 173 The Appropriate Memorial A HIGH Public Functionary having died, the citizens of his town held a meeting to consider how to honour his memory, and an Other High Public Functionary rose and…William Shakespeare: Let me confess that we two must be twain
Let me confess that we two must be twainLet me confess that we two must be twain, Although our undivided loves are one: So shall those blots that do with me remain, Without thy help, by me be…The Iliad of Homer: The Embassy to Achilles
The Second Battle, and the Dis... The Night-Adventure of Diomed ... The Embassy to Achilles. Agamemnon, after the last day's defeat, proposes to the Greeks to quit the siege, and…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 51
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 50 Chapter 52 Chapter 51 1 All things are produced by the Tao, and nourished by its outflowing operation. They receive their…Tao Te Ching: Chapter 62
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 61 Chapter 63 Chapter 62 1 Tao has of all things the most honoured place. No treasures give good men so rich a grace; Bad men it…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Expatriated Boss
The Honourable Member An Inadequate Fee The Expatriated Boss A BOSS who had gone to Canada was taunted by a Citizen of Montreal with having fled to avoid prosecution. "You do me a…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Appropriate Memorial
The Desperate Object A Needless Labour The Appropriate Memorial A HIGH Public Functionary having died, the citizens of his town held a meeting to consider how to honour his memory,…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Six and One
126 128 Six and One THE Committee on Gerrymander worked late, drawing intricate lines on a map of the State, and being weary sought repose in a game of poker. At the close of the game the six…Sonnets by William Shakespeare: XXXVI
Sonnet XXXV Sonnet XXXVII XXXVI Let me confess that we two must be twain, Although our undivided loves are one: So shall those blots that do with me remain, Without thy help, by me be…Trending
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