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State of the Union Address: William J. Clinton (January 27, 1998)
William J. Clinton (January 27, 1998) Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of the 105th Congress, distinguished guests, my fellow Americans: Since the last time we met in this chamber, America…State of the Union Address: William J. Clinton (January 19, 1999)
William J. Clinton (January 19, 1999) Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, honored guests, my fellow Americans: Tonight I have the honor of reporting to you on the State of the…Aslauga's Knight
Aslauga's KnightIt was curious to see the change which came over Dan after that talk. A weight seemed off his mind; and though the old impetuous spirit flashed out at times, he seemed intent…Anne Bradstreet: Water
WaterScarce Earth had done, but th' angry water moved. Sister (quoth she) it had full well behoved Among your boastings to have praised me Cause of your fruitfulness as you shall see: This…Amy Lowell: The Boston Athenaeum
The Boston AthenaeumThou dear and well-loved haunt of happy hours, How often in some distant gallery, Gained by a little painful spiral stair, Far from the halls and corridors where throng…Poem: Portrait of a Lady
13 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Preludes - 15 Portrait of a Lady Thou hast committed-- Fornication: but that was in another country And besides, the wench is dead. -…Literary Lessons
Literary LessonsFortune suddenly smiled upon Jo, and dropped a good luck penny in her path. Not a golden penny, exactly, but I doubt if half a million would have given more real happiness…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 5.2:
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 5.1: SCENE 5.3: SCENE 5.2: A HALL OF JUSTICE. CAMILLO, JUDGES, ETC., ARE DISCOVERED SEATED; MARZIO IS LED IN. FIRST JUDGE: Accused, do you persist in your…Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Fourth Adhyâya, Third Brahmana
Third Brahmana1.Yagnavalkya came to Ganaka Vaideha, and he did not mean to speak with him. But when formerly Ganaka Vaideha and Yagnavalkya had a disputation on the Agnihotra, Yagnavalkya had…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 50
Part 50There is that in me—I do not know what it is—but I know it is in me.Wrench'd and sweaty—calm and cool then my body becomes, I sleep—I sleep long.I do not know it—it is without name—it…