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Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fiordispina

by Percy Bysshe Shelley OrpheusTime Long PastFiordispina Published in part (lines 11-30) by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824; in full (from the Boscombe manuscript) by Dr. Garnett, "…

Leading Causes of Death in the U.S.

  Rank Cause of Death Deaths in 1980 Deaths in 2015 1 Heart diseases 761,085 633,842 2 Malignant neoplasms (cancers) 416,509 595,930 3 Chronic lower…

Anne Bradstreet: Air

AirContent (quoth Air) to speak the last of you, Yet am not ignorant first was my due: I do suppose you'l yield without controul I am the breath of every living soul. Mortals, what one of you…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Daemonic Love

The Daemonic LoveMan was made of social earth, Child and brother from his birth, Tethered by a liquid cord Of blood through veins of kindred poured. Next his heart the fireside band Of mother…

United Kingdom Alphabetical Index

From Boxing Day to Wales Atlas: United Kingdom Boxing Day Boxing Day Quiz British Academy of Film and TV Awards British and Irish History British and Irish History: Biographies…

The 12 Labors of Hercules (In Order)

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesMost people are familiar with the heroic figure of ancient folklore, Hercules. Whether you have studied Greek epics or recently rewatched Disney’s interpretation of…