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State of the Union Address: Martin van Buren (December 3, 1838)
Martin van Buren (December 3, 1838) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: I congratulate you on the favorable circumstances in the condition of our country under which you…The Revolutionary War
Conflicts increase between colonists and Britain on western frontier because of royal edict limiting western expansion (1763) and regulation of colonial trade and increased taxation of…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act IV, Scene II
Scene IIA prisonEnter Dogberry, Verges, and Sexton, in gowns; and the Watch, with Conrade and BorachioDogberryIs our whole dissembly appeared?VergesO, a stool and a cushion for the sexton.…Ralph Waldo Emerson: V
VMask thy wisdom with delight, Toy with the bow, yet hit the white, As Jelaleddin old and gray; He seemed to bask, to dream and play Without remoter hope or fear Than still to entertain his…William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act III, Scene VII
Scene VIIRome. A public placeEnter two Senators and TribunesFirst SenatorThis is the tenor of the emperor's writ: That since the common men are now in action 'Gainst the Pannonians and…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Sonnet to Byron
by Percy Bysshe Shelley MusicFragment: 'Methought I Was a B...Sonnet to Byron Published by Medwin, "The Shelley Papers", 1832 (lines 1-7), and "Life of Shelley", 1847 (lines 1-9, 12-14).…Christina Rossetti: Cousin Kate
Cousin KateI was a cottage maiden Hardened by sun and air, Contented with my cottage mates, Not mindful I was fair. Why did a great lord find me out, And praise my flaxen hair? Why did…The Devil's Dictionary: Inauspiciously
by Ambrose Bierce INADMISSIBLEINCOMEINAUSPICIOUSLY -adv. In an unpromising manner, the auspices being unfavorable. Among the Romans it was customary before undertaking any important action…William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIA streetEnter Capulet, Paris, and ServantCapuletBut Montague is bound as well as I, In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think, For men so old as we to keep the peace.ParisOf…William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act II
Act IIPrologueEnter GowerGowerHere have you seen a mighty king His child, I wis, to incest bring; A better prince and benign lord, That will prove awful both in deed and word. Be quiet then…Trending
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