Selected American and British Poems
Humanitad
by Oscar Wilde
It is full winter now: the trees are bare,
It is full winter now: the trees are bare,
After dinner, Mattie and Ethan talk. Although she is absent, Zeena's presence is still felt in the house.
Ahab comes at Moby Dick head on. Crew members are lost when things do not go as planned.
Becky continues to work her way into Vanity Fair. The Rawdon Crawleys spend the holidays at Queen's Crawley. Lady Jane is not impressed by Becky's behavior.
Eiros and Charmion discuss the events that led to the end of life on Earth.
Lucie stands near La Force, hoping Darnay will be able to see her. Darnay will stand trial soon.
The Yankee is brought to the Round Table. Prisoners present themselves to Guenever. Sir Kay tells about Launcelot stealing his armor, and Merlin puts everyone to sleep.
Jane and Rochester marry with no witnesses other than the parson and the church clerk. Jane writes to her cousins with the news. St. John never acknowledges what has happened, but Mary and Diana write back with their good wishes. Jane visits Adèle at her school, and finds her unhappy. Remembering her own childhood experience, Jane moves Adèle to a more congenial school, and Adèle grows up to be a very pleasant and mild-mannered young woman. Jane writes that she is narrating her story after ten years of marriage to Rochester, which she describes as inexpressibly blissful. They live as equals, and she helps him to cope with his blindness. After two years, Rochester begins to regain his vision in one eye, and when their first child—a boy—is born, Rochester is able to see the baby. Jane writes that Diana and Mary have both found husbands and that St. John went to India as he had planned. She notes that in his last letter, St. John claimed to have had a premonition of his own approaching death. She does not believe that she will hear from St. John again, but she does not grieve for him, saying that he has fulfilled his promise and done God’s work. She closes her book with a quote from his letter.
Anne wakes to her first day at the Cuthbert house. Matthew devises a plan to allow Anne to stay.
Du Bois discusses the significance of the city of Atlanta.
Rat and Mole are find a missing child with the help of a mythical creature.
The narrator describes visiting the Murat estate.
Nearing the treasure, the pirates hear a high voice singing the Flint’s last words. They believe it’s his ghost but continue forward. They discover the treasure missing.
Nearby wolves make Hawkeye fearful that the enemy is close. The group leaves the hideout seeking refuge elsewhere.
Henry reflects on the events surrounding his enlistment in the army. Tales of imminent battle breeds panic in Henry's mind.
The gods continue to argue amongst themselves while interfering with the lives of mortals.
The night before her wedding, Jane waits for Rochester, who has left Thornfield for the evening. She grows restless and takes a walk in the orchard, where she sees the now-split chestnut tree. When Rochester arrives, Jane tells him about strange events that have occurred in his absence. The preceding evening, Jane’s wedding dress arrived, and underneath it was an expensive veil—Rochester’s wedding gift to Jane. In the night, Jane had a strange dream, in which a little child cried in her arms as Jane tried to make her way toward Rochester on a long, winding road. Rochester dismisses the dream as insignificant, but then she tells him about a second dream. This time, Jane loses her balance and the child falls from her knee. The dream was so disturbing that it roused Jane from her sleep, and she perceived “a form” rustling in her closet. It turned out to be a strange, savage-looking woman, who took Jane’s veil and tore it in two. Rochester tells her that the woman must have been Grace Poole and that what she experienced was really “half-dream, half-reality.” He tells her that he will give her a full explanation of events after they have been married for one year and one day. Jane sleeps with Adèle for the evening and cries because she will soon have to leave the sleeping girl.
Noah and Fagin tell Sikes the details of Nancy's meeting with Rose and Brownlow.
Christy bids goodbye to Bertha as his ship sets sail.
Oliver and Sikes journey to the town of Shepperton, arriving after dark.
Maximilian visits Valentine and Noirtier.
Achilles is told of Patroclus' death. Patroclus' body is prepared for burial, while Achilles plots his revenge against Hector.
A young man searches for the true nature of fear.