The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 14: Of the Sorrow Songs
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois explains and presents the Sorrow Songs of the olden days.
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Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Glories”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about noticing the beauty around you. Laura and baby Donald never noticed the beautiful glories growing in their backyard until Laura heard them speak to her. She and Donald played with them all afternoon. Laura learned the lesson well.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 6
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One
Nature, Poem 19
by Emily Dickinson
So bashful when I spied her
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Time and Eternity, Poem 30: Vanished
by Emily Dickinson
She died, — this was the way she died;
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 37: A Thunder-Storm
by Emily Dickinson
The wind begun to rock the grass
The Souls of Black Folk
The Forethought
by W. E. B. Du Bois
The author gives the reader some insight to into the purpose of his book.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Golden Days on the Oklawaha”
by George E. Merrick
The author admires the nature along the banks of the Oklawaha River.
The Pink Fairy Book
Snowflake
by Andrew Lang
A man and woman wish for a child. One winter they decide to create a snow child, and are shocked to see their creation miraculously come to life. They treat the child, Snowflake, as their own and shower her with love and affection. Unfortunately the arrival of spring brings changes that cause unhappiness.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Fishing
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Wen I git up in de mo’nin’ an’ de clouds is big an’ black,"
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One
Time and Eternity, Poem 1
by Emily Dickinson
One dignity delays for all
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Tamiami Trail”
by George E. Merrick
The natural beauty of the Tamiami Trail is described.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Belfry of Bruges, Carillon
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about the ringing of the bells in a Flemish belfry
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Arsenal at Springfield
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about violence and war.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“A Grave in the Everglades”
by George E. Merrick
The author imagines the life and hardships experienced by the deceased.
Florida: Essays and Poems
The Florida Pioneers
by Will Wallace Harney
The speaker looks back over family history, while placing their own struggles in the larger context of American progress.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
To Frances S. Osgood
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Thou wouldst be loved?—then let thy heart"
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One
Nature, Poem 9: The Grass
by Emily Dickinson
The grass so little has to do, —
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Cloud Mountains of Florida”
by George E. Merrick
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Moonlight in Old St. Augustine”
by George E. Merrick
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 4: “Grandfather Frog’s Plan”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog tells the animals that they should hunt for all the traps, spring them, and bring the food back to the Big Rock for a feast.
The Light Princess
Story 4: “Where Is She?”
by George MacDonald
An anecdote about the young princess. She floats out of the open window as she sleeps and causes a panic among the inhabitants of the castle.
The Sonnets
Sonnet 66
by William Shakespeare
Tired with all these for restful death I cry
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 19: By the Sea
by Emily Dickinson
I started early, took my dog