Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
To the River Charles
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow uses the river as a metaphor for life and friendship.
Longfellow uses the river as a metaphor for life and friendship.
Thomas Jefferson's third Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
A man takes revenge on a serpent that killed his son by cutting his tail. The serpent takes revenge on the man by killing his cattle. When both are satisfied with their revenge, the man tries to be friends with the serpent, but the serpent cannot forgive the loss of his tail. Moral: Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
Still in pleasant surroundings, Black Beauty learns a few things about his lineage, and meets some of the other horses in the stables.
Three friends help each other out.
A down-on-his-luck man seeks a long-lost treasure and finds wealth and happiness.
Hans' behavior takes a toll on his marriage.
The preface to the novel
A family of hawks has friends who save them.
The author’s anticipated conclusion.
"Moses had said, from the first, that the people of Israel would have to think of “I Am” as the deliverer from bondage; but they were not, at the time when he said it, advanced enough in their algebra to understand that idea properly..."
The Yankee sends word to all factories to evacuate all personnel for he plans to bomb the factories with secret mines. All of England is against the Yankee and plans to fight against him. When the boys are unsure, the Yankee reassures the boys that they will only have to fight the hated nobility.
With the start of Muff Potter's trial, Huck and Tom remember Muff's kindness.
Thomas Jefferson's fourth Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
While taking a walk, Hilda and the sculptor spot Donatello and notice his unhappiness.
"‘T is better to sit here beside the sea,"
The clash between sense and sensibility is again shown in this discussion between Elinor and Marianne, and what their views on Edward and Elinor’s relationship are.
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
The author tells the readers about the origin of this story and his process.
A man of low degree was sore oppressed,
The other professor recites a poem about Peter and Paul.
During a walk, Utterson and Enfield discuss the strange events surrounding a neglected building and the figure of Mr. Hyde.
Siegfried returns home and everyone feasts.
Maintaining power when it is achieved by the use of wealth, and the importance of loyalty.
An incident with a brewer's cart badly injures Captain. Black Beauty is introduced to Hotspur.