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The Sonnets

Sonnet 125

by William Shakespeare

Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy

Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida

“The Coming of Tropical Night”

by George E. Merrick

Sunset transforms the tropical landscape.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 19

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 4

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 23

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

The Story of Siegfried

Adventure 10: “Kriemhild’s Dream”

by James Baldwin

A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.

Seven O’Clock Stories

“Sixth Night: The Willow Whistle”

by Robert Gordon Anderson

The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.

The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two

Love, Poem 3

by Emily Dickinson

Your riches taught me poverty.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"The Whitefoots Enjoy Their New Home"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Whitefoot realizes their little home is safer than any other one he has had and is thankful that no predator notices it.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 2

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

Half-Past Seven Stories

Story 10: "When Jehosophat Forgot His Piece"

by Robert Gordon Anderson

A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. For Commencement all the children have to memorize pieces of poetry. Jehosophat works very hard to try to memorize his, but his nerves get the best of him due to the teasing of his friends and he suddenly forgets it.

Tales of the Jazz Age

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 7

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Part 3, Chapter 6: The Bed-Maker of Monteverde

by Hugh Lofting

After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 28

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida

“My Love is a Tourist”

by George E. Merrick

The Florida Landscape changes as sunrise moves to sunset.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"Whitefoot Makes Himself at Home"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Whitefoot takes the suggested home and the next morning changes it to suit his tastes. He begins his own collection of food and forgets about the circumstances of his escape.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works

The Norman Baron

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A poem regarding a dying French baron who, at the end of his life, frees his slaves in order to redeem his soul.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 26

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

Up from Slavery

Preface

by Booker T. Washington

The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography.

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter

Chapter 16: Death of the Parson

by William Wells Brown

Mr. Peck passes away.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Chapter 13: Red Sails and Blue Wings

by Hugh Lofting

Sailing off the Barbary Coast, the doctor and his crew encounter a hostile ship.

Up from Slavery

Introduction

by Booker T. Washington

An introduction to the original text, written by Walter H. Page.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"Jumper Is in Doubt"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Jumper continues to keep still in an effort to save his life. However, he remembers Whitefoot and begins to worry because he does not know that Whitefoot has been watching the entire development of events.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"Shadow’s Return"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Shadow did exactly as Whitefoot had feared. He lost the trail of Jumper and found Whitefoot’s tunnels under the snow. When he loses the direct trail, he hunts through the tunnels and finds Whitefoot’s nest where he calmly waits for his return.

Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida

“Exiles”

by George E. Merrick

The sparse number of maple trees are perceived as exiles in contrast to the jungles of cypress that surround them.