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Poems of Emily Brontë

A Little While, A Little While

by Emily Brontë

The speaker questions the fleeting nature of life and beauty, but discovers there is more to consider.

Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. Livesey with a knife.

More Jataka Tales

“The Wise Goat and the Wolf”

by Ellen C. Babbitt

A goat outwits two wolves.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Part 1, Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son

by Hugh Lofting

Tommy Stubbins tells about his life in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh and his three friends, Joe, Matthew Mugg, and Luke.

Lyrics of Lowly Life

"The Change has Come"

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"The change has come, and Helen sleeps—"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works

The Slave's Dream

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A poet describes a slave’s mental escape from reality during a fatal beating

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works

Autumn

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A poem admiring the beauty, differences, and changes in seasonal weather.

Poems of Emily Brontë

The Philosopher

by Emily Brontë

Philosophy fails to provide the answers he is seeking.

The Marble Faun

Chapter XXVII: “Myths”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Donatello tells Kenyon that he has the gift of talking to animals and tries to communcate with the creatures of nature.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works

Midnight Mass for the Dying Year

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The poet ruminates on the coming of winter.

The Tragedy of MacBeth

Act 1, Scene 3

by William Shakespeare

Macbeth is confronted by the three witches who tell him of his future. Macbeth and Banquo receive news from Ross.

The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida

Chapter 24: The Lost are Found

by Laura Lee Hope

The group approaches the hut, hoping it's occupants will be able guide them out of the swamp. Alice and Ruth are surprised by the arrival of two acquaintances.

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Chapter 12: “Fairy-Music”

by Lewis Carroll

Sylvie plays the piano.

A Lincoln Anthology

The Boy’s Life of Lincoln

by Helen Nicolay

A short biographical sketch of Abe Lincoln.

Moby Dick

Chapter 38: Dusk

by Herman Melville

Starbuck, bound to Ahab by loyalty, fears the worst.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Part 1, Chapter 9: The Garden of Dreams

by Hugh Lofting

The narrator gives a description of the Dolittle garden and its exotic inhabitants.

More Jataka Tales

“Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals”

by Ellen C. Babbitt

A poor man’s good heart wins him power and riches over Prince Wicked.

The Sonnets

Sonnet 109

by William Shakespeare

O never say that I was false of heart

Moby Dick

Chapter 27: Knights and Squires

by Herman Melville

Ishmael gives a description of the second mate, Stubb.

The Sonnets

Sonnet 117

by William Shakespeare

Accuse me thus, that I have scanted all

The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter 4

by Stephen Crane

Henry's brigade watches a battle in the distance. Rumors circulate throughout the men concerning the strength of the enemy and the fighting ability of certain regiments. Henry's lieutenant is wounded. Men continue to retreat from an enemy that is yet to be seen.

Florida Trails

Chapter XX: “Alligators and Wild Turkeys”

by Winthrop Packard

The narrator describes the areas westward of the St. Lucie River. He goes on to talk further about the alligators who live there and ways to hunt them. He also describes the wild turkeys and their habits.