Lyrics of the Hearthside
Just Whistle a Bit
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark,
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Up from Slavery
Preface
by Booker T. Washington
The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Nuremberg
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem describes the artistic town of Nuremburg through the eyes of merchants and laborers
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.
Selected American and British Poems
Lift Every Voice and Sing
by James Weldon Johnson
A poem describing the perils our fathers went through to keep their homeland free.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 33
by James Fenimore Cooper
Munro and Chingachgook mourn their losses. Tamenund laments the end of the Mohican bloodline.
Florida Trails
Chapter XXV: “In a Turpentine Camp”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes a negro man who works in a pinery and turpentine camp.
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.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Woods in Winter
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poet sees the differences in nature in winter, but still values winter.
Selected American and British Poems
The Violet
by Ann and Jane Taylor
A poem about a violet and its beauty.
Moby Dick
Chapter 34: The Cabin-Table
by Herman Melville
Dinner is served.
Beowulf
Chapter 2
by Francis Barton Gummere
Grendel is angered by the constant happiness of the Scyldings. The Scyldings are driven from the great hall.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Florida—The Treasure Land”
by George E. Merrick
The author celebrates the colorful history of pirates in Florida.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Defeat of the Frost King's Hordes”
by George E. Merrick
The end of the Appalachian system in Northern Florida evokes the imagery of battle in the author's mind.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 6: Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd's Plantation
by Frederick Douglass
More about life on Lloyd's Plantation.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 4: The Green Silk Purse
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky gets acquainted with the Sedley household.
The Story of Siegfried
The Foreword
by James Baldwin
The author explains the Icelandic and Germanic background of the tale of Siegfried, and how he added his own flavor to it.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Liza May
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Little brown face full of smiles,"
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 15: “Bruno’s Revenge”
by Lewis Carroll
Bruno and the narrator discuss the fairy king’s dinner party.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
It Is Not Always May
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem descibes youth and beauty using nature as a metaphor.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To a Lady and Her Children, on the Death of Her Son and their Brother."
by Phillis Wheatley
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Hippity—Hop to the Barber Shop
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme in the from of a gesture and/or action song.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 19: “A Fairy-Duet”
by Lewis Carroll
The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
To the River Charles
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow uses the river as a metaphor for life and friendship.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
The Dove
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Out of the sunshine and out of the heat,"