Behind the Scenes
Preface
by Elizabeth Keckley
A preface by the author, giving some background about the book and her own life.
A preface by the author, giving some background about the book and her own life.
THROUGH airy roads he wings his instant flight
"I stand above the city’s rush and din,"
"I dwelt alone"
Thou blind fool Love, what dost thou to mine eyes
The men hunt and forage for food during their travels through Lake Kissimmee. They flee from Indians.
A fable about a big frog and a little frog that teaches how self-conceit leads to self-destruction.
Th’ expense of spirit in a waste of shame
The speaker offers comfort to her sister regarding their mother’s passing.
The author's preface.
Discusses the role of logic in the teaching and learning of Hebrew algebra.
Brutus orders his men to retreat before asking a final favor of one of his soldiers. Upon discovering Brutus, Antony speaks of Brutus' virtues and makes a decision in regards to the fate of his men.
Having taken ill, Black Beauty receives questionable medical treatment from the local horse doctor.
Jumper the Hare is faced with his biggest enemy, an owl. His strategy is to stay perfectly still so as not to be noticed.
Some rainbow coming from the fair!
Homesickness now hits the friends. They go home to Kansas.
The Whip-Poor-Will sings a sad song throughout the night.
Round the wide earth, from the red field your valour has won,
The differences between life and death are exposed.
Ah, yes, the chapter ends to–day;
As fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow’st
Aunt Polly confronts Tom for his dishonesty after paying a visit to Mrs. Harper. Aunt Polly discovers Tom's note. Tom's attempt to reconcile with Becky do not go as planned.
"A great question which people like to quarrel about is:—Who or What made things be as they are?"
Love hath the wings of the butterfly,
Ishmael is calmed by the still water of the Pacific Ocean, but it has the opposite effect on Ahab.