The Sonnets
Sonnet 134
by William Shakespeare
So now I have confessed that he is thine
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Aesop's Fables
The Lion and the Mouse
by Aesop
The Lion wakes as a mouse runs across his face. He caught the mouse who begs to be let go with a promise to help the Lion someday. Later, the Lion is captured by hunters. The mouse gnaws the rope and sets the Lion free.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Roses
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Oh, wind of the spring–time, oh, free wind of May,"
Aesop's Fables
“The Dog and the Wolf”
by Aesop
A starving Wolf is encouraged to come home with the Dog where he could work and be well fed. However, the Wolf would also be collared and chained. The Wolf decides he would rather be free and hungry than chained and well fed.
Miscellaneous Poems
A Career
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"“Break me my bounds, and let me fly"
Aesop's Fables
“The Labourer and the Nightingale”
by Aesop
A man who loved the Nightingale’s song set a trap for it and captured it. Since nightingales never sing in cages the man decided to eat it. The Nightingale bargained not to be eaten and to be set free. In return he would tell the man 3 things far bettter than eating him.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 21: George Shelby Frees His Slaves
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
After returning to the Shelby home, Master George sets his slaves free.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Florida Night
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Win’ a–blowin’ gentle so de san’ lay low,"
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 43”
by Mark Twain
Jim is finally set free, Tom recovers from his wounds, and the fate of Huck's father is revealed.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Mortality
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust,
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 17: Eva's Last Good-Bye
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Eva gives a gift to all the slaves before passing. Mr. St. Clare stays true to his word regarding Tom's freedom. Ophelia makes a request of Mr. St. Clare. Another tragedy strikes the St. Clare household.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 5, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Brutus, perceiving a weakness in Octavius' army, sends a message to Cassius.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Inspiration
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"At the golden gate of song"
Aesop's Fables
“The Bat and the Weasels”
by Aesop
A bat uses whatever best choice he has at the time to save himself from predators.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"An Ante-Bellum Sermon"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs,"
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Not They Who Soar"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Not they who soar, but they who plod"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
To My Mother
by Edgar Allan Poe
The author laments the loss of his mother.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
The Pool
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"By the pool that I see in my dreams, dear love,"
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Story of Little Tavwots”
by Mary Hunter Austin
This Indian legend explains the size of rabbits. A rabbit named Tavwots caught the sun in his snare and had to release him. However, he melted to a quarter of his size with the exception of his feet.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Kidnaped
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I held my heart so far from harm,"
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Preface
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The editor/author of the book discusses the impact of the original book, the impact it had on the institution of slavery, and the significant contributions of its author, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Behind the Arras
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
As in some dim baronial hall restrained,
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Wintah, summah, snow er shine,"
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 14: A Free Woman Reduced to Slavery
by William Wells Brown
Althesa helps her servant find freedom.
Humour and Dialect
Jilted
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Lucy done gone back on me,"