Other PastimesOther social qualities of the man cannot be passed over. A marked trait was his extreme fondness of afternoon tea. "Dined at Mr. Langdon's, and drank Tea there, with a large…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Constantia, SingingMarianne's Dream Composed at Marlow, 1817. Published in Hunt's "Literary Pocket-Book", 1819, and reprinted in "Posthumous Poems", 1824. 1.
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Scene IILondon. The palaceEnter King Edward IV, Gloucester, Clarence, and Lady GreyKing Edward IVBrother of Gloucester, at Saint Alban's field
This lady's husband, Sir Richard Grey, was slain…
The Naughty BoyThe Red Shoes There was once a little girl who was very pretty and delicate, but in summer she was forced to run about with bare feet, she was so poor, and in winter wear…
Relations with the Fair SexEarly RomanceThe book from which Washington derived almost the whole of his education warned its readers,—"Young Men have ever more a special care That Womanish…
or May-bug. The Bishop Barnaby, called in German, Unser herrin huhn (our Lady-fowl), Marien-huhn (Mary-fowl), and Marien Käfer (Mary's beetle). “Cushcow Lady,” as it is called in Yorkshire…
Romeo and Juliet The two chief families in Verona were the rich Capulets and the Montagues. There had been an old quarrel between these families, which was grown to such a height, and so…
The champions of Beijing
The 2022 Winter Olympics promise another year of stiff competition and upsets. We'll update this list of victors as the games progress, but we wish good luck for all of…
