who’s that beggar? |
KING ALFRED AND THE BEGGARAT one time the Danes drove King Alfred from his kingdom, and he had to lie hidden for a long time on a little island in a river.One day, all who were on the island, except t...
Posted by ty on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:44:00 PST |
The Psalm of Life |
The Psalm Of Life by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowWhat the heart of the young man said to the psalmistTell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!--For the soul is dead that slumbers,And ...
Posted by ty on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:14:00 PST |
Home |
SOCRATES AND HIS HOUSETHERE once lived in Greece a very wise man whose name was Socrates. Young men from all parts of the land went to him to learn wisdom from [113] him; and he said so many pleasant ...
Posted by ty on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:59:00 PST |
The Sword above thy Head |
THE SWORD OF DAMOCLESTHERE was once a king whose name was Dionysius. He was so unjust and cruel that he won for himself the name of tyrant. He knew that almost everybody hated him, and so he was alway...
Posted by ty on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:30:00 PST |
And I Will Do No Harm |
"First, do no harm": Not in the Hippocratic OathIt is a widely held misconception that the familiar dictum "First, do no harm" comes from the Hippocratic Oath, an oath many physicians take when they e...
Posted by ty on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:40:00 PST |
Rose |
A Red, Red Rose by Robert BurnsO my Luve 's like a red, red rose That 's newly sprung in June: O my Luve 's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune! As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in...
Posted by ty on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:30:00 PST |
Four score and seven years ago |
The Gettysburg AddressGettysburg, PennsylvaniaNovember 19, 1863On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his e...
Posted by ty on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:44:00 PST |
Is It Just a Dream? |
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s"I Have a Dream" SpeechAug. 28, 1963I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.Fi...
Posted by ty on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST |
tree |
Joyce Kilmer. 18861918 Trees I THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth's flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all...
Posted by ty on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:39:00 PST |
a friends tree |
Peggys treeIt was a June Gray Afternoon SkyThe smell of gas filled the air And stung my eyesThat it took me me upIn some sort of Delphi BlissAnd I thought of the treeThe tree I just missedIt was no sp...
Posted by ty on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:38:00 PST |
