“O Captain! My Captain!” is one of Walt Whitman’s most famous poems, written in 1865 as an elegy for President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. The poem uses the extended metaphor of a ship returning home after a long and difficult voyage, representing the Union’s victory in the Civil War, with Lincoln as the “Captain” […]
Walt Whitman’s poem “There Was a Child Went Forth” from Leaves of Grass (first published in 1855). There Was a Child Went Forth There was a child went forth every day, And the first object he looked upon and received with wonder or pity or love or dread, that object he became, And that object became part of
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, published on December 10, 1905 One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation
There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. He was fat and bunchy, as a rabbit should be; his coat was spotted brown and white, he had real thread whiskers, and his ears were lined with pink sateen. On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the top of the Boy’s
THIS is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. Darzee, the tailor-bird, helped him, and Chuchundra, the muskrat, who never comes out into the middle of the floor, but always creeps round by the wall, gave him advice; but Rikki-tikki did the
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and
“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem “Christmas Bells” by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The song tells of the narrator’s despair, upon hearing Christmas bells, that “hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men”. The carol concludes with
A Visit From St. Nicholas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that ST. NICHOLAS soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums
The Book: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a story written in 1816 by E. T. A. Hoffmann in which young Marie Stahlbaum’s favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by
by T. S. Eliot, first published June 1915 Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: Streets that
“Paul Revere’s Ride” (1860) is a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies. It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It was later retitled “The Landlord’s Tale” in the collection Tales of
Winnie the Pooh is a fictional teddy bear and the title character from the-Pooh series of children’s stories by author A. A. Milne. We all know the delightful story, but have you ponder Pooh bear and Christopher Robin relationship. Christopher loved Pooh very, very much and the affection that Pooh had for Christopher was the
One night in late October, When I was far from sober, Returning with my load with manly pride, My poor feet began to stutter, So I lay down in the gutter, And a pig came near and lay down by my side; Then we sang “It’s all fair weather when good fellows get together”, Till
By Martin Luther King Jr. (A public speech delivered on August 28, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.) I 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. Five score years
Their was a time when a father had no fund, his child fine with lack of possession, The child grew and knew the exchange was a charm, the father ment no harm. Their was a mother who was bliss and loved to kiss, money was her honey and that was enough for she. Their was
his death had no impact on my life. i know this for he is me. by forgotten poet or person dated 1865 The poet date coincides with the ending of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865). people have pondered over time if the meaning he is
