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The Coronation of King Charles III

Top of Page Every coronation marks the beginning of a new era for any country, and the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023 is no exception. Changes in England and Buckingham Palace have been…

Walt Whitman: So Long!

So Long!To conclude, I announce what comes after me.I remember I said before my leaves sprang at all, I would raise my voice jocund and strong with reference to consummations.When America…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 4, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 3, 1804July 5, 1804July 4, 1804 July 4th Wednesday 1804, Set out early passed the mouth of a Beyeue leading from a Lake on the S. S. this…

Walt Whitman: Song of Prudence

Song of PrudenceManhattan's streets I saunter'd pondering, On Time, Space, Reality—on such as these, and abreast with them Prudence.The last explanation always remains to be made about…

The Song of Hiawatha: Introduction

Introductory Note Introduction Should you ask me, whence these stories? Whence these legends and traditions, With the odors of the forest With the dew and damp of meadows, With the…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Charles I Scene 4

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Scene 3: The Star Chamber Scene 5: Scene 4: Hampden, Pym, Cromwell, his daughter, and young Sir Harry Vane. HAMPDEN: England, farewell! thou, who hast been my cradle…

Brewer's: Pythagoras

son of Mnesarchos, was called son of Apollo or Pythios, from the first two syllables of his name; but he was called Pythagoras because the Pythian oracle predicted his birth. Pythagoras,…