Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty 2. Christina Rossetti - I Loved You First: But Afterwards Your Love 3. Walt Whitman - A Glimpse 4. W.Shakespeare - Let Me Not To The Marriage Of True Minds 5. John Donne - The Good-Morrow 6. K.Gibran - Love One Another 7. Robert Browning - Meeting At Night 8. E.Dickinson - My River 9. P.B. Shelley - Love's Philosophy 10. Alfred Tennyson - Maud 11. E.A. Poe - Annabel Lee 12. J.Keats - Bright Star 13. Andrew Marvell - To His Coy Mistress 14. E.A. Poe - ...

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter or a poem speaks a thousand more... Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter or that of a poem. LIST OF POEMS: 1. Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty 2. Christina Rossetti - I Loved You First: But Afterwards Your Love 3. Walt Whitman - A Glimpse 4. W.Shakespeare - Let Me Not To The Marriage Of True Minds 5. John Donne - The Good-Morrow 6. K.Gibran - Love One Another 7. Rob...

The Anatomy of the World by John Donne is a profound and contemplative poetic work that reflects on the fragility of existence, the disorder of the age, and the spiritual dislocation of humanity. Written in the early seventeenth century, this elegiac poem responds to the death of Elizabeth Drury, but expands far beyond personal mourning to consider the moral and metaphysical condition of the entire world. Donne uses the occasion of loss as a lens through which to examine a universe in perc...

For nearly a century and a half, Hawthorne's masterpiece has mesmerized readers and critics alike. One of the greatest American novels, its themes of sin, guilt, and redemption, woven through a story of adultery in the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, are revealed with remarkable psychological penetration and understanding of the human heart. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

In "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions; Together with Death's Duel," John Donne explores profound themes of mortality, illness, and the human condition through a series of meditative reflections written during a period of personal crisis. Donne's literary style is characterized by its rich metaphysical imagery and intricate syntax, drawing the reader into an intimate dialogue between the self and the divine. The work is steeped in the context of the Jacobean era's burgeoning interest in exi...

Thomas Hill (January 7, 1818 – November 21, 1891) was an American Unitarian clergyman, mathematician, scientist, philosopher, and educator. Taught to read at an early age, Hill read voraciously and was well regarded for his capacious and accurate memory. His father taught him botany, and he took a delight in nature and devised scientific instruments, one of calculated eclipses and was subsequently awarded the Scott Medal by the Franklin Institute. Though not formally educated in his youth,...

On moving day, Pamela Prendergast, recently widowed under unusual circumstances, opens her front door and takes delivery of an unexpected gift from a complete stranger. Not long afterwards, she makes a series of unwelcome discoveries about her late husband, gets to know her new neighbours and makes the acquaintance of some interesting and, in several cases, sinister people. Her life becomes more complicated and mysterious – not to mention dangerous - for a while before things start to make...

This is the 26th novel in the Pitkirtly Mysteries series.When a music festival takes over the town, most people predict some kind of trouble, but the presence of Amaryllis's former colleague Green makes this seem even more likely.So in the intervals between doughnut breaks, the usual suspects find themselves dealing with two violent deaths and an assortment of temper tantrums, not all from the musicians. Anyone who isn't arrested by a couple of unfamiliar police officers can ...

In Case in the Clinic, celebrated crime writer E.C.R. Lorac brings another gripping installment in the Robert Macdonald Mystery series, blending intrigue, subtle psychological tension, and sharp detective work. Set in a quiet English village, the story begins with the sudden and unexplained death of a prominent doctor in his clinic. While the local community is quick to dismiss it as an unfortunate accident, whispers of foul play soon arise. Enter Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald, a method...

Earl Nightingale was America's key motivational speaker and "The Strangest Secret" was his most successful work. This is a transcript of the original classic 1956 motivational speech. The text was later revised into a print version which Economist Terry Savage calls "One of the great motivational books of all time."

The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into a completely dark room. He passes out while trying to determine the size of the room. When he wakes up, he realizes there is a large, deep pit in the middle of the room. He loses consciousness again an...

Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy is a tender and richly atmospheric novel that captures the quiet beauty of rural English life in the nineteenth century. As one of Hardy's earliest works, this pastoral romance offers readers a gentle yet insightful portrait of village traditions, community bonds, and the subtle tensions between old customs and modern change. Set in the idyllic countryside of Mellstock, the story centers on the members of the Mellstock Quire—a group of local musicia...