George Washington to His Wife

You may believe me, when I assure you in the most solemn manner that, so far from seeking this employment, I have used every effort in my power to avoid it, notonlyfrommyunwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its

Night in the Open World

11 NIGHT IN THE OPEN WORLD Night is a dead and monotonous period under a roof; but in the open would it passes lightly, with its stars and dews and perfumes, and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature. What seems a kind of temporal de

Who Loves His Country

Who loves his country will not rest Content with vow and pledge alone, But flies her banner in his breast And counts her destiny his own Not only when the bugle plays Stands forth to give his life for her, But on the field of common days Is strong to

Trees

04 Trees Trees 树 (1) I think that I shall never see 我想我从未见过一首 A poem lovely as a tree. 美如玉树的诗章。 (2) A tree whose hungry mouth is prest 一棵张着饥饿嘴巴的树， against the earth's sweet flowing breast; 紧压在大地甘美而流畅的乳房 上；

Happy Life at A Tavern

Happy Life at A Tavern From The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell We dined at an excellent inn at Chapelhouse, where Dr. Johnson expatiated on the felicity of England in its taverns and inns, and triumphed over the French for not having,inanyp

35．The Beauty Of Pisa In The Afternoon

35 ． The Beauty Of Pisa In The Afternoon On each side of a bright river he saw rise a line of brighter palaces, arched and pillared, and inlaid with deep red porphyry, and with serpentine(2); along the quays before their gates were riding troops of

33．Trees

33．TreesIn the Garden of Eden(1), planted by God,There were goodly trees in the springing sod-Trees of beauty and height and grace,To stand in splendor before His face: Apple and hickory, ash and pear,Oak and beech, and the tulip rare,The trembling

32．Journey To The Bottoms Of The Pacific Ocean

32 ． Journey To The Bottoms Of The Pacific Ocean The journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven miles to the

31．Crossing The Rubicon 越过卢比孔河

30 ． Address To His Troops The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged an

29．The Angler 钓 鱼 翁

29 ． The Angler How comforting it is to see a cheerful and contented old age; and to behold a poor fellow, like this, after being tempest-tost through life, safely moored in a snug and quiet harbour in the evening of his days ! His happiness, how-

25．Letter to Mrs. Bixby(1)

25 ． Letter to Mrs. Bixby(1) Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Massachusetts, Dear Madam, I have been shown in the files of the War Department(3) a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously o

24．I Remember, I Remember

24 ． I Remember, I Remember I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping m at morn(1); He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day,(2) But now I often wish the night Had borne my brea

A Wet Sunday In A Country Inn

A wet Sunday in a country inn ! Whoever has had the luck to experience one(1) can alone judge of(2) my situation. The rain pattered against the casements; the bells tolled for church with a melancholy sound. I went to the windows in quest of somethi

James Watt And The Teakettle

A little Scotch boy was sitting in his grandmother's kit- chen. He was watching the red flames in the wide open fire- place and quietly wondering about the causes of things. In- deed, he was always wondering and always wanting to know. Grandma, he p

A Curious Decision

A poor chimney-sweeper, who had not enough money to buy a meal, stopped one hot summer day at noon before an eating-house, and remained regaling his nose with the smell of the victuals. The master of the shop told him several times to go away, but t

The Humming-Bird

THE Humming-Bird Of all animated beings this is the most elegant in form and the most brilliant in colors. The stones and metals polished by our arts are not comparable to① this jewel of Nature②. She③ has placed it least in size of④ the order

The First Snow

01 The First Snow The First Snow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The first snow came.How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves of the dead! All whit

A Little Girl

Sitting on a grassy grave, beneath one of the windows of the church, was a little girl.(1) With her head bent back(2) she was gazing up at the sky and singing, while one of her little hands was pointing to a tiny cloud that hovered like a golden feat

Pines

03 Pines The pine placed nearly always among scenes disordered and desolate brings into them all possible elements of order and precision. Lowland trees may lean to this side and that, though it is but a meadow breeze that bends them, or a bank of co

05 Reading Good Books

05 Reading Good Books Devote some of you leisure, I repeat, to cultivating a love of reading good books. Fortunate indeed are those who contrive to make themselves genuine book-lovers. For book-lovers hve some noteworthy advantages over other people.