Choosing An Occupation

Hodeslea, Eastbourne, November 5, 1892 Dear Sir, I am very sorry that the pressure of other occupations has prevented me from sending an earlier reply to your letter. In my opinion a man's first duty is to find a way(1) of supporting himself,thereby

08 an Hour Before Sunrise

08 an Hour Before Sunrise an Hour Before Sunrise An hour before sunrise in the city there in an air of cold, solitary desolation about the noiseless streets, which we are accustomed to see thronged at other times by a busy, eager crowd, and over the

28．Hints For Those That Would Be Rich

28 ． Hints For Those That Would Be Rich The Use of Money is all the Advantage there is in having Money. For ￡ 6 a Year you may have the Use of ￡ 100 if you are a Man of known Prudence and Honesty. He that spends a Groat a day idly, spends idly a

34．A Man's A Man For A' That

34．A Man's A Man For A' ThatIs there for honest povertyThat hings his head, an' a' that ?(2)The coward slave, we pass him byWe dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, an' a' that,Our toils obscure, an' a' that;The rank is but the guinea's stamp(3),T

Address at Gettysburg

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal(2) Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or

The House-Cricket

06 The House-Cricket Crickets are fond of kitchens and bakers' ovens, on account of their perpetual warmth. Tender insects that live abroad either enjoy only the short period of one summer, or else doze away the cold uncomfortable months in profound

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

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

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 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

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

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

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-

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

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

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

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；

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

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

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