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Bartleby.com: "The Dilemma" Full Text of the Poem
The full text of "The Dilemma," a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is provided here.
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Bartleby.com: "Lexington" Full Text of the Poem
Full text of "Lexington," a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes is provided here.
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Bartleby.com: "The Petition"
Text is provided of "The Petition," a poem by James Russell Lowell.
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Bartleby.com: "Song"
The full text of "Song," a poem by James Russell Lowell is provided here.
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Bartleby.com: Notes to the Fall of the House of Usher
A brief examination of Edgar Allan Poe and his work, "The Fall of the House of Usher."
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Bartleby.com: The King's English: Prepositions
Part of H.W. Fowler's classic text on the use and misuse of the English language, "The King's English" (1908) section on prepositions focuses on their idiomatic nature. A comprehensive but a bit outdated manual, "The King's English"...
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Bartleby.com: The King's English: Defining and Non Defining Clauses
This chapter from the 1908 book by H.W. Fowler defines, explains, and provides examples of two types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining (more commonly known now as restrictive and non-restrictive). The information is very...
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Bartleby.com: Richard Hooker Quotes
This Bartleby.com site offers text of two quotes by Richard Hooker (1874-1937 CE) from his major work, "Ecclesiastical Polity"
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Bartleby.com: Robert Graves' Parody on John Skelton
Robert Graves' parody poem "John Skelton" from "Fairies and Fusiliers."
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Bartleby.com: Later Poets, Poets of East & West
This web page provides a description of the style and themes of American poetry in the second half of the nineteenth century. Examines the differences between poetry of the "effete" East and that of the untamed West.
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Bartleby.com: Poetry of the West
This entry, from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature, provides a description of the poetry written in the second half of the nineteenth century by poets of the American West, namely Bret Harte. It examines common...
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Bartleby.com: Early National Poetry, "The Wanderer"
Provides a brief overview of the Anglo-Saxon poem, "The Wanderer."
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Bartleby.com: Modern British Poetry: "Sea Fever," by John Masefield
Full text of Masefield's poem, "Sea Fever."
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Bartleby.com: Chronologic Index of Authors
Here, under the Chronologic Index of Authors, are links to three of Lamb's poems, near the bottom of the page.
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Bartleby.com: Quotations by Robert Burns
This site has seventy quotations from works by Robert Burns.
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Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: New England Primer
Taken from the Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes. This is just one section of that book which discusses the New England Primer.
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Bartleby.com: Quotations of Samuel Butler
This site has a list of quotes from Samuel Butler, compiled by John Bartlett.
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Bartleby.com: Longfellow's Works
Discusses Longfellow's early life, his tenure at Harvard, and looks at many of his poems such as: "Evangeline," "Hiawatha," "Hyperion," and "Miles Standish." Also, provides a link to a bibliography of Longfellow.
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Bartleby.com: The King's English: Grammar and Punctuation
Part of this chapter from the 1908 book by H.W. Fowler provides instructions for punctuating adjectival and adverbial clauses. However, there is a lot of other material on this page to scroll through.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: George W. Bush: 2nd
Read a transcript of the address given by George W. Bush on January 20, 2005, at his second inauguration.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Bill Clinton: First
Review the text of the speech given by Thomas Jefferson on January 21, 1993, at his first inauguration.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: George Bush
Review the text of the speech given by George H. W. Bush at his inauguration on January 20, 1989.
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Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Ronald Reagan: First
Read Ronald Reagan's first inaugural address given on January 20, 1981, at the start of his first presidential term.