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"IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only..."

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If Wishes Were
-Anonymous

If wishes were as voices are
and could be heard as clearly
then you would hear unspoken words
from my heart - whispered softly

"Love, you are as a dream to me
those peaceful plays of the mind
You carry me to secred places
where reality and fantasy entwine"

If you see yourself as an opened book
Then judge me not unfairly
My pages, as yours, shall never speak
Except when read sincerely

NIPPIES.COM presents Classic Poetry in the Public Domain

The two great classics among modern nonsense books are Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. They are in prose with poems interspersed. "The Walrus and the Carpenter," is from Through the Looking Glass, while "A Strange Wild Song," is from
This latter book never achieved the success of its forerunners, though it has some delightful passages, as in the case of the poem given. Lewis Carroll was the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), an English mathematician at Oxford University.

The Walrus and the Carpenter
"Lewis Carroll"

For Those Who Fail
by Joaquin Miller

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About Joaquin Miller...
Cincinnatus Heine Miller, generally known as Joaquin Miller (1841-1912), revealed in his verse much of the restless energy of Western America, wehre most of his life was passed. "Columbus" is probably his best known poem. "For those Who Fail" suggests the important truth that he who wins popular applause is not usually the one who most deserves to be honored.

The Poor Voter on Election Day
by John Greenleaf Whittier

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a 19th century Quaker poet from Massachusetts and a contemporary of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman. He was born on December 17, 1807 in Massachusetts.

Whittier is often depicted as a gentle Quaker (Society of Friends) poet, but he was also a fiery politician of some courage. He declared himself an *abolitionist in the pamphlet Justice and Expediency (1833) and went to the unpopular national antislavery convention.

In 1834–35 he sat in the Massachusetts legislature; he ran for Congress on the Liberty ticket in 1842 and was a founder of the Republican party. He also worked staunchly behind the political scene to further the abolitionist cause and was an active antislavery editor until 1840, when frail health forced him to retire to his Amesbury home. John Greenleaf Whittier wrote other poems and articles, and died on September 7, 1892, at the home of a friend in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
*abolitionist: a person who was AGAINST slavery.

NIPPIES.COM presents Classic Myths in the Public Domain

The Paradise of Children
Nathaniel Hawthorne

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This classic literary work in the public domain has been taken from a rare children's literature book, published by Rand McNally and Company in 1920-1921, entitled, Children's Literature, Curry-Clippinger. The book, self-described as "a textbook of sources for teachers and teacher-training classes", was amongst the literary treasures I found in the attic of a deceased relative. We at NIPPIES.COM hope you enjoy the new selection by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story, entitled The Paradise of Children, is often commonly referred to as Pandora's Box.

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NIPPIES.COM presents Classic Short Stories in the Public Domain

The Four Million
O'Henry ( real name William Sydney Porter)

The Coming-out of Maggie

Click here to read another classic short story from The Four Million, by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter):

Lost on Dress Parade

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