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  Richard Cory     -  by Edwin Arlington Robinson   Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim.   And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said, "Good morning," and he glittered when he walked.          And he was rich---yes, richer than a king, And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place.   So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head.   Edwin Arlington Robinson He was an American poet. He was born on December 22, 1869. He was one of the most remarkable poets of the early 20 th century. His “collect...

  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings The free bird leaps  on the back  of the wind  and floats downstream till the current ends  and dips his wings in the orange sun rays  and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks  down his narrow cage can seldom see through  his bars of rage his wings are clipped and  his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings  with fearful trill of the things unknown  but longed for still  and his tune is heard  on the distant hill for  the caged bird  sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze  and the trade winds soft through  the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn   and he names the sky his own. But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing The c...

  TALE OF TWO CITIES   by Charles Dickens Book One Recalled to life Summary In 1775 Jerry Cruncher a porter of Tellson’s bank in London stops the night mail which travelling from London to Dover. He has a message for Jarvis Lorry manager of the bank. Mr. Lorry returns Jerry with the strange response “Recalled to life”. This is referring to Alexandre Manette. He is a French physician. He has been freed from the Bastille Prison after suffering for 18 years. Now Mr. Lorry meets Dr.Manette’s daughter Lucie and her governess Miss.Pross. Lucie is shocked and surprised to hear that her father is alive. They reunite in France. In Paris Dr.Manette has been given shelter by his former servant Ernest Defarge and his wife Therse. Lucie finds her father spending time in cobbling shoes which he learned in prison for years. That gives a relax to him. He slowly remembers his daughter Lucie as she resembles his dearest wife. Lucie has pretty blue eyes and long golden hair. Lu...