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Apology
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Socrates's final defence and statements before and as he is condemned to death, written by Plato.
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Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind
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The famous sculptor comes to appreciate one beauty after another.
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Civil Disobedience
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Thoreau refused to pay taxes in 1846, based on his opposition to the Mexican War, and was later jailed...
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The Devoted Friend
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The meaning of friendship is explained in the recounting to the Water Rat of the tale of the Miller and Little Hans.
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Diddling
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An entertaining essay about diddling, otherwise known as scamming or conning.
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Eleonora
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A short story penned by Edgar Allen Poe, an American poet, a master of the horror tale...
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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
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The author gives the facts about an experiment in mesmerism he recently conducted.
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The Gift of the Magi
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The Gift of the Magi is one of O. Henry's most famous stories.
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The Masque of the Red Death
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Prince Prospero and his courtiers, locked safely away from the plague of the Red Death...
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Poems, 1890
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Poems by Emily Dickinson (1890) was the first volume of her poetry to be published posthumously
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