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Haunted Houses Henry Wadsworth Longfellow All houses wherein men have lived and died Are haunted houses. Through the open doors The harmless phantoms on their errands glide, With feet that make no sound upon the floors. We meet them at the door-way, on the stair, Along the passages they come and go, Impalpable impressions on the air, A sense of something moving to and fro. There are more guests at table than the hosts Invited; the illuminated hall Is thronged with quiet, inoffensive ghosts, As silent as the pictures on the wall. The stranger at my fireside cannot see The forms I see, nor hear the sounds I hear; He but perceives what is; while unto me All that has been is visible and clear. We have no title-deeds to house or lands; Owners and occupants of earlier dates From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands, And hold in mortmain still their old estates. The spirit-world around this world of sense Floats like an atmosphere, and everywhere Wafts through these earthly mists and va

The Glove and the Lions BY LEIGH HUNT King Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport, And one day as his lions fought, sat looking on the court; The nobles filled the benches, and the ladies in their pride, And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge, with one for whom he sighed: And truly 'twas a gallant thing to see that crowning show, Valour and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below. Ramped and roared the lions, with horrid laughing jaws; They bit, they glared, gave blows like beams, a wind went with their paws; With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled on one another; Till all the pit with sand and mane was in a thunderous smother; The bloody foam above the bars came whisking through the air; Said Francis then, "Faith, gentlemen, we're better here than there." De Lorge's love o'erheard the King, a beauteous lively dame With smiling lips and sharp bright eyes, which always seemed the same; She thought, the Count my lover is bra

The Third Level  By Jack Finney   Reading with Insight  1. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why? Ans:- Yes it is a medium of escape because his psychiatrist friend too discovers the third level. The author talks about three levels. The first level the ground level,  but in fact it is the present. The elevated level, the future and the third level the underground level which is past. Almost everybody in this world is insecure, worried and depressed so he tries to escape into Past or Future and discovers second or third level. 2. What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley?  Ans. Sam’s letter to reassures Charlie that the third level exists. It means that Sam who is a psychiatrist too escapes into the third level, the Past. 3. ‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?  Ans. The ways to overcome insecurity fear, war, worry and stress are playing any musical in

  Words Often Confused and Misused English is a beautifully complex language. Its vocabulary is full of complexities, irregularities and unpredictability of pronunciation. Some words look similar but they may be different words. Such words are often confused and misused. You can see such words below and take note of them Accept and except  "Accept" is about receiving or agreeing to something, while "except" is used to indicate exclusion or difference. e.g. She accepted the job offer without hesitation.  Everyone is going to the party except Tom. Advice  and advise "Advice" is a noun while "advise" is a verb.  It means giving suggestion. e.g.  You don’t follow my advice and you will suffer.   The doctor advised him to eat fruits. Aid and Aide "Aid" refers to the assistance or support itself, while "aide" refers to the person providing assistance or support. e.g. The Red Cross provided aid to the victims of the natural disast