William Vaughn Moody

William Vaughn Moody
William Vaughn Moody (1869–1910) was an American playwright, poet, and professor known for his works exploring moral and social themes. He wrote both verse and drama, with his most famous play being "The Great Divide" (1906), which dealt with themes of redemption and the clash between Eastern and Western American values. Moody was also a poet, with collections like "Poems" (1901) and "The Masque of Judgment" (1900), reflecting his interest in classical themes and existential questions. In addition to his literary contributions, Moody taught English at Harvard and the University of Chicago.

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GLOUCESTER MOORSA mile behind is Gloucester townWhere the fishing fleets put in,A mile ahead the land dips downAnd the woods and farms begin.Here, where the moors stretch freeIn the high blue afternoon,Are the marching sun and talking sea,And the racing winds that wheel and fleeOn the flying heels of June.Jill-o'er-the-ground is purple blue,Blue is the quaker-maid,The wild geranium holds its... more...

Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, August 15, 1771, of an ancient Scotch clan numbering in its time many a hard rider and good fighter, and more than one of these petty chieftains, half-shepherd and half-robber, who made good the winter inroads into their stock of beeves by spring forays and cattle drives across the English Border. Scott's great-grandfather was the famous "Beardie" of... more...

ACT I A large old-fashioned room in Matthew Beeler's farm-house, near a small town in the Middle West. The room is used for dining and for general living purposes. It suggests, in architecture and furnishings, a past of considerable prosperity, which has now given place to more humble living. The house is, in fact, the ancestral home of Mr. Beeler's wife, Mary, born Beardsley, a family of the... more...