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…autumn and winter appear to dominate any person's life. At the same time, in the sonnets it is given a different emphasis on the course of time. In both sonnets, time is also used to underline the fact that old age is as certain as the night that successes…

…Raiding Parties Small private raiding parties were out either to take horses or to get a scalp for revenge for the death of a friend or relative. If the main objective was horses they would sneak into camp at night. If its scalps they were after…

…. The headlines screamed: Speed Kills! So, Pat had died in the accident! It all began when Pete bought a new sports car, the newest and the ultimate in driving pleasure. On a dark wet night, They sped off in quest of thrills that spilled out in ecstasy. It amounted…

…"Oh night in which the stars seign light, all night that alone is the size of Universe, make me, body and soul, part of your body, so that-being near darkness- I'll lose myself and become night as well without any dreams as stars within me, nor a hoped…

…bed, I go into the kitchen, I see my cup sitting there, and I know I am ready to start the morning and I feel a little happy. Similarly, I sleep every night with a greatly worn pillow that really should be thrown away, but for which I have a fondness. I…

…of nowhere. On one stormy night, a giant named Hagrid comes into the house and tells Harry mysterious things about his origin and his parents. Most suprising of all, he tells Harry that he is a wizard, and he is sent to Hogwarts to learn the art of magic. There he…

…, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" They said that it would be soon to come. At first I did not believe these peculiar hags of the night, but soon after their parting I was greeted by two men who brought news…

…guessed that there was more trouble in store. Then the sailors rested but awoke in the night to a dreadful storm. They pulled their boat up the beach and waited. After a few days the storm started to settle; the men ventured out. By now their food ran short…

…cleaning, and she cleans the table carelessly. Finally, "By evening she was back in love again," "she woke sometimes to feel the daylight coming like a relentless milkman up the stair." These two lines contain both overstatement and irony. When the night…

…Never again will the candlewick burn And never shall night become day The darkness has come to rid the world of happiness, laughter and play. No more dogs to howl at the moon Just a silence that's not to be broken. No more children to play on the swings…