Political literatureThe American continents... Are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.James Monroe1823 State of the Union · 1823★ 7.0
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring-not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.Clement Clarke MooreA Visit from St. Nicholas · 1823★ 6.8
PoemTis strange,—but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction.Lord ByronDon Juan · 1823★ 3.9
Speech · Military speechThink of it, soldiers; from the summit of these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you.Napoleon Bonaparte1823★ 3.8
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!Clement Clarke MooreA Visit from St. Nicholas · 1823★ 3.6
Political literatureWe owe it, therefore, to candor, and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.James Monroe1823 State of the Union · 1823★ 3.6
Personal journalCultivate a well-ordered mind, it's your only road to happiness; and to reach it, be orderly in everything, even in the smallest details.Eugene Delacroix1823★ 1.9
Political literatureIn the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do.James Monroe1823★ 1.9
SongMid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.John Howard PayneHome, Sweet Home · 1823★ 1.9
EssayEvery man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.William Hazlitt1823★ 1.9
PoemProvidence has given human wisdom the choice between two fates: either hope and agitation, or hopelessness and calm.Yevgeny Baratynsky1823★ 1.9