Sir Isaac Newton by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was born in 1642 and died in 1727. On Christmas-day, in the year 1642, Isaac Newton was born, at the small
Fire Worship by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Fire Worship It is a great revolution in social and domestic life, and no less so in the life of a secluded student, this almost universal exchange of the
David Swan by Nathaniel Hawthorne. David Swan We can be but partially acquainted even with the events which actually influence our course through life, and our final destiny. There are innumerable other events–if such they
Benjamin Franklin by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Benjamin Franklin In the year 1716, or about that period, a boy used to be seen in the streets of Boston, who was known among his schoolfellows and playmates by