Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic, was one of the early advocates for a national Mother's Day holiday, as an antiwar organizing effort. Here's her "Mother's Day Proclamation" from 1870.
The great Reformer on the meaning of Christmas. This is only a tiny snippet; the original is very wide-ranging and covers a lot of ground. The source is worth reading.
From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook, a list of resources for finding historical texts online. Not sure how reliable it is -- looks like it hasn't been updated in a long time, but a lot of stuff like this never changes.
The classic, surreal, bizarre work of satire by Swift. I've clipped (part of) my favorite section, where he talks about the way "vapours" from the gut rise to the brain and inspire supposed genius (e.g. political, military, religious leadership).
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