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Walt Whitman: When I Heard at the Close of the Day
When I Heard at the Close of the DayWhen I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv'd with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me that follow'…Walt Whitman: When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
When I Heard the Learn'd AstronomerWhen I heard the learn'd astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add,…Bonar, Horatius
(Encyclopedia) Bonar, HoratiusBonar, Horatiusbŏnˈər [key], 1808–89, Scottish clergyman and hymn writer. In 1837 he became minister to the North Parish in Kelso; in 1843, Bonar, with his congregation…Nilsson, Birgit
(Encyclopedia) Nilsson, BirgitNilsson, Birgitbĭrˈgĭt nĭlˈsôn [key], 1918–2005, Swedish soprano. Her powerful voice first came to international attention at the Munich Opera, where she was heard (1954…Lortzing, Gustav Albert
(Encyclopedia) Lortzing, Gustav AlbertLortzing, Gustav Albertg&oobreve;sˈtäf älˈbĕrt lôrˈtsĭng [key], 1801–51, German opera composer. Lortzing's first opera was written in 1824. Among his best-…Our Top Stories for the Week of May 16, 2022
It's been a busy week, from international tensions to political and legal advances. Who has time to keep track of it all? That's why we've boiled it all down to our top stories of the week. US…Poem: Psalm of the Day
Poem 55 Poem 57 Psalm of the Day A something in a summer's day, As sIow her flambeaux burn away, Which solemnizes me. A something in a summer's noon, - An azure depth, a wordless tune,…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Psalm of the Day
by EmilyDickinsonSummer ShowerThe Sea of SunsetPsalm of the Day Psalm of the Day A something in a summer's day, As slow her flambeaux burn away, Which solemnizes me. A something in a…W
(Encyclopedia) W, 23d letter of the alphabet, in form a doubled u or v. It is the usual symbol of a voiced bilabial semivowel, as in the English wing. The same semivowel occurs as second member of…Ezekiel: 1
Ezekiel Chapter 1 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the…