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Cozy tops give small birds a chance by Holly Hartman "They look so cute. You can just see their heads and little flippers sticking out." Oil spills are some of the most challenging environmental…Sara Teasdale: Sappho
SapphoSara TeasdaleThe twilight's inner flame grows blue and deep, And in my Lesbos, over leagues of sea, The temples glimmer moonwise in the trees. Twilight has veiled the little flower face…Sara Teasedale: Sappho II
Sappho IIOh Litis, little slave, why will you sleep? These long Egyptian noons bend down your head Bowed like the yarrow with a yellow bee. There, lift your eyes no man has ever kindled, Dark…Sara Teasedale: Sappho III
Sappho IIIFrom " Helen of Troy and Other Poems."The twilight's inner flame grows blue and deep, And in my Lesbos, over leagues of sea, The temples glimmer moon-wise in the trees. Twilight has…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 9, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 8, 1804June 10, 1804June 9, 1804 9th of June Satterday Set out early, water verry Swift got fast on a log, detained us 1/4 hour Hard rain…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 12, 1806
Day 1318 Day 1320 Lewis, April 12, 1806 Saturday April 12th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and still continued to rain this morning. I therefore determined to take up the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 12, 1806
Day 1319 Day 1321 Clark, April 12, 1806 Saturday April 12th 1806. rained the greater part of the last night and this morning untile 10 A.M. we employed all hands in attempting to take up…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, September 27, 1804
Day 304 Day 306 Clark, September 27, 1804 27th of Septr. Thursday 1804 I rose early aftr a bad nights Sleep found the Chief all up, and the bank as usial lined with Spectators we gave the…Brewer's: Bend
meaning power, as Beyond my bend, i.e. my means or power. The allusion is to a bow or spring; if strained beyond its bending power, it breaks. (See Bent.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Intoxication
Pliny (xvi. 20) tells us this word is derived from taxa, a species of bay-tree used for poisoning arrows. Hence the Greek toxon (a bow and arrows), and toxicon (rank poison). Source:…Trending
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