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Brewer's: Hercules

(3 syl.), in astronomy, a large northern constellation. “Those stars in the neighbourhood of Hercules are mostly found to be approaching the earth, and those which lie in the opposite…

Anne Bradstreet: Fire

FireWhat is my worth (both ye) and all men know, In little time I can but little show, But what I am, let learned Grecians say What I can do well skil'd Mechanicks may; The benefit all living…

Walt Whitman: Fancies at Navesink

Fancies at NavesinkThe Pilot in the MistSteaming the northern rapids—(an old St. Lawrence reminiscence, A sudden memory-flash comes back, I know not why, Here waiting for the sunrise, gazing…

Sun, Moon, and Stars: November 2001

Movement of the heavenly bodies: November 2001   November Calendar Moon Phase Day Phenomenon Hour (UT) Hour (EST) 1 FULL MOON 0600 1 am 2 Mercury is 5…

Classical Mythology: Undying Love: Orpheus

Undying Love: OrpheusClassical MythologyWhat the Hell? Adventures in the UnderworldHades Takes a Wife: PersephoneThe Cunning Rogue: SisyphusThe Not-So-Heavenly Host: TantalusUndying Love: Orpheus…

Brewer's: Dog

This long article is subdivided into eleven parts: 1. Dogs of note. 2. Dogs of noted persons. 3. Dogs models of their species. 4. Dogs in phrases. 5. Dogs used metaphorically, etc. 6. Dogs…

Classical Mythology: A Titanic Struggle

A Titanic StruggleClassical MythologyTales Of The TitanicA Titanic StruggleClash of the Titans After gaining their own freedom, the Titans made Cronus their king and freed the Cyclopes and their…