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Amy Lowell: Garden Games
Garden GamesThe tall clock is striking twelve; And the little girls stop in the hall to watch it, And the big ships rocking in a half-circle Above the dial. Twelve o'clock! Down the side…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 9
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 8 Canto 10 Canto 9 'That night we anchored in a woody bay, And sleep no more around us dared to hover Than, when all doubt and fear has passed away, It shades…Elizabeth Coblentz 2002 Deaths
Elizabeth CoblentzAge: 66 syndicated columnist who handwrote her homespun prose from her Missouri home deep in Amish country. Her column, which appeared in 105 newspapers and primarily…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: 'Wake the Serpent Not'
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: 'When a Lover Clasps...Fragment: RainFragment: 'Wake the Serpent Not' Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 2nd edition. Wake the serpent…1977 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“Hotel California,” EaglesAlbum of the YearRumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year (tie)“Love Theme From A Star Is Born” (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand and Paul…Nahanni National Park Reserve
(Encyclopedia) Nahanni National Park ReserveNahanni National Park Reservenəhănˈē [key], c.1,840 sq mi (4,766 sq km), Northwest Territories, Canada, W of Fort Simpson; est. 1972. Located just E of the…Mjøsa
(Encyclopedia) MjøsaMjøsamyöˈsä [key], largest lake of Norway, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), and 1,453 ft (443 m) deep, on the Oppland-Hedmark border, SE Norway. It is fed by the Lågen River and is drained…Baffin Bay
(Encyclopedia) Baffin Bay, ice-clogged body of water, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, between Greenland and NE Canada. It connects with the Arctic Ocean to the north and west and with the Atlantic Ocean to…contrabassoon
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Contrabassoon contrabassoon, large, deep-toned instrument of the oboe family, also called double bassoon. Its tube, over 16 ft (5 m) long, is doubled upon itself four times. It…cinnabar
(Encyclopedia) cinnabarcinnabarsĭnˈəbär [key], mineral, the sulfide of mercury, HgS. Deep red in color, it is used as a pigment (see vermilion), but principally it is a source of the metal mercury.…Trending
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