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James Oppenheim: The New God
The New GodJames OppenheimYe morning-glories, ring in the gale your bells, And with dew water the walk's dust for the burden-bearing ants: Ye swinging spears of the larkspur, open your wells…The Devil's Dictionary: Lexicographer
by Ambrose Bierce LEVIATHANLIARLEXICOGRAPHER -n. A pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some particular stage in the development of a language, does what he can to arrest…Novgorod
(Encyclopedia) NovgorodNovgorodnôvˈgərət [key], city (1989 pop. 229,000), capital of Novgorod region, NW European Russia, on the Volkhov River near the point where it leaves Lake Ilmen. Novgorod's…weasel
(Encyclopedia) weasel, name for certain small, lithe, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae (weasel family). Members of this family are generally characterized by long bodies and necks, short…MTV Video Awards: the Nominees
video of the year | female video | male video | group video | next Video of the Year Brandy & Monica - "The Boy Is Mine" Madonna - "Ray of Light" Puff Daddy & the Family,…Amy Lowell: Roads
RoadsI know a country laced with roads, They join the hills and they span the brooks, They weave like a shuttle between broad fields, And slide discreetly through hidden nooks. They are…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Waldeinsamkeit
WaldeinsamkeitI do not count the hours I spend In wandering by the sea; The forest is my loyal friend, Like God it useth me. In plains that room for shadows make Of skirting hills to lie,…Robert Graves: Escape
Escape(August 6, 1916.—Officer previously reported died of wounds, now reported wounded: Graves, Captain R., Royal Welch Fusiliers.) ... But I was dead, an hour or more. I woke when I'd…The Nature of Volcanoes
Volcanoes are built by the accumulation of their own eruptive products—lava, bombs (crusted over ash flows), and tephra (airborne ash and dust). A volcano is most commonly a conical hill or mountain…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 26
Part 26Now I will do nothing but listen, To accrue what I hear into this song, to let sounds contribute toward it.I hear bravuras of birds, bustle of growing wheat, gossip of flames,…Trending
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