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Brewer's: Abraham

His parents.According to Mohammedan mythology, the parents of Abraham were Prince Azar and his wife, Adna. His infancy.As King Nimrod had been told that one shortly to be born would…

Brewer's: Hecate

(3 syl. in Greek, 2 in Eng.). A triple deity, called Phoebe or the Moon in heaven, Diana on the earth, and Hecate or Proserpine in hell. She is described as having three heads—one of a…

Song of Solomon: 5

Song of Solomon Chapter 5 1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine…

Ezekiel: 20

Ezekiel Chapter 20 1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and…

Christina Rossetti: By the Waters of Babylon

By the Waters of BabylonB.C. 570October 1866Here where I dwell I waste to skin and bone; The curse is come upon me, and I waste In penal torment powerless to atone. The curse is come on…

Olive Tilford Dargan: Path Flower

Path FlowerOlive Tilford DarganA red-cap sang in Bishop's wood, A lark o'er Golder's lane, As I the April pathway trod Bound west for Willesden.At foot each tiny blade grew big And taller…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 5, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 4, 1806June 6, 1806June 5, 1806 Thursday June 5th 1806. Colter and Bratton were permitted to visit the indian villages today for the purpose…