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Russell Long 2003 Deaths

Russell LongAge: 84 politician who served as a Democratic senator from Louisiana from 1948 to 1986. He was the son of legendary Louisiana governor Huey Long. Died: Washington, D.C., May 9,…

Sara Teasdale: The Long Hill

The Long HillI must have passed the crest a while ago And now I am going down — Strange to have crossed the crest and not to know, But the brambles were always catching the hem of my gown.…

Christina Rossetti: Long Barren

Long BarrenThou who didst hang upon a barren tree, My God, for me; Though I till now be barren, now at length Lord, give me strength To bring forth fruit to Thee.Thou who didst bear for…

Sara Teasedale: Sea Longing

Sea LongingA thousand miles beyond this sun-steeped wall Somewhere the waves creep cool along the sand, The ebbing tide forsakes the listless land With the old murmur, long and musical…

Brewer's: Daddy Long-legs

A crane-fly; sometimes applied to the long-legged spiders called “harvestmen.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DaedalosDad A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Brewer's: St. John Long

An illiterate quack, who professed to have discovered a liniment which had the power of distinguishing between disease and health. The body was rubbed with it, and if irritation appeared…

Brewer's: Long Meg of Westminster

A acted virago in the reign of Henry VIII. Her name has been given to several articles of unusual size. Thus, the large blue-black marble in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, over…

Brewer's: Long Tom Coffin

A sailor of noble daring, in The Pilot, by Cooper. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Long WordsLong-tailed A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Longing

by EmilyDickinsonNumen LumenWeddedLonging Longing I envy seas whereon he rides, I envy spokes of wheels Of chariots that him convey, I envy speechless hills That gaze upon his…

Brewer's: Monkey with a Long Tail

(A). A mortgage. A monkey (q.v.) is slang for 500. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monkey's AllowanceMonkey Spoons A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…