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Richard Hovey: At the End of the Day

At the End of the DayRichard HoveyThere is no escape by the river, There is no flight left by the fen; We are compassed about by the shiver Of the night of their marching men. Give a cheer!…

Richard Hovey: The Sea Gypsy

The Sea GypsyRichard HoveyI am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-thirst is on me And my soul is in Cathay.There's a schooner in the offing, With her topsails…

Richard Le Gallienne: Song

SongRichard Le GallienneShe's somewhere in the sunlight strong, Her tears are in the falling rain, She calls me in the wind's soft song, And with the flowers she comes again.Yon bird is but…

Richard Burton: The Song of the Unsuccessful

The Song of the UnsuccessfulRichard BurtonWe are the toilers from whom God barred The gifts that are good to hold. We meant full well and we tried full hard, And our failures were manifold.…

Richard Hovey: The Thought of her

The Thought of herRichard HoveyMy love for thee doth take me unaware, When most with lesser things my brain is wrought, As in some nimble interchange of thought The silence enters, and the…

Brewer's: Richard is Himself again

These words are not in Shakespeare's Richard III., but were interpolated from Colley Cibber by John Kemble. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Richard of…

Brewer's: Richard II.'s Horse

Roan Barbary. (See Horse.) Oh, how it yearned my heart when I beheld In London streets, that coronation day, When Bolingbroke rode on roan Barbary, That horse that hou so often hast…

Brewer's: Richard III.'s Horse

White Surrey (See Horse.) “Saddle White Surrey for the field to-morrow.” Shakespeare: Richard III., v. 8. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Richard…

Sir Richard Attenborough Biography

Sir Richard Attenboroughdirector, actorBorn: 8/29/1923Birthplace: Cambridge, England Academy Award-winning director and actor best known for his sweeping biopics, including Gandhi (1982) Cry Freedom…

brine shrimp

(Encyclopedia) brine shrimp, common name for a primitive crustacean that seldom reaches more than 1&fslsh;2 in. (1.3 cm) in length and is commonly used for fish food in aquariums. Brine shrimp,…