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I Sleep Not Day nor Night
I Sleep Not Day nor NightInterea Insomnes Noctes Ego Duco, DiesqueMeditationJohn Donne NATURAL men have conceived a twofold use of sleep; that it is a refreshing of the body in this life;…Karle Wilson Baker: Days
DaysKarle Wilson BakerSome days my thoughts are just cocoons — all cold, and dull, and blind, They hang from dripping branches in the grey woods of my mind;And other days they drift and shine…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!…Poems by Emily Dickinson: A Day
by EmilyDickinsonThe MountainXXIIIA Day A Day I'll tell you how the sun rose, — A ribbon at a time. The steeples swam in amethyst, The news like squirrels ran. The hills untied their…Brewer's: Dog-whipping Day
October 18th (St. Luke's Day). It is said that a dog once swallowed the consecrated wafer in York Minster on this day. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Black Letter Day
An unlucky day; one to be recalled with regret. The Romans marked their unlucky days with a piece of black charcoal, and their lucky ones with white chalk. Black-letter dogs. Literary…Brewer's: Borrowed days of February
(The ). 12th, 13th and 14th of February, said to be borrowed from January. If these days prove stormy, the year will be favoured with good weather; but if fine, the year will be foul and…Brewer's: Borrowed days of March
The last three days of March are said to be “borrowed from April.” March said to Aperill, I see 3 hoggs [hoggets, sheep] upon a hill; And if you'll lend me dayes 3 I'll find a way to make…Brewer's: Lord Mayor's Day
November 9th. So called because the Lord Mayor of London enters into office on that day, and inaugurates his official dignity with a street procession, followed by a grand banquet at the…Brewer's: New Year's Day
January 1st. The ancient Romans began their year in March; hence such words as September, October, November, December, meaning the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th month, had a rational meaning. Since…Trending
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