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(Encyclopedia) tallittallittälētˈ [key], in Judaism, four-cornered, fringed shawl worn by males during the morning prayers. It is donned before putting on the phylacteries, except on Yom Kippur when…Tiw
(Encyclopedia) TiwTiwtēˈ&oomacr; [key], Norse TyrTiwtür [key], ancient Germanic god. Originally a highly revered sky god, he was later worshiped as a god of war and of athletic events. He was…Shrove Tuesday
(Encyclopedia) Shrove Tuesday, day before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent). In the Latin countries it is the last day of the carnival, called by the French Mardi Gras.Anita O'Day 2006 Deaths
Anita O'DayAge: 87 big-band and jazz vocalist who defied racial and other boundaries, becoming perhaps the only white woman to be classed among the great jazz singers of the 1940s and 1950s.…A. E. Housman: The Day of Battle
The Day of Battle"Far I hear the bugle blow To call me where I would not go, And the guns begin the song, 'Soldier, fly or stay for long.'""Comrade, if to turn and fly Made a soldier never…Christina Rossetti: The First Spring Day
The First Spring DayI wonder if the sap is stirring yet, If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate, If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun And crocus fires are kindling one by one: Sing,…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Psalm of the Day
by EmilyDickinsonSummer ShowerThe Sea of SunsetPsalm of the Day Psalm of the Day A something in a summer's day, As slow her flambeaux burn away, Which solemnizes me. A something in a…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Day's Parlor
by EmilyDickinsonIIIThe Sun's WooingDay's Parlor Day's Parlor The day came slow, till five o'clock, Then sprang before the hills Like hindered rubies, or the light A sudden musket spills…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Juggler of Day
by EmilyDickinsonProblemsMy CricketThe Juggler of Day The Juggler of Day Blazing in gold and quenching in purple, Leaping like leopards to the sky, Then at the feet of the old horizon…Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Butterfly's Day
by EmilyDickinsonThe RobinThe BluebirdThe Butterfly's Day The Butterfly's Day From cocoon forth a butterfly As lady from her door Emerged — a summer afternoon — Repairing everywhere,…Trending
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