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Walt Whitman: By the Bivouac's Fitful Flame

By the Bivouac's Fitful FlameBy the bivouac's fitful flame, A procession winding around me, solemn and sweet and slow—but first I note, The tents of the sleeping army, the fields' and…

T. S. Eliot: Preludes, III

by T. S. Eliot IIIVIII You tossed a blanket from the bed, You lay upon your back, and waited; You dozed, and watched the night revealing The thousand sordid images Of which your soul was…

Poems: Cousin Nancy

by T. S. Eliot Aunt HelenMr. ApollinaxCousin Nancy Miss Nancy Ellicott Strode across the hills and broke them, Rode across the hills and broke them-- The barren New England hills-- Riding…

Julius Barnathan 1997 Deaths

Julius BarnathanAge: 70 a television innovator who as an engineering executive at ABC is credited with developing the use of long-lens cameras to cover sporting events and closed-captioned…

Edna St. Vincent Millay: Afternoon on a Hill

Afternoon on a HillEdna St. Vincent MillayI will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one.I will look at cliffs and clouds With quiet eyes,…

Aesop's Fables: The Lion and the Three Bulls

by Aesop The Sheep, the Wolf, and the StagThe Horse and His RiderThe Lion and the Three Bulls Three Bulls were grazing in a meadow, and were watched by a Lion, who longed to capture and…

Aesop's Fables: The Escaped Jackdaw

by Aesop The Eagle and the CocksThe Farmer and the FoxThe Escaped Jackdaw A Man caught a Jackdaw and tied a piece of string to one of its legs, and then gave it to his children for a pet.…

The Devil's Dictionary: Cerberus

by Ambrose Bierce CENTAURCHILDHOODCERBERUS -n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance - against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later,…

Aesop's Fables: The Ass and the Old Peasant

by Aesop The Bear and the FoxThe Ox and the FrogThe Ass and the Old Peasant An old Peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his Ass, which was grazing close by, when all of a sudden he…