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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…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, March 28, 1805 (Entry 3)
Day 563 Day 565 Clark, March 28, 1805 March 28, 1805 25th the ice Stoped running owing to Some obstickle above all prepareing to Set out but few Indians visit us to day they are watching…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…