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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Postscript ("Ye've heard this while")
by Robert Burns Verses To Collector MitchellPostscript Ye've heard this while how I've been lickit, And by fell Death was nearly nickit; Grim loon! he got me by the fecket…St. Leger, Barry
(Encyclopedia) St. Leger, Barry, 1737–89, British officer in the American Revolution. In the French and Indian Wars he served at Louisburg (1758) and with Gen. James Wolfe at Quebec. He was given (…Wyeth, Nathaniel Jarvis
(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, Nathaniel Jarvis, 1802–56, American explorer and trader in the far West, b. Cambridge, Mass. A businessman in Boston, he was fired with a desire to go to Oregon by the eloquence…William Vaughn Moody: The Daguerreotype
The DaguerreotypeWilliam Vaughn MoodyThis, then, is she, My mother as she looked at seventeen, When she first met my father. Young incredibly, Younger than spring, without the faintest trace…Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe - The Odyssey
Ulysses Declares Himself and ... The Visit to the Dead. [1] Aeolus, the Laestrygones, Circe. "Thence we went on to the Aeolian island where lives Aeolus son of Hippotas, dear to…gum, colloidal plant substance
(Encyclopedia) gum, term commonly applied to any of a wide variety of colloidal substances somewhat similar in appearance and general characteristics, exuded by or extracted from plants. In this…The Visit to King Menelaus, Who Tells His Story--Meanwhile the Suitors in Ithaca Plot Against Telemachus - The Odyssey
Telemachus Visits Nestor at Pylos. Calypso--Ulysses Reaches Sche... The Visit to King Menelaus, Who Tells His Story--Meanwhile the Suitors in Ithaca Plot Against Telemachus. they…Saint John's, city, N.L., Canada
(Encyclopedia) Saint John's, city (2001 pop. 99,182), provincial capital, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the northeast coast of the Avalon Peninsula, SE Newfoundland island. Built on hills…Saul
(Encyclopedia) Saul, first king of the ancient Hebrews. He was a Benjamite and anointed king by Samuel. Saul's territory was probably limited to the hill country of Judah and the region to the north…Christina Rossetti: Maiden-Song
Maiden-SongLong ago and long ago, And long ago still, There dwelt three merry maidens Upon a distant hill. One was tall Meggan, And one was dainty May, But one was fair Margaret, More…