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Lewis Carroll: The Third Voice

The Third VoiceNot long this transport held its place: Within a little moment’s space Quick tears were raining down his faceHis heart stood still, aghast with fear; A wordless voice, nor far…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cloud

by Percy Bysshe Shelley A Vision of the SeaTo a SkylarkThe Cloud Published with "Prometheus Unbound", 1820. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams…

2000 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTUREOutstanding Motion Picture: The Best ManOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Nia Long, The Best ManOutstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington, The…

Brewer's: Dance of Death

A series of woodcuts, said to be by Hans Holbein (1538), representing Death dancing after all sorts of persons, beginning with Adam and Eve. He is beside the judge on his bench, the priest…

Brewer's: Van

of an army is the French avant, but van, a winnowing machine, is the Latin vannus, our fan. The Spirit of the Van. A sort of fairy which haunts the Van Pools in the mountains of…

Advent: Dates, Traditions, and History

The start of the Christmas season Want to know what day Advent begins next year? Use the perpetual calendar. The Advent wreath is a symbol of ongoing life. Related Links Advent…

Two Centuries of Railroading

Source: Association of American Railroads. Web: www.aar.org .1797The steam locomotive is invented in England. 1823The first public railway in the world opens in England.1827The first railroad in…

Summer Poetry

And an oily smoke that rolls through the trees/ into the night of the last American summer . . . —Major Jackson Read more verse honoring the seasons. See a glossary of poetry terms. Read…