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Walt Whitman: Old War-Dreams
Old War-DreamsIn midnight sleep of many a face of anguish, Of the look at first of the mortally wounded, (of that indescribable look,) Of the dead on their backs with arms extended wide…Brewer's: Puck
or Robin Goodfellow, A fairy and merry wanderer of the night, “rough, knurly-limbed, faun-faced, and shock-pated, a very Shetlander among the gossamer-winged” fairies around him. (See…The Hunting of the Snark: The Barrister's Dream
The Beaver's Lesson The Banker's Fate The Barrister's Dream They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life…Brewer's: Hecate
(3 syl. in Greek, 2 in Eng.). A triple deity, called Phoebe or the Moon in heaven, Diana on the earth, and Hecate or Proserpine in hell. She is described as having three heads—one of a…night blindness
(Encyclopedia) night blindness, inability to see normally in subdued light. It is usually a result of vitamin A deficiency. The rod cells, one of two light-sensitive areas of the retina of the eye,…night crawler
(Encyclopedia) night crawler: see earthworm.night school
(Encyclopedia) night school: see vocational education.Twelfth Night
(Encyclopedia) Twelfth Night, Jan. 5, the vigil or eve of Epiphany, so called because it is the 12th night from Christmas, counting Christmas as the first. In England, Twelfth Night has been a great…Walt Whitman: From Noon to Starry Night
From Noon to Starry NightThou Orb Aloft Full-DazzlingFacesThe Mystic TrumpeterTo a Locomotive in WinterO Magnet-SouthMannahattaAll Is TruthA Riddle SongExcelsiorAh Poverties, Wincings, and…Brewer's: Robin Goodfellow
A “drudging fiend,” and merry domestic fairy, famous for mischievous pranks and practical jokes. At night-time he will sometimes do little services for the family over which he presides.…Trending
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