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Rose E. Bird Biography
Rose E. BirdAge: 63 liberal California judge who became the first woman chief justice of the state's supreme court. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed her chief justice in 1977, but California voters…Walt Whitman: Birds of Passage
Birds of PassageSong of the UniversalPioneers! O Pioneers!To YouFrance [the 18th Year of these States]Myself and MineYear of Meteors [1859-60]With AntecedentsChristina Rossetti: Bird or Beast?
Bird or Beast?Did any bird come flying After Adam and Eve, When the door was shut against them And they sat down to grieve?I think not Eve's peacock Splendid to see, And I think not…Aesop's Fables: The Cat and the Birds
by Aesop The Peacock and the CraneThe Spendthrift and the SwallowThe Cat and the Birds A Cat heard that the Birds in an aviary were ailing. So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking…Aesop's Fables: The Owl and the Birds
by Aesop The LampThe Ass In the Lion's SkinThe Owl and the Birds The Owl is a very wise bird; and once, long ago, when the first oak sprouted in the forest, she called all the other…Brewer's: Bird in thy Bosom
Thou hast kept well the bird in thy bosom. Thou hast remained faithful to thy allegiance or faith. The expression was used by Sir Ralph Percy (slain in the battle of Hedgly Moor in 1464)…Brewer's: Bird's-eye View
A mode of perspective drawing in which the artist is supposed to be over the objects delineated, in which case he beholds them as a bird in the air would see them. A general view. Source…Peter Pan: The Never Bird
The Mermaids' Lagoon The Happy Home The Never Bird The last sound Peter heard before he was quite alone were the mermaids retiring one by one to their bedchambers under the sea. He…Brewer's: Monk listening to a Bird
(See Felix, Hildesheim.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Monk of WestminsterMonk Lewis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Charlie Bird Parker Biography
Charlie “Bird” Parkerjazz saxophonistBorn: 8/29/1920Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas Grammy Award-winning jazz alto saxophonist credited with releasing the first bebop records with fellow…Trending
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