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Brewer's: Mulberry

The fruit was originally white and became blood-red from the blood of Pyramus and Thisbe. The tale is, that Thisbe was to meet her lover at the white mulberry-tree near the tomb of Ninus,…

Walt Whitman: Pensive on Her Dead Gazing

Pensive on Her Dead GazingPensive on her dead gazing I heard the Mother of All, Desperate on the torn bodies, on the forms covering the battlefields gazing, (As the last gun ceased, but the…

John Donne: The Flea

The FleaMark but this flea, and mark in this, How little that which thou deniest me is; It suck'd me first, and now sucks thee, And in this flea our two bloods mingled be. Thou know'st that…

Leviticus: 9

Leviticus Chapter 9 1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; 2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a…

Robert Graves: A Child's Nightmare

A Child's NightmareThrough long nursery nights he stood By my bed unwearying, Loomed gigantic, formless, queer, Purring in my haunted ear That same hideous nightmare thing, Talking, as he…

Dracula: A Medical Explanation?

Some traits attributed to vampires— sensitivity to light, fangs, pale skin - may actually describe certain illnesses Monster Links Halloween Tricksters and Treats Quiz: Dracula…

Christina Rossetti: The Convent Threshold

The Convent ThresholdThere's blood between us, love, my love, There's father's blood, there's brother's blood; And blood's a bar I cannot pass: I choose the stairs that mount above, Stair…