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Vachel Lindsay: The Chinese Nightingale
The Chinese NightingaleVachel Lindsay"How, how," he said. "Friend Chang," I said, "San Francisco sleeps as the dead — Ended license, lust and play: Why do you iron the night away? Your big…Aesop's Fables: The Ass and His Purchaser
by Aesop The Cage-Bird and the BatThe Kid and the WolfThe Ass and His Purchaser A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the…Index, in the Roman Catholic Church
(Encyclopedia) Index, in the Roman Catholic Church, list of publications forbidden to be read, called Index librorum prohibitorum [list of forbidden books]. This censorship was exercised by the Holy…Composition Day
Composition Day"Hurry up, boys, it's three o'clock, and Uncle Fritz likes us to be punctual, you know," said Franz one Wednesday afternoon as a bell rang, and a stream of literary-looking…Peter Pan: Do You Believe in Fairies?
The Children are Carried off The Pirate Ship Do You Believe in Fairies? The more quickly this horror is disposed of the better. The first to emerge from his tree was Curly. He rose…John Keats: La Belle Dame sans Merci
For There's Bishop's TeignLines Rhymed in a Letter from OxfordLa Belle Dame sans Merci A Ballad Original version Oh what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering?…Walt Whitman: From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a Bird
From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a BirdFrom Paumanok starting I fly like a bird, Around and around to soar to sing the idea of all, To the north betaking myself to sing there arctic songs,…The Fat Lady Sings
The Question: Where did the saying "It ain't over until the fat lady sings" come from? The Answer: Often mistakenly attributed to N.Y. Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi…Brewer's: Sing Out
To cry or squall from chastisement. To sing small. To cease boasting and assume a lower tone. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sing-su-haySing Old Rose A B…Brewer's: Singing Apple
was a ruby apple on a stem of amber. It had the power of persuading anyone to anything merely by its odour, and enabled the possessor to write verses, make people laugh or cry, and itself…Trending
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