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Walt Whitman: Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking
Out of the Cradle Endlessly RockingOut of the cradle endlessly rocking, Out of the mocking-bird's throat, the musical shuttle, Out of the Ninth-month midnight, Over the sterile sands and the…Why nickels are bigger than dimes
The Question: Why is the dime smaller than the nickel? The Answer: Actually, the first five-cent coin in U.S. history was made of silver and…Daisy's Ball
Daisy's Ball"Mrs. Shakespeare Smith would like to have Mr. John Brooke, Mr. Thomas Bangs, and Mr. Nathaniel Blake to come to her ball at three o'clock today. "P.S. Nat must bring his fiddle,…The Gods in Council--Miverva's Visit to Ithaca--The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors - The Odyssey
Assembly of the People of Ith... The Gods in Council--Miverva's Visit to Ithaca--The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors. Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled…Anne Bradstreet: Contemplations
Contemplations Sometime now past in the Autumnal Tide, When Phœbus wanted but one hour to bed, The trees all richly clad, yet void of pride, Were gilded o're by his rich golden head. Their…2,000 Years of the Necktie: A Tie Singing Dixie
A Tie Singing Dixie by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of France…A Dialogue Between Thyrsis and Dorinda
A Dialogue Between Thyrsis and DorindaDorindaWhen Death, shall snatch us from these Kids, And shut up our divided Lids, Tell me Thyrsis, prethee do, Whither thou and I must go.ThyrsisTo the…Experiments
Experiments"The first of June! The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Three months' vacation—how I shall enjoy it!" exclaimed Meg, coming home one warm day to find Jo…Brewer's: Birds
Birds of a feather flock together. Persons associate with those of a similar taste and station as themselves. Qui se ressemble s'assemble. Cicero says, “Similes similibus gaudent, pures…Isabella Bird
Name at birth: Isabella Lucy BirdIsabella Bird was an English missionary and explorer of the 19th century, known best for her books The Englishwoman in America and A Lady's Life in the Rocky…Trending
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