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Memorable Olympic Moments: Lorz of the Rings, Summer 1904
Distance runner Fred Lorz's Olympics disgrace in 1904 by John Gettings Lorz was the first competitor to cross the finish line. He was greeted with cheers from the American crowd and Alice…A. E. Housman: The Merry Guide
The Merry GuideOnce in the wind of morning I ranged the thymy wold; The world-wide air was azure And all the brooks ran gold.There through the dews beside me Behold a youth that trod, With…William Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIA room in Leonato's houseEnter Leonato and Antonio, meetingLeonatoHow now, brother! Where is my cousin, your son? hath he provided this music?AntonioHe is very busy about it. But,…Figures and Legends in American Folklore
Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774-1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest.Billy the Kid (…Walt Whitman: Come Up from the Fields Father
Come Up from the Fields FatherCome up from the fields father, here's a letter from our Pete, And come to the front door mother, here's a letter from thy dear son.Lo, 'tis autumn, Lo, where…Harvest Time
Harvest TimeFor a year Jo and her Professor worked and waited, hoped and loved, met occasionally, and wrote such voluminous letters that the rise in the price of paper was accounted for,…William Shakespeare: King John, Act V, Scene VII
Scene VIIThe orchard in Swinstead AbbeyEnter Prince Henry, Salisbury, and BigotPrince HenryIt is too late: the life of all his blood Is touch'd corruptibly, and his pure brain, Which some…Walt Whitman: Song of the Exposition, Part 8
Part 8And thou America, Thy offspring towering e'er so high, yet higher Thee above all towering, With Victory on thy left, and at thy right hand Law; Thou Union holding all, fusing, absorbing…Brewer's: Alcinoo poma dare
(to give apples to Alcinous). To carry coals to Newcastle; sending cider to Herefordshire. The orchards of Alcinous, King of Corcyra (Corfu), were famous for their fruits. Source:…Brewer's: Rosetta
(Africa). The orchards of Rosetta are filled with turtle-doves. Now hangs listening to the doyes In warm Rosetta. T.Moore: Paradise and the Peri. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Trending
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