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Aesop's Fables: The Fowler and the Lark
by Aesop The Eagle and the BeetleThe Fisherman PipingThe Fowler and the Lark A Fowler was setting his nets for little birds when a Lark came up to him and asked him what he was doing. "I…Cather, Willa Sibert
(Encyclopedia) Cather, Willa SibertCather, Willa Sibertsīˈbərt kăᵺˈər [key], 1873–1947, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Winchester, Va., considered one of the great American writers of…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Song-Phillis The Fair
by Robert Burns Epigram On The Laird Of LagganSong-Had I A CaveSong-Phillis The Fair Tune-"Robin Adair." While larks, with little wing, Fann'd the pure air, Tasting the…Beer, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) BeerBeerbēˈər [key], in the Bible. 1 Unidentified place, to which Gideon's son Jotham fled. 2 Unidentified place, E of the Dead Sea between the Arnon and the Jordan, where Israel…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Song, Composed In Spring
by Robert Burns Inscribed On A Work Of Hannah More'sTo A Mountain Daisy,Song, Composed In Spring Tune-"Jockey's Grey Breeks." Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume…Morton, Jelly Roll
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890–1941, American jazz musician, composer, and band leader, originally named Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe, b. Gulfport, La. He began studying piano as a child and in…God Save the King
(Encyclopedia) God Save the King (or Queen), the English national anthem. The words and music are both of doubtful origin. The air, possibly derived from a folk tune, has been attributed to Henry…folk song
(Encyclopedia) folk song, music of anonymous composition, transmitted orally. The theory that folk songs were originally group compositions has been modified in recent studies. These assume that the…Song Shan
(Encyclopedia) Song ShanSong Shansŭngˈ shänˈ [key], mountain, N central Henan prov., China; one of the five sacred mountains of China. It is famous for the Shaolin Temple, where generations of…Fry, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Christopher, 1907–2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot, he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write…Trending
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