Man or bird or four-legged creature killed in the countryside by hail.
August 30, 1820
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No law can impede violation or disobedience of the law.
August 31, 1820
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He put on eyeglasses made of half the meridian connecting the two polar circles.
A house hanging in the air held by ropes to a star.October 1, 1820
What I have been thinking about of late is how those first lyric poets were trying to invent ways to express human life in the various beats, pops, and hums of language (the part of the music we still have some scraps of).
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The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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