Tuesday, November 11, 2008
F[rederick] Townsend Martin (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress One after one, by the star-dogged Moon, Too quick for groan or sigh, Each turned his face with a ghastly pang, And cursed me with his eye.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Eagle Nebula (M16): Peering Into the Pillars of Creation (A nearby star-forming region about 7,000 light years from Earth.) Originally uploaded by Smithsonian Institution The Sun’s rim dips; the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper, o’er the sea, Off shot the spectre-bark. We listened and looked sideways up! [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Man with a spirit face Originally uploaded by National Media Museum Her lips were red, her looks were free, Her locks were yellow as gold: Her skin was as white as leprosy, The Nightmare Life-in-Death was she, Who thicks man’s blood with cold. The naked hulk alongside came, And the twain were casting dice; ‘The [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Couple with a young female spirit Originally uploaded by National Media Museum Alas! (thought I, and my heart beat loud) How fast she nears and nears! Are those her sails that glance in the Sun, Like restless gossameres! Are those her ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate? And is that [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Corona of the Sun during a Solar Eclipse Originally uploaded by Smithsonian Institution The western wave was all a-flame. The day was wellnigh done! Almost upon the western wave Rested the broad bright Sun; When that strange shape drove suddenly Betwixt us and the Sun. And straight the Sun was flecked with bars, (Heaven’s Mother [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
GULL (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress With throats unslacked, with black lips baked, Agape they heard me call: Gramercy! they for joy did grin, And all at once their breath drew in, As they were drinking all. See! See! (I cried) she tacks no more! Hither to work us weal; Without a [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
‘On Breydon Water-Sea-Fog’ Originally uploaded by National Media Museum A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared and neared: As if it dodged a water-sprite, It plunged and tacked and veered. With throats unslacked, with black lips baked, We could not laugh nor wail; Through utter drought all dumb we stood: [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
War Game-Messages trans. at sea (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress PART THE THIRD “There passed a weary time. Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! a weary time! How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky. At first it seemed a [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Ave C Originally uploaded by George Eastman House And every tongue, through utter drought, Was withered at the root; We could not speak, no more than if We had been choked with soot. Ah! well-a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung.”
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Adelie penguins after a blizzard at Cape Denison / photograph by Frank Hurley Originally uploaded by State Library of New South Wales About, about in reel and rout The death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch’s oils, Burnt green, and blue and white. And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Oceanography : marine biological programme and other zoological and botanical activities Originally uploaded by State Library of New South Wales Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot: O Christ! That ever this should be! Yea, slimy things did crawl with [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Mushroom ice formation, 1912 Originally uploaded by State Library of New South Wales All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Winter quarters of the ‘Alert’; Cape Rawson in the distance; Mr White and ‘Nelly’ Originally uploaded by National Maritime Museum The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down, ‘Twas sad as sad [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thanksgiving turkey (LOC) Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress And I had done an hellish thing, And it would work ‘em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird That made the breeze to blow. ‘Ah wretch!’ said they, ‘the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!’ Nor dim nor red, [...]
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
‘Sunrise at Sea’ Originally uploaded by National Media Museum PART THE SECOND “The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea. And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Not any day [...]
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