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  2. Parable of the Sunfish - Wikipedia

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    As an example, Pound relates what might happen if a European is asked to define "red". After the initial response that red is a color, Pound imagines asking for a definition of color and having it described in terms of vibration, with vibration then defined in terms of energy, and that successive abstractions eventually reach a level where ...

  3. How Doth the Little Crocodile - Wikipedia

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    How Doth the Little Crocodile" is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in chapter 2 of his 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice recites it while attempting to recall "Against Idleness and Mischief" by Isaac Watts. It describes a crafty crocodile that lures fish into its mouth with a welcoming smile.

  4. List of nursery rhymes - Wikipedia

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    Poem by Ujō Noguchi, a basis on factual events is disputed. Alphabet Song: Several other titles... [c] United States 1835 [14] The melody in this format was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. Alouette: Canada: 1870 [15] Mentioned in "A Pocket Song Book for the Use of Students and Graduates of McGill Colle ...

  5. The Fish (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The Fish is a 1918 poem by the American poet Marianne Moore. The poem was published in the August 1918 issue of The Egoist . Moore's biographer, Linda Leavell, has described "The Fish" as "...one of Moore's best-loved and most mystifying poems" and that it is "Admired for its imagery and technical proficiency". [ 1 ]

  6. The Mersey Sound (anthology) - Wikipedia

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    The cross-reference is overt on occasion. McGough has a six-line poem, "Vinegar", where he compares himself to a priest buying fish and chips, thinking it would be nice "to buy supper for two". Henri includes "Poem for Roger McGough", which describes a nun similarly thinking what it would be like to "buy groceries for two" in a supermarket.

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  8. The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish - Wikipedia

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    The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish (Russian: «Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке», romanized: Skazka o rybake i rybke) is a fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin, published 1835. The tale is about a fisherman who manages to catch a "Golden Fish" which promises to fulfill any wish of his in exchange for its freedom.

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