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The Acorn and the Pumpkin, in French Le gland et la citrouille, is one of La Fontaine's Fables, published in his second volume (IX.4) in 1679. In English especially, new versions of the story were written to support the teleological argument for creation favoured by English thinkers from the end of the 17th century onwards.
Baden-Powell's sketch of his acorn and oak analogy, inspired by the Gilwell Oak. The Gilwell Oak is a Common or English Oak (Quercus robur) of approximately 450–550 years of age. [1] It is in Gilwell Park, a former country estate in Epping Forest that was purchased by The Scout Association in 1919 for use as their headquarters. [2]
Hannah Flagg Gould (September 3, 1789 – September 5, 1865) was a 19th-century American poet. Her father had been a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, and after her mother's death, she became his constant companion, which accounts for the patriotism of her earlier verses. [1]
Merlin's Oak, also known as the Old Oak and Priory Oak, was a pedunculate oak that once stood on the corner of Oak Lane and Priory Street in Carmarthen, South Wales. [1] Merlin's Oak is associated with the legend of Merlin in the local lore, but it is also said to have been planted by a schoolmaster in 1659 or 1660, to celebrate the return of ...
And all that mighty heart is lying still! William Wordsworth : Poems, in Two Volumes : Sonnet 14 " Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 " is a Petrarchan sonnet by William Wordsworth describing London and the River Thames , viewed from Westminster Bridge in the early morning.
The original oak fell on the evening of October 9, 1942, following a long period of decline. Its poor condition had been known for years, and within days of its collapse, a move was underway to replace the fallen tree with a "son" grown from one of its acorns. [ 18 ]
A poem about English trees, emphasising the symbolic nature of Oak, Ash and Thorn. The poem is used as the lyrics for the song "Oak, Ash and Thorn", set to music by Peter Bellamy and subsequently covered by other folk musicians including Tony Barrand , John Roberts , and The Longest Johns .
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).