Dragonfly: Any of various large insects of the order Odonata or suborder Anisoptera, having a long slender body and two pairs of narrow, net-veined wings that are usually held outstretched while the insect is at rest. Also called regionally darner, darning needle, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle, skeeter hawk.
Poetry: The art or work of a poet.
Prolixity: Excessive wordiness in speech or writing; longwindedness
Kelly, I don't know which of his books it's from. If you find out, let me know. xo
Philip, you are so right! "Great Expectations" has a permanent corner of my brain since I read it 50 years ago! I still think about Miss Havisham, one of the greatest fictional characters ever created. xo
One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way. ~Vincent Van Gogh~ Pull up a chair...
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What an incredibly descriptive statement. I've been there! (well, maybe not winter as many might feel it.... but cold for me)
ReplyDeleteDo you know which of his writings this is from?
Chas Dickens certainly had a wonderful way with words, and that's a fact!
ReplyDeleteKelly, I don't know which of his books it's from. If you find out, let me know. xo
ReplyDeletePhilip, you are so right! "Great Expectations" has a permanent corner of my brain since I read it 50 years ago! I still think about Miss Havisham, one of the greatest fictional characters ever created. xo