While we were in this situation, one day the admiral, with most of the principal officers, and many people of all stations, being on shore, about seven o'clock in the evening we were alarmed by signals from the frigates stationed for that purpose; and in an instant there was a general cry that the French fleet was out, and just passing through the streights. - The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, by Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa

The fire our friend, that symbol since the cave, / Which on a wintry morning, still half dark, / In roadside fireside when our days are stark / But bonfire brishings of the hedges spark / Touches our childish heart, and makes us brave.

Noons—we would have the Jerusalem artichoke at least three times a week; then salsify soups or parsnips, lentils and the green beans or leafy vegetables—these all in their combinations. Evenings—preferably broths […]

Kody chuckled, and then he began banging around pots and pans in the kitchen, probably getting ready to feed his ginormousness.