Word: dragons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...example of Blake's insight, and how he could make composition carry it, is the Fogg Museum's Michael Binding Satan. The Archangel seems at first to be in command, but he himself is bound to the Dragon in a whirling struggle-as spirit is to matter, or day is to night. Recalling the Chinese symbol for Yang and Yin, the picture puts a cosmic interplay in concrete, dramatic terms...
...three-stage Vanguard missile that feeped yesterday morning sat on the test stand for a while playing dragon and then sort of rolled over and died. The brief blast of the Navy's missile was followed by long and uphappy statements from most of this nation's leaders. Reaction abroad was an interesting contrast as our allies wore amused smiles, obviously enjoying the sight of the vaunted American technology explode so indecorously...
...begin to lose their health, sanity and land as well. Then they are told to apply for equally mysterious pension checks, thus making their son the poignantly ironic staff of their old age. The title tale Mooltiki has a hint of Disney. Mooltiki is a kind of reluctant dragon among lady elephants. She rumbles and grumbles audibly while stoking the mighty campfire with logs. She would rather blow bubbles in the river or clutch a flower in her trunk than be a proper beast of burden. Around Mooltiki's plotless existence revolve a skin-prickling tiger hunt and Author...
...What's that you're eating?" I asked the man in the orange dragon vest by way of conversation. The girl poured me some...
...What do your tea leaves tell you?" my friend with the dragon inquired. He had pretended not to notice how fast I cleaned my plate. There wasn't any sugar...