10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORPOSANT»
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corposant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
corposant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scientist of the Strange: The Poetry of Peter Redgrove
—"Corposant" l 1-7) Shades of assonance here merge with a choking cluster of
fricative, affricative, and resonant consonants; the effect is one of phonological
indifferentiation, evocative of the process of decomposition (the vanishing of the ...
2
Reasoning for the Reasonable' 2005 Ed.
A physics teacher says that what they see is simply a corposant (St. Elmo's Fire).
Here we have two different explanations of a single phenomenon. Some may see
these explanations as competing with each other; others may say these two are ...
3
Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town
“One dark night,” as Gloucester historian John J. Babson wrote, “about the time it
was supposed the ship was lost, a ball of light (called a corposant by seamen)
was seen to move about the town in a mysterious manner, and approach ...
4
Upholding Mystery: An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Poetry
As the sunfalls from the edge ofearth body. let the darkness race across your the
Latin A corposant, from corpus sanctus, isa“holy body,” the human person
transfigured in death.In “Situation No. 9,” Citino visualizes howthe corposant
identity ...
5
Tales of adventure by sea and land [ed. by W.D.].
Wo found all hands looking aloft, and there, directly over where we had been
standing, upon tho main top-gallant masthead, was a ball of light, which the
sailors name a corposant (corpus sanctus), and which tho mate called us to look
at.
When we got down we found all hands looking aloft, and there, directly over
where we had been standing, upon the main top-gallant mast-head, was a ball of
light, which the sailors name a corposant, (corpus sancti,) and which the mate
had ...
Henry Theodore Tuckerman, George Stillman Hillard, Benjamin Bussey Thatcher,
1841
7
Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
When we got down we found all hands looking aloft, and there, directly over
where we had been standing, upon the main top-gallant- mast-head, was a ball
of light, which the sailors name a corposant (corpus sancti), and which the mate
had ...
8
Dive Deeper: Journeys with Moby-Dick
He imag— ines receiving a “greeting by the corposant," or holy body, “flamed it in
a cloud / Urging through night our passage to the Chan." Chapter 119 introduces
the frightening corposants. Stubb remarks that he hopes “the corpusants [sic] ...
9
American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of ...
Now at the microphone, he digs into the etymology of corposant. "Does it come
from the Latin root corpus, meaning body?" Yes it does, but, uncharacteristically,
he needs more information, so he keeps digging. "Does it come from the Latin
root ...
10
Shakespearian and Other Essays
Of themselves, these words suggest the mysterious mobility with which
Shakespeare endows Ariel; and if they make mention of no more than a single
flame, that occurs a few lines later, where the corposant is given its classical
name of Castor ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORPOSANT»
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corposant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Recent Work: "Apple of My Eye" at Photo Vision exhibit, now at Orr Street Studios; "Corposant" at Interpretations II exhibit, CAL; "Happy Birthday ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Oct 14»
The Upbeats – Rituals EP [BLACKOUT MUSIC]
... artists when the EP drops on May 5th. In the meantime, you can download the track 'Corposant' via The Upbeats' Facebook for free HERE. «Your EDM, Apr 14»
Spelling bee icon Samir Patel moves on to next challenges
He didn't really understand what he'd accomplished. He was 9 years old. The next summer, he was tripped up by "corposant" and finished 27th ... «ESPN, May 08»
Last chance for spelling bee favorite
Then, in 2004, he stumbled on the word "corposant" and finished tied for 27th. He came close in 2005 but was flummoxed by "Roscian" and ... «USA Today, Jun 07»
Boy Wins Bee With 'Autochthonous'
Samir, who tied for third in 2003, tried to break down "corposant," at one point asking the pronouncers, "Am I on the right track?" «CBS News, Jun 04»