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_ Alauda: the larke is a lytel birde, & w {i} t {h} euery man well beknowen through his songe/in {th} e somer {the} i begy {n} neth to singe in the dawning of {th} e day, geuynge knowlege to the people of

Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

Prarie burd a kind of larke about the Sise of a Partridge with a Short tail &c.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Saw a great number of buffaloe in the plains, also immence quantities of little birds and the large brown curloo; the latter is now seting; it lays it's eggs, which are of a pale blue with black specks, on the ground without any preperation of a nest. there is a kind of larke here that much resembles the bird called the oldfield lark with a yellow brest and a black spot on the croop; tho this differs from ours in the form of the tail which is pointed being formed of feathers of unequal length; the beak is somewhat longer and more curved and the note differs considerably; however in size, action, and colours there is no perceptable difference; or at least none that strikes my eye. after reaching our camp we kindled our fires and examined the meat which Capt.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

The only sad thing about this sort of review is when it makes people who were considering sampling the joys of the genre feel embarrassed and put off. glenda larke on Sep 14th, 2009 at 6: 20 am

The Condescending Review at SF Novelists 2009

Archive for July, 2009 glenda larke July 28th 2009

2009 July at SF Novelists 2009

I think americans are going to end the nonsense in the senate during the next election cycle. vote dem 2010! larke marie

Poll: Confidence in Obama drops; No gains for GOP 2009

Thank you guys! glenda larke on Aug 27th, 2009 at 11: 20 pm

Finding my way in at SF Novelists 2009

Even more disconcertingly, certain parts of the world today have not even vaguely approached the Spartan ideals of 2,000 years ago on this topic! glenda larke on Apr 23rd, 2010 at 11: 30 am

The problem of the Childlike Empress at SF Novelists 2010

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We Are the Orcs at SF Novelists 2009

What I am asking, however, is why this book is reviewed instead of the dozens of genuine high quality genre offerings; and I can only point to the celebrity status of the author glenda larke on Sep 19th, 2009 at 11: 45 am

The Condescending Review at SF Novelists 2009