| 单词 | Halcyon |
| 例句 | After the young birds are hatched the charm is broken; but each winter these days of perfect peace come, and they are called after her, Alcyone, or, more commonly, Halcyon days. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Halcyon Days maintains the highest standard of British craftsmanship and design. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-02-13T16:49:39Z The second introduces “Cohort 3” of participants awarded nine-month fellowships by Halcyon Arts Lab to foster what it calls “emerging artists seeking social impact.” Review | In the galleries: With two group exhibits, maximum exposure for photographers 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z In fact, the main flaw of Halcyon is that it occasionally feels a bit too much – and that's something Goulding, perennially painted as the timid type, may not be so sad about. Ellie Goulding: Halcyon – review 2012-10-04T20:00:02Z On Friday night, the composer Lembit Beecher presented scenes from his new chamber opera at Halcyon House, a converted 18th-century manor in Georgetown. Review | Small opera plus big ideas make, this weekend, for a misfit 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z The Halcyon team rushes to the rescue of an American journalist — and close friend of Scottie’s — whose life is threatened after a false arrest for espionage while abroad. What’s on TV Thursday: Remembrances on ‘Training Day’ and ‘Nashville’ 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “There’s a huge opportunity for us to merchandise product around events like this,” said Pamela Harper, Halcyon Days’ chief executive. British firms hope for halcyon days ahead of royal wedding 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Kate Goodall, 40, is chief executive of Halcyon, a fellowship for entrepreneurs starting companies aimed at tackling social problems. In this fellowship, entrepreneurs live in a house together. Does that work? 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z It is from the deluxe reissue of her second album Halcyon Days and is on course to stay at the top of the chart for three weeks. Ellie Goulding announces arena dates 2013-08-29T09:11:24Z An exhibition featuring rare portraits by Andy Warhol displayed alongside new works by contemporary Italian artist, Mauro Perucchetti has opened at the Halcyon Gallery in London. In Pictures: Warhol/Mauro exhibition 2012-07-25T11:52:25Z A melancholy hangs over “These Halcyon Days,” which slips now and again into the sentimental. Theater Review: ‘These Halcyon Days,’ at the Irish Arts Center 2013-05-14T21:18:54Z Seventeen years ago, the writer and filmmaker Chris Kraus and I did a reading together at Halcyon, a now defunct coffee house in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Whose line is it anyway? Humor and hopelessness in “I Love Dick” 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “We want to be proactive and catch things, rather than dealing with burnout,” said Kate Goodall, the chief executive of Halcyon. Can Wellness Heal the Workplace? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z His new art show, “The Beaten Path,” will open Nov. 5 at the Halcyon Gallery in London. Bob Dylan Speaks, at Last, on His Nobel 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Guests over at Disney World weren’t left in the lurch, as Disney Parks revealed details about the immersive hotel experience, wherein guests will be able to temporarily live aboard a starcruiser named The Halcyon. Name of Disney's new 'Avengers'-themed lands revealed at D23 Expo 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Halcyon also encourages the entrepreneurs to share their emotions in weekly breakfast discussions and on a large whiteboard near the building’s entrance. Can Wellness Heal the Workplace? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Halcyon, a nonprofit that provides fellowships for early-stage entrepreneurs, started incorporating wellness into its programming after it became clear that its fellows were stressed, anxious and under severe pressure to perform. Can Wellness Heal the Workplace? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Weirdo pop of the week We've been enjoying the sounds of sampled typewriters and grannies on Gold Panda's fine debut LP Lucky Shiner, and the lo-fi rock of Deerhunter's latest, Halcyon Digest. From Sky to U2, this week's winners and losers 2010-10-08T23:06:00Z In contrast to her often brooding 2012 album “Halcyon,” “Delirium” is upbeat and populated with exuberant love songs. Ellie Goulding’s Cordial Breakup With Electronic Dance Music 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In 1969, disenchanted with the music business, she formed her own record label, Halcyon, and released albums by Teddy Wilson and Earl Hines, as well as her own works. Jazz pianist Marian McPartland dies 2013-08-22T10:30:31Z Swoon pays homage to My Bloody Valentine and Orbital's Halcyon, while K+D+B's drums-and-melody soundscape battles with the giant sonic shadow cast by the Brothers' own The Private Psychedelic Reel from 1997. The Chemical Brothers: Further 2010-06-10T22:45:00Z It’s named for its building, the 18th-century landmark Halcyon House in Georgetown. In this fellowship, entrepreneurs live in a house together. Does that work? 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Mood Swings, which opens at the Halcyon Gallery this November, is the outcome of Dylan's lifelong fascination with welding and metalwork. Bob Dylan's iron works go on display 2013-09-24T15:42:31Z Playwright and director Shoji Kokami's Halcyon Days looks at the rise to cult status of so-called suicide websites reflecting their proliferation in recent years, particularly in Japan and South Korea. This week's new theatre 2011-08-19T23:09:21Z The rights to the franchise are now owned by a hedge fund named Pacificor, which in turn nabbed them from another faceless monolith named Halcyon Asset Management in bankruptcy court last year. Could Arnold Schwarzenegger be back for Terminator 5? 2011-02-17T17:54:12Z The first class on the first day at the Halcyon Incubator gathered amidst the banging of construction workers in the background. In the fanciest dorm in Washington, designs on changing the world The venue was Dock 5, a nightclub at Union Market in the District, and the event was billed by Septime Webre’s Halcyon Stage as a “Stravinsky Rave: Rite of Spring Dance Party.” Review | Conductor plays ‘Rite of Spring’ at a club — and then berates the audience for acting like they’re at a club 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z His similarly radiant “Halcyon Sun” is available on a 2011 “American Portraits” album by the Cincinnati Symphony. Black Composers Discuss the Role of Race 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z It's a line that pretty much sums up the frazzled sentiment running through this new track from Deerhunter's fourth album, Halcyon Digest. New music: Deerhunter ? Helicopter 2010-09-06T14:57:00Z On Saturday evening, Halcyon Stage and the Wolf Trap Opera staged the work at Union Market, in a warehouse space dubbed Dock 5. Review | Philip Glass in a warehouse, with lots of goth kids 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z The prolific Atlanta quartet return with Halcyon Digest, an album recorded largely in their native Georgia and featuring the moving track He Would Have Laughed, which is dedicated to recently deceased Memphis musician Jay Reatard. Deerhunter ? Halcyon Digest: exclusive album stream 2010-09-22T11:05:00Z “There’s a huge opportunity for us to merchandise product around events like this,” said Pamela Harper, Halcyon Days’ chief executive. British firms hope for halcyon days ahead of royal wedding 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z In the late 1990s, it also took over a company, Halcyon, that made aluminum furniture. How to replace the sling on Samsonite patio furniture 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Fields, owner of Halcyon Salon in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood, closed on March 21 but remains in contact with clients like Tuck-Horton, some of whom use products that must be applied regularly to protect the hair. When every day is a bad hair day: Getting to the roots of our new reality 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Goulding's second album, Halcyon provides the bulk of the setlist tonight – a document that actually contains timings, down to the second. Haim; Ellie Goulding – review 2012-09-29T23:05:37Z The group's fourth album, Cavalier Youth, knocked Ellie Goulding's Halcyon off the number one spot, outselling it by nearly two copies to one according to the Official Charts Company. You Me At Six tops UK album chart 2014-02-03T10:04:32Z Her latest album, Halcyon, sounds like a celebration of all this — except on paper, it reads like the lost diaries of Alvy Singer. Ellie Goulding's Halcyon is Catchy Catharsis 2012-10-09T15:00:25Z The answer: Live in Evermay, and turn Halcyon into an elegant, exclusive graduate school of sorts for social innovators — a 21st-century spin on the old-fashioned idea of aristocratic patronage. In the fanciest dorm in Washington, designs on changing the world “Don’t Cry,” from the Halcyon Digest album, an almost Beatles-esque sound that complements their more left-of-center tracks. Best New Southern Musicians 2011-01-27T21:20:03.957Z Tony Adams of the Halcyon theatre blog argues that "balancing the two is pretty challenging, but also incredibly awesome." Noises off: Can starving artists survive lean times? 2010-04-28T15:18:00Z The fellows say they were attracted to Halcyon because, unlike other incubators, the focus isn’t solely on a for-profit company and they get much more individual mentoring. In the fanciest dorm in Washington, designs on changing the world An urban resort in the upscale Cherry Creek district, the 154-room Halcyon Hotel features a rooftop pool and bar, the subterranean cocktail lounge B&GC and a “gear garage” with loaner outdoor equipment. 36 Hours in Denver 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z We love the singer-songwriter, and we love even more that Halcyon has broken out from that particular mould to become an emerging multi-instrumentalist. February's best music from across the MAP 2013-02-15T09:17:22Z King allegedly formed a new company in 2013 and the pair made that company the manager of the investment fund Halcyon, entitled to the monthly management fee, according to the indictment. Former Eastside real estate agents indicted on fraud charges 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Halcyon estimated that roughly half of Cloudzy’s business was malicious, including renting services to two ransomware groups. Cloud company assisted 17 different government hacking groups -US researchers 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The broad narrative of the Galactic Starcruiser voyage is a battle for control of the ship, known as the Halcyon, between the evil First Order and the good guys of the Resistance. Disney pulls plug on high-priced Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a blow to immersive entertainment 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Halcyon Days holds a royal warrant and makes Coronation plates and souvenirs from its factories in Stoke on Trent and the Midlands. Bunting, biscuits, beer - Brits spend on Coronation 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z While most Halcyon residents own their homes and cover any maintenance costs themselves, they still have to pay rent for their slabs, which includes water service and the twice-weekly garbage pickup. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Starting in 2014, the couple allegedly began transferring money from Halcyon to their other businesses and personal bank accounts. Former Eastside real estate agents indicted on fraud charges 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z “It’s a rogues’ gallery on that through one provider,” said Halcyon executive Ryan Golden ahead of the report’s publication. Cloud company assisted 17 different government hacking groups -US researchers 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z “I want to move hip-hop culture forward with this show,” head writer Halcyon Person recalled the rapper saying in their first meeting. Ludacris and ‘Karma’s World’ prove that hip-hop is for the kids 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Fast, a payments start-up, and Halcyon Health, an online health care provider, abruptly shut down in the last month. Fear and Loathing Return to Tech Start-Ups 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Many are on fixed incomes with only Social Security payments for support, and Halcyon is one of the last affordable places in Seattle for them to live. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z By December 2018, the couple had “appropriated for themselves all of Halcyon’s assets,” the indictment claims. Former Eastside real estate agents indicted on fraud charges 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Halcyon arrived at its conclusion by mapping out Cloudzy’s digital footprint, in part by renting servers directly from the firm and by tying it to known hacking operations. Cloud company assisted 17 different government hacking groups -US researchers 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Halcyon Shades’ N95 certification was rejected in October because its samples didn’t have head straps attached. Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Halcyon Days was founded in 1950, two years before the start of the Queen's reign, and marked its own Platinum Jubilee in 2020. Queen's delight as teapot factory comes to her 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Dominique Chandler, 65, has lived at Halcyon for seven years. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z You ostensibly “board” a 275-year-old space liner called the Halcyon and travel to a “Star Wars” planet and back. Disney Takes Visitors to a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The main Atrium of the Halcyon and what you’ll see when you first step on board. A first look at Disney’s ambitious (and expensive) interactive Star Wars hotel 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s just one of many art-forward hotels in Denver, including the Maven Hotel at Dairy Block, the Halcyon, the Art, the Ramble Hotel, the Curtis, the Clayton and more. How Denver is making a name for itself as an arts destination 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Besides the works in his new series, other works that will be shown in Miami have been previously exhibited in places such as the Halcyon Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery in London. Bob Dylan artwork show opens in Miami, new cinema paintings 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Eloise Mickelsen, 77, a Halcyon resident and former president of the homeowners association, said the residents who left those vacancies took buyouts from Bridgeview when the company took over the park. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z A space transport simulator is used to travel to and from the Halcyon starcruiser. Disney Takes Visitors to a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z There’s also the recently announced novel The Princess and the Scoundrel, which will reveal the untold story of Han and Leia’s honeymoon on the Halcyon. A first look at Disney’s ambitious (and expensive) interactive Star Wars hotel 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Private Eye later estimated the flat contained works of art worth £500,000, bought from London's Halcyon gallery. Revealed: The Cryptoqueen's £13.5m London penthouse 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Speaking to TMZ, the patriarch claimed Halcyon would need to receive permission from the estate to use Winehouse's image and her music. Amy Winehouse's father blasts Halcyon Studios biopic in the works: '100 percent not allowed' 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z For more than two weeks, trash had piled up in the five overflowing dumpsters at Halcyon Mobile Home Park, one of Seattle’s last manufactured home communities. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Alisha Ma, founder of immigration consultancy Halcyon Counsel, said Hong Kong families are looking at properties in Toronto and Vancouver, but waiting until they obtain permanent residency to avoid foreign buyers’ taxes. Canada calling? Hong Kong residents shift billions abroad after clampdown 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Establishing the Halcyon as a key part of Star Wars lore isn’t just Disney not-so-subtly building hype and marketing for its pricey hotel, though. A first look at Disney’s ambitious (and expensive) interactive Star Wars hotel 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Ramos, the medical director for Halcyon Hospice, defines his vocation in yet another way. Colorado ‘last responders’ exhausted after coronavirus year 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Next, I’m going to stop by Halcyon House. How tour guide Canden Arciniega would spend a perfect (spooky) day in D.C. 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z For over 50 years, Halcyon has been an affordable housing option for Seattle seniors. Trash piled up at Seattle mobile home park as rents rose, homeless camp grew 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Scott Brio, 37, worked as audio-visual director for Halcyon nightclub in San Francisco, running the light show as DJs spun records and revelers danced. Job losses from coronavirus are already devastating Southern California 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Exiting the pod takes you to the Atrium, the Halcyon’s “lobby,” where you’ll run straight into guests and cast members alike milling around, ready to draw you into the plot. A first look at Disney’s ambitious (and expensive) interactive Star Wars hotel 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z “The Outer Worlds” does plenty of things right by creating a sci-fi dystopia as colonies in the Halcyon system. Here are the 10 best video games from 2019 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z In 1985, the then-owner of Halcyon House at 34th and Prospect streets NW decided to do some work on the grounds of the historic Georgetown mansion. Perspective | From cross-dressers to coaches, the D.C. History Conference will have it all 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Is it rallying the downtrodden but resourceful people of Halcyon to overthrow their overlords, drawing on their shared knowledge to build a better future? The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z He was recently named a Halcyon Arts Lab fellow and a 2019 Echoing Green fellow, a competitive, nationwide fellowship focused on ending social and environmental injustices. Opinion | No, D.C.’s criminal justice reform efforts don’t go too far 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The Halcyon is also smaller than you might expect. A first look at Disney’s ambitious (and expensive) interactive Star Wars hotel 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z In response, in November 2018, Halcyon Agri announced a new "sustainable" supply chain policy, and launched a Sustainability Commission covering its work in Cameroon. The horrific consequences of rubber's toxic past 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Halcyon House dates to the late 18th century. Perspective | From cross-dressers to coaches, the D.C. History Conference will have it all 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z It’s hard to feel like a good person in Halcyon. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z A fellowship with D.C.’s Halcyon Arts Lab as its first musician in residence motivated him to dabble in other mediums. Kokayi on making music in a fast-changing Washington for 30 years — and trying to live up to his own name 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Kate Goodall, chief executive of the festival’s organizer, Halcyon, calls the roving craft “a nice symbol for what we’re ultimately trying to achieve with this festival, which is connecting people across divides.” This free, D.C.-wide festival includes an interactive selfie installation and a traveling art barge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Nearby, the world's largest rubber processing company Halcyon Agri is clearing thousands of hectares for rubber trees on its Sudcam plantation. The horrific consequences of rubber's toxic past 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The room’s sound system is limited to Darude’s “Sandstorm,” Orbital’s “Halcyon and On and On,” and the Orb’s “Little Fluffy Clouds.” Some interior design ideas for Jeff Bezos’ new $80 million NYC apartment 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Outer Worlds ends with an epilogue similar to Fallout: New Vegas’, with a narrator explaining how you shaped Halcyon’s future. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The Halcyons from Janus Motorcycles, assembled in an old dry cleaner’s shop in Goshen, Ind., look like machines built back in the town’s heyday. Motorcycles With One Foot in the Future and One in the Past 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Founded in 2017, the Georgetown-based Halcyon is a nonprofit that sponsors two residency programs: one for artists and another for social entrepreneurs. This free, D.C.-wide festival includes an interactive selfie installation and a traveling art barge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Before Monday’s, Halcyon resident Bob Holley asked the council to “preserve an island of affordable housing in a sea of gentrification.” Seattle City Council adopts emergency moratorium on redevelopment of mobile-home parks 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The bank that controls Halcyon may decide to sell to a mobile-home operator rather than a developer. With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z From its first few minutes, you’re effectively one of the most exceptional people in the known universe, and an eccentric scientist named Phineas Welles has dispatched you to save Halcyon from a terrible fate. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Benjamin grew up in London, where his father worked in fashion magazines and his mother ran Halcyon Days, a shop in Mayfair that sold enamelled copper boxes—an eighteenth-century art form that she revived. How the Composer George Benjamin Finally Found His Voice 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The festival, organized by local nonprofit arts and business incubator Halcyon, is expected to attract about 10,000 participants, according to Halcyon CEO Kate Goodall. The first annual ‘By the People’ festival brings huge installations and free performances to every quadrant of D.C. 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z As well as the classics like Satan and Halcyon, the duo played their 1991 hit Belfast, dedicating to the "all of you who've lived through terrible experiences" during the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Manics play 'Wireless' Biggest Weekend set 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z But the Halcyon neighbors say they want to keep the pressure on until they’ve won a permanent solution, like a zoning change designating the site for mobile homes only. With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Halcyon’s decaying corporations poison everyone they touch I’m used to the ridiculously powerful conversation options in Fallout games. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Stoke-on-Trent pottery firm Halcyon Days is manufacturing a range of mugs, plates and teapots. Royal wedding: What we know so far 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z But I did just see this great show called “The Halcyon” on Netflix that I loved. Sunday Conversation: Melanie Griffith, from 'Working Girl' to Mrs. Robinson 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Last week, he arrived at the Halcyon Incubator in Georgetown as one of 11 fellows. Perspective | One man’s plan to fight sexual assault: Have the victims band together. 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Most homes in the park must be occupied by people over 55 years old, according to rules set down long ago, and many Halcyon residents are retirees from local companies such as Boeing and Nordstrom. With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s far more horrific than it sounds… but you can’t do anything to change it, and in the context of Halcyon’s bureaucracy, that makes perfect sense. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Sherman has gone on to receive seed funding from the university and more business help from Halcyon Incubator, which focuses on early-stage social ventures. DC college student creates KnoNap to detect drugs in drinks 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z I don’t believe in ghosts, but I do believe in ghost stories, which is why I had so much fun writing last week’s two-part Halloween chiller about Halcyon House. Perspective | Readers scare up their memories of Georgetown’s ‘haunted’ Halcyon House 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He said he would not be returning to Halcyon House. Perspective | The Haunting of Halcyon House, Part 2: The Grim Task 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Halcyon may not be pretty: Its streets are narrow and bumpy, and the homes squat close together. With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Many of Halcyon’s inhabitants, by contrast, seem irreparably broken by capitalism. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Then he added: ‘You may hear noises at night. Do not be alarmed. Halcyon House is undergoing renovation and I find it as easy to work in darkness as in light.’ Perspective | A Washington ghost story: The Haunting of Halcyon House 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Navy veteran who took an apartment in Halcyon House in October 1967 after returning from a tour of duty in Vietnam. Perspective | Readers scare up their memories of Georgetown’s ‘haunted’ Halcyon House 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z This is the final part of a Washington ghost story, “The Haunting of Halcyon House.” Perspective | The Haunting of Halcyon House, Part 2: The Grim Task 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Alarm bells rang again at Halcyon in December, when the Daily Journal of Commerce spotted and wrote about the townhouse plan submitted by Kirkland-based developer Blue Fern, prompting residents to seek help at City Hall. With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s as if Halcyon’s creaky, decaying corporations poison everyone they touch — and the Hope’s passengers aren’t simply smart or strong, they’re uncorrupted by the rot. The Outer Worlds is a cruel twist on role-playing games’ lone hero stories 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s keep calm and carry on at a posh hotel in WWII-era London in the new period drama “The Halcyon.” TV This Week, Oct. 1-7: 'The Last Man on Earth,' 'Poldark' and more 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Kirk’s most vivid memory of playing around Halcyon House was being pursued by a pair of snarling, barking guard dogs. Perspective | Readers scare up their memories of Georgetown’s ‘haunted’ Halcyon House 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Today it houses their nonprofit, Halcyon, a foundation that, its website says, is devoted to “the potential of human creativity, and its power to create a better world for us all.” Perspective | The Haunting of Halcyon House, Part 2: The Grim Task 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z But the council ultimately agreed to an expedited vote, as Sawant compared the Halcyon campaign to her push last year to protect the Showbox concert venue from demolition. With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Halcyon of the District appointed Josh Mandell director of international policy and programs. Washington-area appointments and promotions for Sept. 4 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z He will remain artistic director of the Halcyon Stage series, which launched in 2017. Former Washington Ballet head Septime Webre to direct Hong Kong Ballet 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Kirk Evans was born in Washington in 1970, grew up in Georgetown, and as a boy played on the property of Halcyon House every chance he got. Perspective | Readers scare up their memories of Georgetown’s ‘haunted’ Halcyon House 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Nadeau, founder and chief executive of Open Data Nation, based at the Halcyon Incubator in Washington, D.C. Business Rx: A start-up specializing in public data seeks information on how to enter the commercial market 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z He draws and paints what he sees, although in his latest, impressive show at London’s Halcyon Gallery you feel that what he sees is always subtly merging with an America in his mind. Bob Dylan: a Hockney-like painter of America's strange essence 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z "My view is that equities are not cheap; they are either fairly priced or potentially overvalued based on fundamental valuation techniques," says Jason Dillow, chief investment officer at Halcyon Capital Management in New York. Today's Investors Are Somewhere Between Skeptical and Optimistic 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z "We are relatively constructive on the economy," says Jason Dillow, chief investment officer at Halcyon Capital Management in New York. Signs Are Pointing to a Stronger Economy 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z My dream hotel to stay in is: the Halcyon House in Cabarita Beach, Australia. Hotelier Ben Weprin on the Best Rooms and Old Jeeps 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Interest in them reached a fever pitch shortly thereafter, when they scooped up another eight-figure Georgetown property, Halcyon House, for $11 million. The biotech tycoons who own Washington historical properties are divorcing 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The Halcyon Gallery, on New Bond Street among some of London’s glossiest designer shops, is exactly the kind of glitzy joint you might expect to see some celebrity’s self-indulgent art. Bob Dylan: a Hockney-like painter of America's strange essence 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Halcyon House isn’t open for tours, but you can lurk outside. Visit one of D.C.’s (allegedly) haunted haunts on Halloween — if you dare 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Bradford Cox & co. have been churning out dreamy, off-kilter pop songs like this for almost a decade now, and this wouldn’t have felt out of place on any record from Cryptograms to Halcyon Digest. This week's most important songs: Ellie Goulding, Young Thug, and more 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Halcyon Asset Management, a recent entrant in the field, says that the number today is at least three times as big. Lawyers and the Ick Factor 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The Philadelphia area has seen at least three float centers open in the past 15 months, including Halcyon Floats, now a favorite of pro soccer player Maurice Edu. Float spa fans say isolation tanks buoy bodies and minds 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z “Halcyon, by its nature, represents calm and serenity,” he said. Over-the-Top Amenities: Sweating the Details 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Berger, owner and president of Halcyon Wealth Management in Peachtree City, Georgia, also advises clients to use both traditional and Roth IRAs, as appropriate. Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA: Which Is Right for You? 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Clemens, who also owned Halcyon House on the same block, used Quality Hill as a storage facility for his many treasures. House of the Week | Georgetown mansion for $11M Many of the songs on Halcyon, Goulding’s second album, were inspired by a break up she was going through at the time. Ellie Goulding Is Over Writing About Relationships 2014-04-18T15:44:49Z Halcyon, which came out in October 2012, features five top 40 singles, including her debut number one Burn. Goulding album trickles to top 2014-01-05T18:58:09Z Paul Green, the president of the Halcyon Gallery in London - which is showing the works, says Dylan draws inspiration from memories of iron ore mines from his youth in Hibbing, Minnesota. Bob Dylan: From electric to metal 2013-11-17T02:55:28Z Others, such as Halcyon Molecular, a gene sequencing startup that chased a cure for death, flame out spectacularly. Startup Defeats the Captcha, Wins One for the Machines 2013-10-28T17:35:09Z Burn features on the deluxe edition of the 26-year-old's album Halcyon, which also climbed seven places in the album chart to 19. Goulding secures first UK number one 2013-08-18T18:15:57Z He is widely known as Halcyon and has bright pink hair. City Room: Photo of a Real Photo Was Used in Nanny Scam 2012-09-18T14:17:04Z Dressed all in black on a rare sweltering summer's day in London, the singer is feeling reassured about the release of her second album, Halcyon, in October. Ellie on sad songs and moving on 2012-08-21T00:12:46Z He spent a year at Halcyon Jets before departing to form his own company in 2008. Apollo Jets: Jock Air 2012-05-03T23:45:12Z Touched by grief so real and intense, the gods changed both bodies into birds, since known as Halcyon birds, and decreed they should ever live on the waters. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z According to the ancient naturalists the Halcyon, our Kingfisher, being especially fond of the water and its products, chooses to have even a floating nest. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z And now above Jason’s head the bird of peaceful days, the Halcyon, fluttered, and the Argonauts knew that this was a sign from the gods that the voyage would not any more be troublous. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z With the back story to Halcyon explained, Goulding's now preparing for what her manager tells her will be "the busiest couple of years of my life". Ellie on sad songs and moving on 2012-08-21T00:12:46Z At the quarter he led by three lengths, with the second choice, a good outlaw named Halcyon, beginning to set sail for him. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z No more shall Halcyons' dew-besprinkled eggs, My dainty meal, lie thick within my bed As formerly they did, since here I lie. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z His firm, Founders Fund, has made investments in Halcyon Molecular, a DNA sequencing start-up; Practice Fusion, an electronic health record system; and SpaceX, a spaceship builder. DealBook: Contrarian Investor Shuns Hot Idea for Bigger Picture 2011-05-19T23:11:44Z Evidently the Eight Bandana Sisters had gone the way of Brook Farm and Halcyon Hall and many another experiment in co-operation. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z Oh! the first Cook, in that ambrosial, unwithering Halcyon, rapturous, and honeymooning prime!— Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 2011-04-02T02:00:12.230Z At the far turn Walcott, the favorite, was still three or four lengths in front, Halcyon, the No. 2 choice, having fallen back, beaten out. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Halcyon, but, alas! fleeting days, when we could buy these desirable works of art for ten pfennig, which, I mention with satisfaction, is two and one half cents! One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z Early on the morning of the 3rd they ran through the nets of a fishing fleet about eight miles east of Lowestoft, and sighted an old coast patrol boat, the Halcyon. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Known today as Halcyon Asset Management, the company manages more than $10 billion. Alan Slifka, Who Promoted Arab-Jewish Ties, Is Dead at 81 2011-02-10T05:23:00Z It is divided into two boat-clubs, the Halcyon and the Shattuck, and the teaching and training of the boys are looked after by Mr. Dole, a man of great knowledge and experience in rowing matters. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Halcyon days While we waited for our dinner, the Baghdad speciality mazgouf , we sat down with a drink and a nargileh. Baghdad oasis 2010-05-08T10:46:00Z Halcyon Days.—What is the derivation of "halcyon days?" Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It was thought by the Halcyons that they would win on their even stroke and smooth finish. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 These reflections have been called up by the reminiscence of the manner in which the Halcyon and Shattuck boat club races of St. Paul's were conducted three weeks ago. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 It was a grand sight as the little “Halcyon” struggled through the chaos of water. The Ruined Cities of Zululand "And you were on board the Halcyon when she blew up?" Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. It is said that a very atrocious criminal was on board the Halcyon. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. The Halcyons were rather out of it most of the time. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The first race of the day at this regatta was a contest between the Halcyon and Shattuck four-oared shells, which was easily won by the former, in 11 min. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 The puffs of wind came down a little steadier, and the “Halcyon” was moving through the water once more. The Ruined Cities of Zululand It is the one product of our day which will bear actual comparison with the publications of the departed "Halcyon" period. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 On that day there stood upon the deck of the Halcyon a young man, who gazed on the distant coasts of Wales apparently with deep emotion. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Of the Halcyons, Wheeler, who goes to Princeton, and Stewart, who goes to Yale, were the best oars. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The outcome replaced the Shattuck blue above the Halcyon crimson—the latter having been the champions for the past four years. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 The “Halcyon,” it will be remembered, was moored head and stern, but her bows did not point to the opening of the bay. The Ruined Cities of Zululand And "whensoever she makes her nest, a law of nature brings round what is called Halcyon's weather—days distinguishable among all others for their serenity." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer "But, good God, Mr. Dulberry, you can hardly suppose that the boiler of the Halcyon was in the pay of my Lord Londonderry?" Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. ‘Halcyon days will never come till we get home.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Yes, the calm—the Halcyon calm of—of second choice. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea The first shot had struck the “Halcyon’s” bulwarks, just abaft the foremast, leaving a long white strip, where the wood had been torn away. The Ruined Cities of Zululand One day, however, they had a stranger adventure than that of the Halcyon Stream, as they named the mysterious brook. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls The Halcyon!" exclaimed Bertram, with a vehemence proportioned to his sudden surprise and the interest which by this time he felt in the subject of the conversation--"The Halcyon! Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Note.—The kingfisher is commonly known as the real “Halcyon” bird. A Book of Myths The Halcyon builds its nest upon a floating weed; so to the drifting fortunes of these wanderers clung a friendless child, innocent and beautiful Evadne. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 He looked over the side and noticed with a sigh how deep the “Halcyon” lay in the water, and how sluggish was her motion. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Halcyon calm, heedless innocence, childish joy, was not after all the point—pretty things enough, but only as a change and a relief, or perhaps rather as a prelude to more serious business! Joyous Gard Later an old coast police boat, the Halcyon, was shot at a few times. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War “Halcyon days”—how often is the expression made use of, how seldom do its users realise from whence they have borrowed it. A Book of Myths You see she was first the Mary Ellen and the mutineers named her the Halcyon. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The ‘Halcyon’ brig waits us at Quillimane, and I must needs say no. The Ruined Cities of Zululand "Oh, yes"—as light broke on me—"Halcyon days, of course!" News from the Duchy Yet all Divine shall be his Godlike Sway, And his calm Reign but one long Halcyon Day. Anti-Achitophel (1682) Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden And for evermore Halcyone and her mate, known as the Halcyon birds, defied the storm and tempest, and proudly breasted, side by side, the angriest waves of the raging seas. A Book of Myths If you didn't used to be the Halcyon, I miss my guess. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The “Halcyon” rode with her bows to seaward, while astern lay the beach shaped like a crescent, and composed of fine sand glittering in the beams of the morning sun. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The rapid follies which his axle bear, Are short fallacious hope and certain fear; And many a promise given of Halcyon days, Whose faint and dubious gleam the heart betrays. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Halcyon days, ones of peace and tranquillity; anciently, days of calm weather in mid-winter, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was supposed to brood. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson And to those days of calm and sunshine, the name of the Halcyon Days was given. A Book of Myths This was hidden in a secret compartment in what had formerly been his bunk, when the schooner was the Halcyon. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Shooting up into the wind, the brig payed round on her heel, the two guns being again fired into the schooner’s bows, as the sails filled, and the “Halcyon” stood on the other tack. The Ruined Cities of Zululand If he should give you gifts of great price: well, so did I in those Halcyon days when I had an allowance from my Governor and toiled not. New Faces Behold, behold from whom It flutters forth, that triumph of First-Breath, Victorious one that can but breathe and cling,— This pulsing flower,—this weaker than a wing, Halcyon thing!— The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows It occurs first in Neptune's song, "While these pass o'er the deep"— Next in Amphitrite's song, "Halcyon Days," a serenely lovely melody, we have which is a variant. Purcell I was a shipmate with Jack on the Halcyon or the Mary Ellen, in the old days. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The “Halcyon” would not, in fact, as she rode to her anchors off the bar at Quillimane, have disgraced herself, even had she been, as she once was, her Majesty’s gun brig “Torch.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand Halcyon days were promised to Ireland at the time of the Union, but he called on the House to contrast the progress of Ireland from 1782 to the Union, with the state of Ireland since. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Halcyon nights Queed enjoyed in the dining-room in Fifi's absence, yet faintly marred in a most singular way by the very absence which alone made them halcyon. Queed They have published the arrival of no other English mail packet but the /Halcyon/. Mercadet A Comedy in Three Acts Brisco was also, Jack said, one of the mutineers of the Halcyon, but the plotter denied this, and Jack admitted he may have been mistaken. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The “Halcyon’s” crew had been reduced by five deaths, and many of the men were hardly able to work from the effects of weakness. The Ruined Cities of Zululand And then the adieus were said, Halcyon's first lesson having been arranged to begin on the morrow. Halcyone These are the sailor's Halcyon Days, when pleasure's on the main; The young ones hatched, the storm appears, and Boreas rules again. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 473, January 29, 1831 This bird was called Halcyon by the ancients. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 481, March 19, 1831 "Stand by there, Mary Ellen, or Halcyon, as your name used to be," was the sharp order. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The shot soon began to fall short, and the “Halcyon,” tacking once more, lay her course with a gentle wind from the eastward, and a smooth sea. The Ruined Cities of Zululand On the 8th the Indispensable and Halcyon sailed on their respective voyages, the former for Bengal, and the latter for Canton. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. Besides the usual waders on the reef, I found great numbers of doves and honeysuckers, and, among the mangroves, fell in with and procured specimens of a very rare kingfisher, Halcyon sordida. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 During the days of this bird's incubation, in the depth of winter, the mariner might sail in full security; and therefore they were called "Halcyon Days." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 481, March 19, 1831 This certainly was the old Halcyon, as she was called when the mutineers had her, and anyone who had sailed in her would know it. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The day was well advanced, and the fierce rays of the African sun were pouring on the “Halcyon’s” decks, as she lay at anchor in Saint Augustine’s Bay. The Ruined Cities of Zululand By the Halcyon were sent some dispatches to be forwarded by the way of China to his Majesty's secretary of state for the home department. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. Halcyon Days, days of peace, happiness, and prosperity, properly the seven days before and the seven after the winter Solstice, days of quiet, during which the halcyon, or kingfisher, is fabled to be breeding. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be, As Halcyons brooding on a winter sea. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Of course there may be no officers on that steamer who would know the old Halcyon, but ag'in, there may be. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real “It shall go hard but that you shall have your passage in the ‘Halcyon,’ if he can bear it,” said the skipper, the tears standing in his eyes as he pressed the missionary’s hand. The Ruined Cities of Zululand This ship was here before with Captain Page, the commander of the Halcyon, and now came in the same employ, the house of Brown and Francis at Providence. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. This bird is the celebrated Alcedo, or Halcyon, of the ancients, who attributed to him many apparently supernatural powers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 It was believed by the ancients that while the female brooded over the eggs, the sea and weather remained calm and unruffled; hence arose the expression of Halcyon days. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 Say, if anyone knows, you do, that I never had a thing to do with that mutiny on the Halcyon. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The ‘Halcyon’ has been at sea, trading on this coast, for nearly three years, without ever having the advantage of a good overhaul, or such an accident could never have happened.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand We found on board as supercargo, Mr. McGee, who was here before in the Halcyon with Mr. Benjamin Page. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. Halcyon nights those, and then on Sunday morning we always breakfasted at old Martin's on University Place eggs a la Martin and that wonderful coffee and pain de menage. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis Halcyon summer twilights and the purple chill of morning alike left him unresponsive. The Beautiful and Damned But the mystery of the disappearance of Captain Watson, of the Halcyon, or old Mary Ellen, and his companion, Mike Tullane, was never solved. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real His cap had blown away to leeward, and his long grey hair was streaming on the wind, both he and the missionary having been buried under the boiling foam, as the “Halcyon” wore round. The Ruined Cities of Zululand On the other hand, when the sailors see the Halcyons behind their vessel, they expect and generally meet with fine weather for some days. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing But childhood passes in an hour, As perfume from a faded flower; The joyous voice of early glee Flies, like the Halcyon, o'er the sea. Poems Halcyons, who by the ever-rippling Waves of the sea are babbling, Dewing your plumes with the drops that fall From wings in the salt spray dabbling. The Frogs The Mary Ellen, all that was left of the reconstructed Halcyon, was, of course, a total wreck. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The “Halcyon,” late her Majesty’s brig “Torch,” did not look by any means the same vessel that had sailed from Quillimane. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Since I have mentioned the Halcyon, I shall here describe it. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing Flapped the heron, and the grey Halcyon talked from cedar's spray, Drummed the partridge far away;— Ah! could we choose to live as they! Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses Halcyon days are now to open upon him. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes Halcyon days! my masters, happy, care-free, halcyon days! with the ringing hammers, the dancing sparks mounting upon the smoke, the sweat, the toil, yet all lightened with laugh and song and good-fellowship. The Broad Highway It was a splendid but a terrible sight, as the “Halcyon,” under her additional sail, plunged through the long seas, straight for the burning ship. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Halcyon days do not furnish matter for talents; they are like the virtuous couple in a comedy, a little insipid. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 It was the Halcyon Club of the North Side, assembling to listen to Professor Addison Trent, the great epigraphist, who was to discourse to them on the inscriptions of Cnossus, the buried town of Crete. Mr. Achilles Halcyon days—not a speck to be seen on love's horizon. Love Me Little, Love Me Long A Halcyon day, indeed! and yesterday was the same. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 The “Halcyon” was on her beam ends, with the full fury of the hurricane raging around her. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I obtained here eight species of Kingfishers; among which was a very beautiful new one, named by Mr. Gould, Halcyon fulgidus. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 She was not thinking of the child, but of the fifty members of the Halcyon Club in the library. Mr. Achilles Out of sight of land we picked up the Halcyon, and Burnley and I went aboard. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii And now above Jason's head the bird of peaceful days, the Halcyon, fluttered, and the Argonauts knew that this was a sign from the gods that the voyage would not any more be troublous. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles The morning of the third day since the loss of the “Halcyon” had dawned, and the raft still rose and fell on the gentle swell of the ocean. The Ruined Cities of Zululand He had been a member of the crew of the smuggling schooner Halcyon when she was captured by a revenue cutter. Martin Eden Detectives went in and out; and instead of the Halcyon Club, the Chief of Police and assistants held conferences in the big library. Mr. Achilles Three months later we chartered the schooner Halcyon. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii “The wreck of the brig ‘Halcyon,’ lost in the late gale,” replied the mate, using his two hands as a trumpet. The Ruined Cities of Zululand “There,” said Captain Hughes, for it was indeed he who was the “Halcyon’s” solitary passenger. The Ruined Cities of Zululand “Sail ho!” shouted the look-out in the foretop of the merchant brig, the “Halcyon,” one fine afternoon, some three months after, the events related in the preceding chapter. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Dashing madly onward, the “Halcyon” tore through the water as with one broad sheer to port she neared the black hull. The Ruined Cities of Zululand “We were bound for England, and our cargo consisted of five hundred barrels of naphtha,” he said, in reply to a question addressed to him by the first officer of the “Halcyon.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand The “Halcyon,” on the contrary, stood steadily on her course, from time to time firing the nine-pounder from her quarter-deck, but, from want of practice of her crew, without doing any apparent damage. The Ruined Cities of Zululand There were no boarding-nettings now she no longer belonged to the navy, and but for the missionary’s warning, the “Halcyon” would have been wholly unprepared for resistance. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The “Halcyon” surged along, the wind aft, under the little sail she could show, but the schooner was coming up, hand-over-hand, the wind over her quarter. The Ruined Cities of Zululand A boat was lowered, and half an hour later the mate of the “Halcyon” was telling his sad tale in the cabin of the “Dolphin.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand The blue light was burning on the “Halcyon’s” forecastle, giving her a ghastly and spectrelike appearance, lighting up her spars, sails, and rigging, and casting a strange glare on the sea around. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Captain Weber sat on a case, his head leaning on his hands, and his face turned towards the “Halcyon.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand |
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