I won't grow up I don't want to go to school Just to learn to be a parrot and recite a silly rule. From LearnThat.org. [Carolyn Leigh, from "Peter Pan," 1954.]
recite a poem. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
As the children variously sing, tap-dance or recite from the works of T. H. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Iqra, "recite," the angel had told him, and thus the stirring opening lines of the Quran -- "the recitation" -- came into being. From Wordnik.com. ['After the Prophet'] Reference
So I thought I'd use my blog to "recite" them as well. From Wordnik.com. [Risley Ranch] Reference
Here are two of my favorites I've made and "recite" regularly: being human is being a monster trying not to be scary. From Wordnik.com. [WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook] Reference
It turned out that McCain couldn't recite the verse. From Wordnik.com. [The Conservative Conundrum] Reference
Who wrote the prayers that Christians recite every day?. From Wordnik.com. [THE EDITOR'S DESK] Reference
He asks Jefferson to recite the Lord's Prayer with him. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Moments Of United Flight 93] Reference
He was a doctor of law who could recite Shakespeare and Goethe. From Wordnik.com. [Living In The Shadow Of His Father's Sins] Reference
Serious NBA fans can recite a litany of common officiating sins. From Wordnik.com. [NBA to Coaches: Shut Up!] Reference
You're only the fourth poet to recite a poem for an inauguration. From Wordnik.com. [‘The Arts Have a Place in Conversation’] Reference
These savants can recite colossal strings of facts, words and numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Memory] Reference
Being able to recite Greek poetry will not be enough to save an independent, however. From Wordnik.com. [Reading Frenzy] Reference
A child can learn to recite - but may not understand - his or her own adoption story. From Wordnik.com. [Special Issue: How Kids Grow Whose Child Am I Anyway?] Reference
Many Russians who learn poetry in school can still recite it from memory decades later. From Wordnik.com. [What's Right With Russia] Reference
Allen Ginsberg was so in thrall to the poem that he could recite all 193 lines by heart. From Wordnik.com. [John Milton At 400] Reference
While you dress, he'll recite the day's headlines and advise if you should take an umbrella. From Wordnik.com. [A Robot Child to Watch Your Back] Reference
Members of Congress took to the House floor Friday morning to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. From Wordnik.com. [One Congress, Under God] Reference
Boys say they'd rather recite Shakespeare without girls around to make them feel "like geeks.". From Wordnik.com. [A Room Of Their Own] Reference
Called on to recite the blessing for an ice cream cone, he froze and blurted out, "No blessing.". From Wordnik.com. [A Laugh-Out-Loud Quarrel With God] Reference
The evening before, Democratic leader Tom Daschle had suggested that senators recite the pledge. From Wordnik.com. [One Nation, Under... Who?] Reference
When Pasimos, a Roman Catholic, refused to recite an Islamic prayer, they set his house on fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Freedom To Fear] Reference
IF YOU CARE A WHIT ABOUT YOUR health, you can probably recite your cholesterol level in your sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart Attackers] Reference
The maid punched out the guards and vaulted the fence, pausing only to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. From Wordnik.com. [Listening To Their Latin Beat] Reference
Why risk such embarrassment? better to stay "on message" and recite the same rote speeches day after day. From Wordnik.com. [Pumping Iron, Digging Gold, Pressing Flesh] Reference
Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegiance nor will he show any reverence for our flag. From Wordnik.com. [Sliming Obama] Reference
These days, even the cowboys get together once a year in Elko, Nev., and recite their poetry to one another. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Fence Them Out] Reference
His findings bore heavily on him when, at a campaign meeting shortly thereafter, he was called on to recite. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
He delivered that little talk to so many clients over the years his law associates could recite it with him. From Wordnik.com. [A Matter Of Influence] Reference
Gore granted plenty of interviews, but he tended merely to recite his stump speech one-on-one with reporters. From Wordnik.com. [George W. Wins The 'Phony War'] Reference
Fewer corporate bucks: True believers can recite any number of stories about amazing returns from tech stocks. From Wordnik.com. [This Love Could Hurt] Reference
When they arrive at a sacred site, they recite a Buddhist chant and get a stamp and inscription from each temple. From Wordnik.com. [HITTING THE PILGRIM TRAIL] Reference
They can do accents, tell jokes and recite huge chunks of dialogue from "The Godfather" at the drop of a cannoli. From Wordnik.com. [Why Don't I Just Give Up? It's All About Me.] Reference
He can recite from memory the names of the few integrated motels where his young family could stay on trips to Alabama. From Wordnik.com. [Everybody's Dream Candidate] Reference
Hostesses adore him: he can recite "Paradise Lost" from beginning to end and-after a drink or two -- from end to beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Hark, The Harold Angel] Reference
I awoke with my daughter at 6: 30 AM and, eschewing TV, curled up on the couch with a stack of books that I could recite in my sleep. From Wordnik.com. [Mommy Madness] Reference
I awoke with my daughter at 6: 30 a.m. and, eschewing TV, curled up on the couch with a stack of books that I could recite in my sleep. From Wordnik.com. [Mommy Madness] Reference
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