Historical Examples. 1  He was exiled at the age of 30 to Tomi, a town south of the delta of the Danube. The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens Henry Bore. 2  The oval between the river and the hills to the East is known as the delta.. The Negro Farmer Carl Kelsey. 3  The delta records a benefit given him at the theatre in 1854.
Slip Slidin%27 Away by Paul Simon Songfacts.  1 The nearer your destination, the more you're slip sliding away.. Paul Simon gave us this koan in this story about three different people who retreat from their passions when confronted with the vagaries of life.
 Come Sail Away  is a song by American progressive rock group Styx, featured on the band's seventh album The Grand Illusion (1977). Upon its release as the lead single from the album, Come Sail Away charted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and helped The Grand Illusion achieve multi-platinum sales in 1978.It is one of the biggest hits of Styx's career.ontent [edit]. Musically, Come Sail Away combines a plaintive, ballad-like opening section (including piano and synthesizer interludes) with a bombastic, guitar-heavy second half.