Mark Twain passage of boat, was a measure on the sounding line. Twain is an archaic term for "two", as in "The veil of the temple was rent in twain." The riverboatman's cry was "mark twain" or, more fully, "by the mark twain", meaning "according to the mark [on the line], [the depth is] two [fathoms]", that is, "The water is deep and it is safe to pass." Twain said that his famous pen name was not entirely his invention. In "Life on the Mississippi", he wrote: Captain Isaiah Sellers was not of literary turn or capacity, but he used to jot
The Word Is Live cover of a song by The Young Rascals, and "Go Through This" and "We Can Fly From Here" from the tour to support "Drama", but which were not released on that album. The latter would eventually be reworked and released thirty-one years later in the album "Fly from Here". The title is a pun on the lyric, "(and) the word is love", from their song "Time and a Word". "The Word Is Live" (Rhino R2 78234) failed to chart in the UK or US. The Word Is Live The Word is Live is a box set by the English progressive