Bill, thanks for the tip on "algorithm." Most of what you said I've already discovered, but I don't seem to be able to specify a CONJUNCTIVE search, such as poetry that also contains the specific phrase "Let us Smile" AND the word "umbrella." I end up getting a DISJUNCTIVE list of things that are either poetry OR contain the phrase "Let Us Smile" or contain the word "umbrella."

When I type in "Let Us Smile," I keep getting sent to the song "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella," which is NOT what I'm looking for. As I said, Google says the quotation marks will exclude all but that particular phrase, but they lie!

The time I have the most problem with these searches is when I want something very specific, such as Brewster Highley's 1872 poem that contains the phrase "Give me a home where the buffalo roam." Some phrases, such as "Let Us Smile" will yield about 1000 possibilities if you don't narrow it down.

Given that I've already found all the sites that contain a particular phrase, how do I say, "OK, now look for the word "X" within this group of sites," etc.?

Jeanene