Delete Google Search ?

How do you delete the search history in google? While in Safari, if I simply "clear history" then go to google to do a search all of my old searches are there. I wrote a huge research paper, and it's getting annoying everytime I go to google and my past searches still come up. I've been trying to do this for some time now, but no success....this forum is the best way for me to get a quick fix. Thanks in advance!
Small problem, I know, but it bugs the heck out of me.

Thank you for the reply. I probably should have made my post a little bit clearer. I did not use the google search that is already in the top right corner of my Safari. Instead, being the creature of habit that I am, Google.com is my homepage and in the search area on the page there isn't a magnifying glass that drops down. When I used my old PC there was a magnifying glass where I could delete previous searches, however, I'm new to Macs and not sure how to go about doing this.
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