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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad Third

by Robert Burns Ballad Second-Election DayInscription For An Altar Of IndependenceBallad Third John Bushby's Lamentation. Tune-"Babes in the Wood." 'Twas in the seventeen hunder…

Morris Graves 2001 Deaths

Morris GravesAge: 90 reclusive painter known for his mystical paintings of wounded birds and flowers. His work combined elements of Asian philosophy and American Transcendentalism. His…

Elisha Graves Otis Biography

Elisha Graves Otis Born: 1811Birthplace: Halifax, Vt. Improvement in hoisting apparatus—Otis built the first modern passenger elevator which used his invention of a safety device which…

Robert Frost: The Hill Wife

The Hill WifeRobert FrostLoneliness(Her Word)One ought not to have to care So much as you and I Care when the birds come round the house To seem to say good-bye;Or care so much when…

Islington

(Encyclopedia) Islington Islington ĭzˈlĭngtən [key], inner borough of Greater London, SE England. Islington, in the…

Eleusis

(Encyclopedia) EleusisEleusisĭl&oomacr;ˈsĭs [key], ancient city of Attica, Greece, 12 mi (20 km) NW of Athens. Through ancient times it was the seat of the Eleusinian Mysteries. There was a large…

Robert Haven Schauffler: Earth's Easter

Earth's Easter(1915)Robert Haven SchaufflerEarth has gone up from its Gethsemane, And now on Golgotha is crucified; The spear is twisted in the tortured side; The thorny crown still works…