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Robert Frost
Frost, Robert[1874-1963](4)Born in San Francisco, March 26, 1875 [sic]. Studied at Dartmouth College and Harvard University from 1892 to 1899. Married Miss Elinor M. White, of Lawrence, Mass…Kent, Rockwell
(Encyclopedia) Kent, Rockwell, 1882–1971, American painter, muralist, wood engraver, lithographer, book and magazine illustrator, and writer, b. Tarrytown, N.Y. Kent studied with William Merritt…Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d'
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d'Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d'äNrēˈ fēlēpˈ märēˈ prăNsˈ [key]Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d' dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1867–1901,…Medina, city, Saudi Arabia
(Encyclopedia) MedinaMedinamĭdēˈnə [key], Arabic Medinat an-Nabi [city of the Prophet] or Madinat Rasul Allah [city of the apostle of Allah], city (1993 pop. 608,226), Hejaz, W Saudi Arabia. It is…public land
(Encyclopedia) public land, in U.S. history, land owned by the federal government but not reserved for any special purpose, e.g., for a park or a military reservation. Public land is also called land…Berrigan brothers
(Encyclopedia) Berrigan brothersBerrigan brothersbĕrˈĭgən [key], American Catholic priests, writers, and social activists. Daniel Berrigan, 1921–2016, b. Syracuse, N.Y., was ordained in the Society…McPherson, Aimee Semple
(Encyclopedia) McPherson, Aimee SempleMcPherson, Aimee Sempleĕmāˈ, məkfûrˈsən [key], 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, and, in the 1920s and…Bishop, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911–79, American poet, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Vassar, 1934. During the 1950s and 60s she lived in Brazil, eventually returning to her native New England, where…Wheatley, Phillis
(Encyclopedia) Wheatley, Phillis, 1753?–1784, American poet, considered the first important black writer in the United States. Brought from Africa in 1761, she became a house slave for the Boston…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Tam O' Shanter
by Robert Burns Verses On Captain GroseOn The Birth Of A Posthumous ChildTam O' Shanter A Tale. "Of Brownyis and of Bogillis full is this Buke." Gawin Douglas…