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Hutchinson, Anne
(Encyclopedia) Hutchinson, Anne, c.1591–1643, religious leader in New England, b. Anne Marbury in Lincolnshire, England. She emigrated (1634) with her husband and family to Massachusetts Bay, where…expatriation
(Encyclopedia) expatriation, loss of nationality. Such loss is usually, although not necessarily, voluntary. Generally it applies to those persons who have renounced nationality and citizenship in…Talmud
(Encyclopedia) TalmudTalmudtălˈməd [key] [Aramaic from Heb.,=learning], in Judaism, vast compilation of the Oral Law with rabbinical elucidations, elaborations, and commentaries, in contradistinction…Poem: Preface
Preface 2 Preface The verses of Emily Dickinson belong emphatically to what Emerson long since called "the Poetry of the Portfolio,"-something produced absolutely without the thought of…Poem: Gerontion
Poem 2 Gerontion Thou hast nor youth nor age But as it were an after dinner sleep Dreaming of both. Here I am, an old man in a dry month, Being read to by a boy, waiting for…The Celtic Twilight: Happy and Unhappy Theologians
by W. B. Yeats The DevilThe Last GleemanHappy and Unhappy Theologians I A mayo woman once said to me, "I knew a servant girl who hung herself for the love of God. She was lonely for the…Lazy Laurence
Lazy LaurenceLaurie went to Nice intending to stay a week, and remained a month. He was tired of wandering about alone, and Amy's familiar presence seemed to give a homelike charm to the…The Gods in Council--Miverva's Visit to Ithaca--The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors - The Odyssey
Assembly of the People of Ith... The Gods in Council--Miverva's Visit to Ithaca--The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors. Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled…Speech Accepting Nomination for Vice President
by Geraldine Ferraro Ladies and gentlemen of the convention: My name is Geraldine Ferraro. I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true…Moroni, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Moroni, Giovanni BattistaMoroni, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä mōrôˈnē [key], c.1524–1578, Italian portrait painter of the Brescian school; pupil of Il Moretto. Surpassing his…Trending
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