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Jean Starr Untermeyer: Autumn
Autumn(For my Mother)Jean Starr UntermeyerHow memory cuts away the years, And how clean the picture comes Of autumn days, brisk and busy; Charged with keen sunshine. And you, stirred with…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Autumn: A Dirge
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Ode to NaplesThe Waning MoonAutumn: A Dirge Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. 1. The warm sun is failing, the bleak wind is wailing, The bare…Pym, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Pym, Barbara (Barbara Mary Crampton Pym), 1913–80, English writer. Her books are quiet comedies, often dealing with older, usually frustrated, and isolated characters. After success…Cropsey, Jasper Francis
(Encyclopedia) Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823–1900, American artist, b. Staten Island, N.Y. Trained as an architect, Cropsey designed two churches in Staten Island and several stations on the Sixth…Adana, Plain of
(Encyclopedia) Adana, Plain ofAdana, Plain ofäˈdänäˌ [key], fertile region along the Mediterranean coast, S central Turkey. It has a subtropical climate and receives rainfall mainly during the autumn…Amy Lowell: Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn Evening
Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn EveningAfter a Print by George CruikshankIt was a gusty night, With the wind booming, and swooping, Looping round corners, Sliding over the cobble-stones,…budding
(Encyclopedia) budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds…Olcott, Henry Steel
(Encyclopedia) Olcott, Henry Steel, 1832–1907, American religious leader and author, cofounder of Theosophist movement, b. Orange, N.J. After working as an agricultural scientist and a lawyer, he and…Ullmann, Liv
(Encyclopedia) Ullmann, Liv, 1939–, Norwegian stage and film actress, b. Japan. She is best known for her roles in nine films directed by Ingmar Bergman, e.g., Persona (1966), Shame (1968), Cries and…Dale, Sir Henry Hallett
(Encyclopedia) Dale, Sir Henry Hallett, 1875–1968, English scientist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses he shared with Otto Loewi the 1936 Nobel…Trending
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