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Poems: To Terzah

by WilliamBlakeThe SchoolboyThe Voice of the Ancient BardTo Terzah Whate'er is born of mortal birth Must be consumed with the earth, To rise from generation free: Then what have I to…

Christina Rossetti: Gone for Ever

Gone for EverO happy rose-bud blooming Upon thy parent tree, Nay, thou art too presuming; For soon the earth entombing Thy faded charms shall be, And the chill damp consuming.O happy…

John Kenneth Galbraith 2006 Deaths

John Kenneth GalbraithAge: 97 Harvard economist and best-selling author who advised several presidents and championed using government funds to reduce unemployment and for public services. An…

Marilyn

Author:Barbara LeamingPublisher:Crown What, one might ask, does it take to distinguish one celebrity bio from another? Fame, fast-living, drugs, downfall: we're familiar with the story. It…

Nathaniel Dick WALLACE, Congress, LA (1845-1894)

WALLACE Nathaniel Dick , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., October 27, 1845; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin,…

Tommy Wiseau

Tommy Wiseau is the writer, producer, director and star of The Room, a 2003 movie that has earned a cult following because of an "it's so bad, it's good" reputation. Hard facts on Wiseau are hard to…

Henry C. Yuen Biography

Henry C. Yuenhigh technology entrepreneurBorn: 1951Birthplace: China Yuen's family moved came to the United States from China when he was 17 years old. He received a B.S. in mathematics from…

Country Profile Notes

Country Profile Sources and Definitions Major sources: The World Factbook; Center for International Research, U.S. Bureau of the Census; The Columbia Encyclopedia; The World Book…

Poem: The Bee

Poem 58 Poem 60 The Bee Like trains of cars on tracks of plush I hear the level bee: A jar across the flowers goes, Their velvet masonry Withstands until the sweet assault Their chivalry…