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The Burial of the Dead

The Burial of the DeadApril is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth…

The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio: Canto V

Purgatorio 38 - Purgatorio: Canto IV Purgatorio: Canto VI - 40 Purgatorio: Canto V I had already from those shades departed, And followed in the footsteps of my Guide, When from…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto IX

Inferno: Canto VIIIInferno: Canto XInferno: Canto IX That hue which cowardice brought out on me, Beholding my Conductor backward turn, Sooner repressed within him his new colour. He…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXXI

Inferno: Canto XXXInferno: Canto XXXIIInferno: Canto XXXI One and the selfsame tongue first wounded me, So that it tinged the one cheek and the other, And then held out to me the…

The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXXIV

Inferno: Canto XXXIIIInferno: Canto XXXIV "'Vexilla Regis prodeunt Inferni' Towards us; therefore look in front of thee," My Master said, "if thou discernest him." As, when there…

Brewer's: Months

January. So called from “Janus,” the Roman deity that kept the gates of heaven. The image of Janus is represented with two faces looking opposite ways. One face is old, and is emblematical…

San Francisco Landmarks

by Liz Olson photos by Carol M. Highsmith A city rich in culture and diversity, San Francisco sits on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Millions have entered San…

Chauncey Judd: Returning From Mill

The Tories Returning From Mill Halloo, youngster! give me ride, said a young man bearing a musket, and having a military sash around his waist, at the same time springing into the…