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(Encyclopedia) poet laureatepoet laureatelôˈrēĭt [key], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. It is an outgrowth of the medieval…Washington Irving
A grand old man of American letters, Washington Irving created two famous characters: the sleepyhead Rip Van Winkle and the scarifying Headless Horseman from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Both…Built to Last
NBCWednesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Royale Watkins, Denise Dowse, Geoffrey Owens, J. Lamont Pope, Natalie Desselle and Jeremy Suarez When his father has a heart attack, recent…John Keats: Sleep and Poetry
by JohnKeatsSonnetsChaucerSleep and Poetry "As I lay in my bed slepe full unmete Was unto me, but why that I ne might Rest I ne wist, for there n'as erthly wight [As I suppose] had more of…Entertainment Bios — R
Francisco RabalDorothy RabinowitzRadioheadGilda RadnerBen RaeburnRage Against the MachineSam M. RaimiMa RaineyClaude RainsBonnie RaittHarold RamisJoey RamoneMichael RapaportBasil RathboneDan…End Marks
Use a period after a declarative or imperative statement:I went to the library. Sign your name here.Use a question mark after a direct question or to indicate uncertainty:What is your name?…The Devil's Dictionary: Orthography
by Ambrose Bierce ORTHODOXOSTRICHORTHOGRAPHY -n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear. Advocated with more heat than light by the outmates of every asylum for the insane…Chloe Dao Biography
designerBorn: June 15, 1972Birthplace: Pakse, LaosBest Known as: Winner of Project Runway Season 2 Hometown: Houston, Texas Chloe Dao was born into a very…Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks began playing Joan, the red-haired siren of the secretarial pool, on the TV show Mad Men in 2007. Her Kennedy-era curves and hot red lipstick made Hendricks an instant favorite…Sir Anthony Glyn 1998 Deaths
Sir Anthony Glyn (Geoffrey Leo Simon Davson)author unconventionally spirited British author of several novels and biographies, including one about Elinor Glyn, his libertine grandmother for…Trending
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