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Rich, Penelope, Lady

(Encyclopedia) Rich, Penelope, Lady, 1562–1607, the “Stella” of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella (1591). Daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, she married (1581) Lord Rich (later…

Gregory, Lady Augusta

(Encyclopedia) Gregory, Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse), 1859–1932, Irish dramatist. Though she did not begin her writing career until middle-age, Lady Gregory soon became a vital force in the…

Disney Movies: Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next by Beth Rowen Lady and the Tramp (1955) Disney's canine caper-romance broke new ground for the studio on two fronts. It was its first CinemaScope…

T.S. Eliot: Portrait of a Lady, II

by T. S. Eliot IIIIII Now that lilacs are in bloom She has a bowl of lilacs in her room And twists one in her fingers while she talks. "Ah, my friend, you do not know, you do not know…

T.S. Eliot: Portrait of a Lady, III

by T. S. Eliot IIIII The October night comes down; returning as before Except for a slight sensation of being ill at ease I mount the stairs and turn the handle of the door And feel as if…

The Celtic Twilight: Our Lady of the Hills

by W. B. Yeats The Eaters of Precious StonesThe Golden AgeOur Lady of the Hills When we were children we did not say at such a distance from the post- office, or so far from the butcher's…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: To a Lady Sleeping

To a Lady Sleeping O thou whose fringèd lids I gaze upon, Through whose dim brain the wingèd dreams are born, Unroof the shrines of clearest vision, In honour of the silverfleckèd morn…

Helen Gray Cone: The Ride to the Lady

The Ride to the LadyHelen Gray Cone"Now since mine even is come at last, — For I have been the sport of steel, And hot life ebbeth from me fast, And I in saddle roll and reel, — Come bind me…

Brewer's: Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

The Bank of England, situated in Threadneedle Street. So called from a caricature by Gilray, dated 22nd May, 1797, and entitled The Old Lady in Threadneedle Street in Danger. It referred…

How Big is Lady Liberty's Nose?

The Question: What is the length of the Statue of Liberty's nose? The Answer: We can't believe how many people have asked us this! The Statue…