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Louis XIV, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Louis XIV, 1638–1715, king of France (1643–1715), son and successor of King Louis XIII. Although he had a series of mistresses, Louis XIV finally came under the influence of Mme de…

Port Louis

(Encyclopedia) Port Louis, city (1996 est. pop. 135,371), capital of Mauritius, NW Mauritius, a port on the Indian Ocean. It is the nation's largest city and its economic and administrative center.…

Sara Teasdale: Sunset: St. Louis

Sunset: St. LouisHushed in the smoky haze of summer sunset, When I came home again from far-off places, How many times I saw my western city Dream by her river.Then for an hour the water…

Louis J. Freeh, 2001 News

seasoned prosecutor, was tapped by President Bush to succeed Louis J. Freeh as the director of the FBI. Mueller served as U.S. attorney twice, in Boston from 1982 to 1988 and in San…

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Biography

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist   Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his…

Louis Untermeyer: How much of Godhood

How much of GodhoodLouis UntermeyerHow much of Godhood did it take — What purging epochs had to pass, Ere I was fit for leaf and lake And worthy of the patient grass?What mighty travails…

Louis V. Ledoux: Mater Dolorosa

Mater DolorosaLouis V. LedouxO clinging hands, and eyes where sleep has set Her seal of peace, go not from me so soon. O little feet, take not the pathway yet, The dust of other feet with…

Louis Untermeyer: Only of thee and me

Only of thee and meLouis UntermeyerOnly of thee and me the night wind sings, Only of us the sailors speak at sea, The earth is filled with wondered whisperings Only of thee and me.Only of…

Louis V. Ledoux: The Only Way

The Only WayLouis V. LedouxIMemphis and Karnak, Luxor, Thebes, the Nile: Of these your letters told; and I who read Saw loom on dim horizons Egypt's dead In march across the desert, mile on…

Louis V. Ledoux: Slumber Song

Slumber SongLouis V. Ledoux Drowsily come the sheep From the place where the pastures be, By a dusty lane To the fold again, First one, and then two, and three: First one, then two,…