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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Politics
PoliticsGold and iron are good To buy iron and gold; All earth's fleece and food For their like are sold. Boded Merlin wise, Proved Napoleon great, Nor kind nor coinage buys Aught above its…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XXXIV ("I have a king")
by EmilyDickinson Griefs Disenchantment XXXIV I have a king who does not speak; So, wondering, thro' the hours meek I trudge the day away,— Half glad when it is night and sleep, If, haply,…Poem: A Service of Song
Poem 49 Poem 51 A Service of Song Some keep the Sabbath going to church; I keep it staying at home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And an orchard for a dome. Some keep the Sabbath in…Walt Whitman: Song of the Broad-Axe, Part 2
Part 2Welcome are all earth's lands, each for its kind, Welcome are lands of pine and oak, Welcome are lands of the lemon and fig, Welcome are lands of gold, Welcome are lands of wheat and…Walter WALKER, Congress, CO (1883-1956)
Senate Years of Service: 1932-1932 Party: Democrat WALKER Walter , a Senator from Colorado; born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., April 3, 1883; attended the public schools; moved to Grand…Nathaniel Briggs DURFEE, Congress, RI (1812-1872)
DURFEE Nathaniel Briggs , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Tiverton, R.I., September 29, 1812; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits and conducted a fruit…Bryan Young OWSLEY, Congress, KY (1798-1849)
OWSLEY Bryan Young , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Ky., August 19, 1798; attended the common schools of Lincoln County; studied law and was admitted to…Amy Lowell: Off the Turnpike
Off the TurnpikeGood ev'nin', Mis' Priest. I jest stepped in to tell you Good-bye. Yes, it's all over. All my things is packed An' every last one o' them boxes Is on Bradley's team Bein'…Ah Bing Biography
Ah Binghorticulturist, namesake of the Bing cherryBorn: ?Birthplace: China A Manchurian Chinese, Bing immigrated to the United States and went to work in the orchards owned by the Lewelling…A Boy's Will: A Prayer in Spring
by Robert Frost To the Thawing WindFlower-gatheringA Prayer in Spring He discovers that the greatness of love lies not in forward-looking thoughts; OH, give us pleasure in the flowers…