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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…

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…

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…