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(Encyclopedia) preludepreludeprāˈl&oomacr;d [key], musical composition of no universal style, usually for the keyboard. It was originally used to precede a ceremony and later a second, often…Poem: Preludes
14 - Portrait of a Lady Rhapsody on a Windy Night - 16 Preludes I The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days…Poems: Preludes
by T. S. Eliot Portrait of a LadyRhapsody on a Windy NightPreludesIIIIIIIVT. S. Eliot: Preludes, I
by T. S. Eliot III The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of…Walt Whitman: First O Songs for a Prelude
First O Songs for a PreludeFirst O songs for a prelude, Lightly strike on the stretch'd tympanum pride and joy in my city, How she led the rest to arms, how she gave the cue, How at once with…T. S. Eliot: Preludes, II
by T. S. Eliot IIIIII The morning comes to consciousness Of faint stale smells of beer From the sawdust-trampled street With all its muddy feet that press To early coffee-stands. With…T. S. Eliot: Preludes, III
by T. S. Eliot IIIVIII You tossed a blanket from the bed, You lay upon your back, and waited; You dozed, and watched the night revealing The thousand sordid images Of which your soul was…T. S. Eliot: Preludes, IV
by T. S. Eliot IIIIV His soul stretched tight across the skies That fade behind a city block, Or trampled by insistent feet At four and five and six o'clock; And short square fingers…Benedict XI
(Encyclopedia) Benedict XI, d. 1304, pope (1303–4), an Italian (b. Treviso) named Niccolo Boccasini; successor of Boniface VIII. Prior to his election he had been master general of the Dominican…Runciman, Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Runciman, Walter Runciman, 1st ViscountRunciman, Walter Runciman, 1st Viscountrŭnˈsĭmən [key], 1870–1949, British shipping magnate and public official. He inherited his father's large…