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Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules Amédée
(Encyclopedia) Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules AmédéeBarbey d'Aurevilly, Jules Amédéezhül ämādāˈ bärbāˈ dōrvēyēˈ [key], 1808–89, French writer and critic. An aristocrat and monarchist, he supported himself…Winter Verse
Winter VerseA selection of quotations pondering the chill winds and quiet thoughts of winter Compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow. Ralph…Verses for Children
ContentsSea ShellFringed GentiansThe Painted CeilingThe Crescent MoonClimbingThe TroutWindThe PleiadesModern Verse
ContentsThe Little Book of Modern VerseForewordLord of my Heart's Elation (Bliss Carman)Gloucester Moors (William Vaughn Moody)On a Subway Express (Chester Firkins)The Automobile (Percy MacKaye)The…Retz, Gilles de Laval, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia) Retz or Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur deRetz or Rais, Gilles de Laval, seigneur dezhēl də lävälˈ sānyörˈ də rĕts, rĕs [key], 1404–40, marshal of France, a lord of the Breton marches…Job: 2
Job Chapter 2 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the…Job: 1
Job Chapter 1 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And there were born unto…Kalevala
(Encyclopedia) KalevalaKalevalakäˈlĕväˌlä [key], Finnish national epic. It is a compilation of verses recounting extraordinary deeds of three semidivine brothers from mythical Kaleva, land of the…Nash, Ogden
(Encyclopedia) Nash, Ogden, 1902–71, American poet, b. Rye, N.Y., studied at Harvard. He was popular for a wide assortment of witty and immensely quotable doggerel verses, ranging from urbane satire…Death, Dance of
(Encyclopedia) Death, Dance of, or danse macabreDeath, Dance of,däns məkäˈbrə, –bər, dăns [key], originally a 14th-century morality poem. The poem was a dialogue between Death and representatives of…Trending
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