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Charles Hanson Towne: The City

The CityCharles Hanson TowneWhen, sick of all the sorrow and distress That flourished in the City like foul weeds, I sought blue rivers and green, opulent meads, And leagues of unregarded…

Brewer's: Town and Gown Row

(A), A collision, often leading to a fight, in the English universities between the students or gownsmen, and non-gownsmen - principally bargees and roughs. (See Philistines.) Source:…

Fishers (town), IN Census Data

People QuickFactsFishersIndianaPopulation, 2003 estimate 47,7906,195,643Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 26.3%1.9%Population, 2000 37,8356,080,485Population, percent…

Merrillville (town), IN Census Data

People QuickFactsMerrillvilleIndianaPopulation, 2003 estimate 30,9906,195,643Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.4%1.9%Population, 2000 30,5606,080,485Population,…

Townes Van Zandt Biography

Townes Van Zandt(John Townes Van Zandt)songwriter, singerBorn: 3/7/1944Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Van Zandt recorded 15 albums, none of them chart-busting hits, but his influence among other…

Hanseatic League

(Encyclopedia) Hanseatic LeagueHanseatic Leaguehănˌsēătˈĭk, hănˌzē– [key], mercantile league of medieval German towns. It was amorphous in character; its origin cannot be dated exactly. Originally a…

Townes Van Zandt 1997 Deaths

Townes Van Zandt singer, songwriter Van Zandt's spare delivery and melancholy lyrics influenced folk and rock musicians such as Steve Earle, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson,…

Lewis Carroll: Atalanta in Camden-Town

Atalanta in Camden-TownAy, ’twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk “She had heard all that nonsense before.”…

Charles Hanson Towne: City Roofs

City RoofsCharles Hanson TowneRoof-tops, roof-tops, what do you cover? Sad folk, bad folk, and many a glowing lover; Wise people, simple people, children of despair — Roof-tops, roof-tops,…