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Stettheimer, Florine
(Encyclopedia) Stettheimer, Florine, 1871–1944, American modernist painter, b. Rochester, N.Y., studied Art Students League, New York City (1892–95). She was exposed to the many forms of early…Harrison, Lou Silver
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Lou Silver, 1917–2003, American composer, b. Portland, Oreg. He studied composition in California with Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg. His early work stresses percussion…The Iliad of Homer: Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer
Introduction. Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer Homer is universally allowed to have had the greatest invention of any writer whatever. The praise of judgment Virgil has justly…Light Heavyweight
1903 Jack Root,George Gardner1903–05 Bob Fitzsimmons1905–12 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien11912–16 Jack Dillon1916–20 Battling Levinsky1920–22 Georges Carpentier1923 Battling Siki1923–25 Mike…Footnotes
Concluding Note. Footnotes Vultures: Pope is more accurate than the poet he translates, for Homer writes "a prey to dogs and to all kinds of birds. But all kinds of birds are not…The Iliad of Homer: Footnotes
Appendix 1 Footnotes Vultures: Pope is more accurate than the poet he translates, for Homer writes "a prey to dogs and to all kinds of birds. But all kinds of birds are not carnivorous…Ovid
Name at birth: Publius Ovidius NasoOne of the great poets of antiquity, Ovid was the author of Metamorphoses, a masterpiece on Greek and Roman myths. What Virgil was to epic poetry, Ovid was to…Dante Alighieri
An exiled and wandering figure during his writing lifetime, Dante Alighieri is now considered Italy's greatest poet -- so much a literary giant that he is generally known by his first name alone.…Caesar Augustus
Name at birth: Gaius OctaviusThe greatest ruler of Rome, Caesar Augustus was a conundrum: a ruthless politician and soldier who used his power to restore order and prosperity to Rome with such…Frank Hood LEE, Congress, MO (1873-1952)
LEE Frank Hood , a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near De Soto, Johnson County, Kans., March 29, 1873; moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled near Virgil City, Vernon County…Trending
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