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The Celtic Twilight: Earth, Fire and Water

by W. B. Yeats The Untiring OnesThe Old TownEarth, Fire and Water Some French writer that I read when I was a boy, said that the desert went into the heart of the Jews in their wanderings…

The Celtic Twilight: The Man and His Boots

by W. B. Yeats The Old TownA CowardThe Man and His Boots There was a doubter in Donegal, and he would not hear of ghosts or sheogues, and there was a house in Donegal that had been…

Falconer, William

(Encyclopedia) Falconer, WilliamFalconer, Williamfôkˈnər [key], 1732–69, Scottish poet. The victim of a shipwreck off Greece, he described his ordeal in a long, didactic poem, The Shipwreck (1762).…

Eggleston, William

(Encyclopedia) Eggleston, William (William Joseph Eggleston, Jr.), 1939–, American photographer credited with establishing color photography as an art form, b. Memphis Tenn. His early work in black…

Burnet, Gilbert

(Encyclopedia) Burnet, GilbertBurnet, Gilbertbûrˈnĭt [key], 1643–1715, Scottish bishop and writer. He studied in Scotland, England, and abroad, held minor ecclesiastical office in Scotland, and was…

Road Show: A Guide to Summer Music Festivals

by Beth Rowen The Smashing PumpkinsSource:Archive Photos Sarah McLachlanSource:Archive Photos School's out and that means summer entertainment is in full swing. There's no shortage of…

2002 NBA College Draft First Round

  Team   Pos 1 Houston Yao Ming, China C 2 Chicago JAY WILLIAMS, Duke PG 3 Golden State MIKE DUNLEAVY, Duke G/F 4 Memphis DREW GOODEN, Kansas F…

The Celtic Twilight: A Voice

by W. B. Yeats The Swine of the GodsKidnappersA Voice One day I was walking over a bit of marshy ground close to Inchy Wood when I felt, all of a sudden, and only for a second, an emotion…

The Celtic Twilight: A Coward

by W. B. Yeats The Man and His BootsThe Three O'Byrnes and the Evil FaeriesA Coward One day I was at the house of my friend the strong farmer, who lives beyond Ben Bulben and Cope's…