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Brown, Alice

Brown, Alice[1857-1948](3)Born at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, December 5, 1857. Educated at Robinson Seminary, Exeter. She is chiefly known as a novelist, having written with great art of…

Poem: From the Chrysalis

Poem 80 Poem 82 From the Chrysalis My cocoon tightens, colors tease, I'm feeling for the air; A dim capacity for wings Degrades the dress I wear. A power of butterfly must be The…

Dan FRISA, Congress, NY (1955)

FRISA Dan , a Representative from New York; born in Queens, N.Y., April 27, 1955; attended East Meadow Public schools; B.S., St. Johns University; served in the New York State Assembly, 1985-…

Alfred ROWLAND, Congress, NC (1844-1898)

ROWLAND Alfred , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., February 9, 1844; attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army in May 1861 and served…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Waterfall

The WaterfallA patch of meadow upland Reached by a mile of road, Soothed by the voice of waters, With birds and flowers bestowed. Hither I come for strength Which well it can supply,…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Third Series (1896)

Poems by Emily Dickinson Second Series Third Series   It's all I have to bring to-day, This, and my heart beside, This, and my heart, and all the fields, And all the meadows wide. Be sure you…

Jeanne Robert Foster: The Bitter Herb

The Bitter HerbJeanne Robert FosterO bitter herb, Forgetfulness, I search for you in vain; You are the only growing thing Can take away my pain.When I was young, this bitter herb Grew wild on…

Mahlon Leonard Fisher: Old Amaze

Old AmazeMahlon Leonard FisherMine eyes are filled today with old amaze At mountains, and at meadows deftly strewn With bits of the gay jewelry of June And of her splendid vesture; and,…

Aesop's Fables: The Ass and the Wolf

by Aesop The Bald Man and the FlyThe Monkey and the CamelThe Ass and the Wolf An Ass was feeding in a meadow, and, catching sight of his enemy the Wolf in the distance, pretended to be…