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Walt Whitman: Virginia—The West
Virginia—The WestThe noble sire fallen on evil days, I saw with hand uplifted, menacing, brandishing, (Memories of old in abeyance, love and faith in abeyance,) The insane knife toward the…Walt Whitman: Osceola
OsceolaWhen his hour for death had come, He slowly rais'd himself from the bed on the floor, Drew on his war-dress, shirt, leggings, and girdled the belt around his waist, Call'd for…Sonnets by William Shakespeare: I
Sonnet II I From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty's rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease, His tender heir might bear his memory: But…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Lines On The Commemoration Of Rodney's Victory
by Robert Burns Thanksgiving For A National VictoryThe Raptures Of FollyLines On The Commemoration Of Rodney's Victory Instead of a Song, boy's, I'll give you a Toast; Here's to…Leland Stanford Biography
Leland Stanfordrailway magnate, statesman, university founderBorn: 3/9/1824Birthplace: Watervliet, N.Y. A successful railroad executive, he was one of the founders of the Central Pacific…Christina Rossetti: The First Spring Day
The First Spring DayI wonder if the sap is stirring yet, If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate, If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun And crocus fires are kindling one by one: Sing,…Charles Wharton Stork: Death — Divination
Death — DivinationCharles Wharton StorkDeath is like moonlight in a lofty wood, That pours pale magic through the shadowy leaves; 'T is like the web that some old perfume weaves In a dim,…David Morton: Old Ships
Old ShipsDavid MortonThere is a memory stays upon old ships, A weightless cargo in the musty hold, — Of bright lagoons and prow-caressing lips, Of stormy midnights, — and a tale untold.…Sir Peter Blake 2001 Deaths
Sir Peter BlakeAge: 53 two-time America's Cup winner, who was shot dead by pirates in the Amazon; led Team New Zealand to the Cup in 1995 and 2000; won prestigious Whitbread Round the World…John D. Pennekamp Biography
John D. PennekampConservationist, newspaper editorBorn: Jan 1, 1897Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Pennekamp grew up in Ohio, and began working in the newspaper business at age 14, eventually…Trending
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