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The Devil's Dictionary: Hibernate
by Ambrose Bierce HERSHIPPOGRIFFHIBERNATE -v.i. To pass the winter season in domestic seclusion. There have been many singular popular notions about the hibernation of various animals.…Percy Bysshe Shelley: On Robert Emmet's Grave
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To IrelandThe Retrospect: Cwm Elan, 1812On Robert Emmet's Grave Published from the Esdaile manuscript book by Dowden, "Life of Shelley", 1887; dated 1812. ...…Thor Carl TOLLEFSON, Congress, WA (1901-1982)
TOLLEFSON Thor Carl , a Representative from Washington; born in Perley, Norman County, Minn., May 2, 1901; moved to Tacoma, Wash., in 1912; attended the public schools; was graduated from Lincoln…Dylan Thomas
Writer Dylan Marlais Thomas drank himself to death at the age of 39 and left behind some of the most celebrated poems of the 20th century, including "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." Dylan…John William DITTER, Congress, PA (1888-1943)
DITTER John William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 5, 1888; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of Temple University,…Brian Joseph DONNELLY, Congress, MA (1946)
DONNELLY Brian Joseph , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 2, 1946; attended private schools in Suffolk County; graduated from Catholic Memorial High School, West…Harold Barnett McSWEEN, Congress, LA (1926-2002)
McSWEEN Harold Barnett , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., July 19, 1926; J.D., Louisiana State University, 1950; United States Merchant Marine, United…D. Bailey MERRILL, Congress, IN (1912-1993)
MERRILL D. Bailey , a Representative from Indiana; born in Hymera, Sullivan County, Ind., November 22, 1912; graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Ind., 1933; graduated…Thomas Gedney PATTEN, Congress, NY (1861-1939)
PATTEN Thomas Gedney , a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 12, 1861; attended Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, N.Y., Columbia College, New York City, 1877-1879, and…David PETRIKIN, Congress, PA (1788-1847)
PETRIKIN David , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., December 1, 1788; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine and was admitted to practice; moved…Trending
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