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Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Foolish Woman
15 17 The Foolish Woman A MARRIED Woman, whose lover was about to reform by running away, procured a pistol and shot him dead. "Why did you do that, Madam?" inquired a Policeman, sauntering by…Charles Longstreet WELTNER, Congress, GA (1927-1992)
WELTNER Charles Longstreet , A Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County Ga., December 17, 1927; attended the public schools of Fulton County, Ga.; graduated from Oglethorpe…Maes, Nicolaes
(Encyclopedia) Maes or Maas, NicolaesMaes or Maas, Nicolaesboth: nēˈkōläs mäs [key], 1632–93, Dutch genre and portrait painter. His earlier genre pictures bear, in their manner and coloring, a…Creeley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Creeley, Robert, 1926–2005, American poet, b. Arlington, Mass. He lived in Asia, Europe, and Latin America and taught at various universities in the United States. With Charles Olson,…Carthusians
(Encyclopedia) CarthusiansCarthusianskärth&oomacr;ˈzhənz [key], small order of monks of the Roman Catholic Church [Lat. abbr.,=O. Cart.]. It was established by St. Bruno at La Grande Chartreuse (…Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the
(Encyclopedia) Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the, form of memorial to a nation's war dead, adopted by many countries after World War I. The Tomb of the Unknowns, a memorial to the American dead of World…Spring Training: What's New in 1998
Arizona Diamondbacks Manager Buck Showalter has his team working hard in spring training to get ready for their first season in the National League West.Source:Wide World Photos The Cleveland…Amy Lowell: Monadnock in Early Spring
Monadnock in Early SpringCloud-topped and splendid, dominating all The little lesser hills which compass thee, Thou standest, bright with April's buoyancy, Yet holding Winter in some shaded…Sara Teasdale: In Spring, Santa Barbara
In Spring, Santa BarbaraI have been happy two weeks together, My love is coming home to me, Gold and silver is the weather And smooth as lapis is the sea.The earth has turned its brown to…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,…