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(Encyclopedia) jig, dance of English origin that is performed also in Ireland and Scotland. It is usually a lively dance, performed by one or more persons, with quick and irregular steps. When the…Poems: The Little Black Boy
by WilliamBlakeThe LambThe BlossomThe Little Black Boy My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but oh my soul is white! White as an angel is the English child,…Richardson, Dorothy M.
(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Dorothy M., 1882–1957, English novelist. Her important work is Pilgrimage (12 vol., 1915–38; omnibus ed. 1938), a novel that records in great detail the inner experience of…gavotte
(Encyclopedia) gavottegavottegəvŏtˈ [key], originally a peasant dance of the Gavots in upper Dauphiné, France. A type of circle dance characterized by lively, skipping steps, it was introduced at the…Richard of Devizes
(Encyclopedia) Richard of DevizesRichard of Devizesdĭvīˈzĭz [key], fl. late 12th cent., English chronicler and monk. He wrote a lively Chronicon de rebus gestis Ricardi primi [chronicle of the deeds…Mannyng, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Mannyng or Manning, Robert, fl. 1298–1338, English poet, b. Brunne (modern Bourne), Lincolnshire; also called Robert of Brunne. He was a monk in the Gilbertine order. Mannyng is known…Immanuel ben Solomon
(Encyclopedia) Immanuel ben Solomon, c.1265–c.1330, Hebrew-Italian poet and scholar, b. Rome. He wrote biblical criticism and, in both Hebrew and Italian, satiric verse and lively stories. His work…Cantor, Eddie
(Encyclopedia) Cantor, Eddie, 1892–1964, American entertainer, b. New York City, originally named Edward Israel Isskowitz. Cantor became one of the best-known theatrical figures of his day. His style…Raine, Kathleen Jessie
(Encyclopedia) Raine, Kathleen Jessie, 1908–2003, English poet and critic, b. Ilford (now in Redbridge, Greater London), grad. Cambridge, 1929. Raine's poems and essays assert that true poetry is an…Gryphius, Andreas
(Encyclopedia) Gryphius, AndreasGryphius, Andreasändrāˈäs grüˈfē&oobreve;s [key], 1616–64, German poet-dramatist, originally named Andreas Greif. He wrote in Latin, new High German, and Silesian…Trending
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