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A. E. Housman: The Merry Guide

The Merry GuideOnce in the wind of morning I ranged the thymy wold; The world-wide air was azure And all the brooks ran gold.There through the dews beside me Behold a youth that trod, With…

A. E. Housman: The New Mistress

The New Mistress"Oh, sick I am to see you, will you never let me be? You may be good for something, but you are not good for me. Oh, go where you are wanted, for you are not wanted here." And…

A. E. Housman: The True Lover

The True LoverThe lad came to the door at night, When lovers crown their vows, And whistled soft and out of sight In shadow of the boughs."I shall not vex you with my face Henceforth, my…

A. E. Housman: The Welsh Marches

The Welsh MarchesHigh the vanes of Shrewsbury gleam Islanded in Severn stream; The bridges from the steepled crest Cross the water east and west.The flag of morn in conqueror's state Enters…

E. H. Gombrich 2001 Deaths

E. H. GombrichAge: 92 Vienna-born polymath who wrote about subjects ranging from classical music to psychology to white ants. But he's best known for his children's book, The Story of Art,…

Michael E. SODREL, Congress, IN (1945)

SODREL Michael E. , a Representative from Indiana; born in New Albany, Floyd County, Ind., December 17, 1945; attended Indiana University; United States Army National Guard, 1966-1973; business…

W. E. B. Du Bois

Name at birth: William Edward Burghardt DuBoisA scholar, writer and political activist, W.E.B. Du Bois was a key founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). W.…

Howard E. Rollins, Jr. Biography

Howard E. Rollins, Jr. actorBorn: 11/17/1950Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland   Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (1981), a…

Lodge, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Thomas, 1558?–1625, English writer, grad. Oxford, 1577. After abandoning the study of law for literature, he published (c.1580) his defense of poetry and other arts, usually…

Lynch, David (Keith)

(Encyclopedia) Lynch, David (Keith), 1946–, American film and television writer, producer, and director, b. Missoula, Mont. Trained as a painter, he studied at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington…