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Vestris, Gaetan
(Encyclopedia) Vestris, GaetanVestris, GaetangäātäNˈ vĕsˈtrēs [key], 1729–1808, Italian-French classical dancer, b. Florence. Vestris was one of the greatest dancers of the 18th cent. Born of an…John Keats: Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil
by John Keats LamiaThe Eve of St. AgnesIsabella; or, The Pot of Basil A Story from Boccaccio Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel! Lorenzo, a young palmer in Love's eye! They could…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXXII
Inferno: Canto XXXIInferno: Canto XXXIIIInferno: Canto XXXII If I had rhymes both rough and stridulous, As were appropriate to the dismal hole Down upon which thrust all the other…The Congress of Women: Woman's Place in Letters
by Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer An African ExpeditionCookeryWoman's Place in Letters Annie Nathan Meyer was born in New York City, 1867. Her parents were Robert Weeks Nathan and Annie Florence…Florence Earle Coates: Song. "If love were but a little thing —"
Song. "If love were but a little thing —"Florence Earle CoatesIf love were but a little thing — Strange love, which, more than all, is great — One might not such devotion bring, Early to…1972–1973 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama Series, ContinuingThe Waltons (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a DramaRichard Thomas, The Waltons (CBS)Outstanding Continued…Leland, Charles Godfrey
(Encyclopedia) Leland, Charles GodfreyLeland, Charles Godfreylēˈlənd [key], pseud. Hans BreitmannHans Breitmannhänsˈ brītmän [key], 1824–1903, American author, b. Philadelphia, grad. College of New…Clark, Kenneth MacKenzie
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Kenneth MacKenzie (Lord Clark of Saltwood), 1903–83, English art historian, studied Oxford. After working with Bernard Berenson in Florence, Clark was keeper of the department…Cimabue, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Cimabue, GiovanniCimabue, Giovannijōvänˈnē chēmäb&oomacr;ˈā [key], d. c.1302, Florentine painter, whose real name was Cenni di Pepo or Peppi. The works with which his name is…Hermes, in Greek religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Hermes, in Greek religion and mythology, son of Zeus and Maia. His functions were many, but he was primarily the messenger of the gods, particularly of Zeus, and conductor of souls to…Trending
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