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Lee, Agnes (Mrs. Otto Freer)

Lee, Agnes (Mrs. Otto Freer)[1868-1939](2)Born in Chicago, Ill. Educated in Switzerland. Married, 2d, Otto Freer, 1911. Author of "The Round Rabbit", 1898; "The Border of the Lake", 1910…

Sara Teasedale: Debt

DebtWhat do I owe to you Who loved me deep and long? You never gave my spirit wings Or gave my heart a song.But oh, to him I loved Who loved me not at all, I owe the little open gate…

Richard Posner, 1999 News

62, federal judge, did what no one else has been able to do: make billionaire software executive Bill Gates squirm. In November, Jackson said Microsoft was indeed a monopoly. In his…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: XVI ("What if I say?")

by EmilyDickinsonThe Lost JewelXVI What if I say I shall not wait? What if I burst the fleshly gate And pass, escaped, to thee? What if I file this mortal off, See where it hurt me, — that…

Escapes From Alcatraz

The Question: Did anyone ever really escape from Alcatraz? The Answer: According to the National Park Serivce, which since 1972 has overseen Alcatraz Island…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act II

Act IIScene IFrance. Before AngiersEnter Austria and forces, drums, etc. on one side: on the other King Philip and his power; Lewis, Arthur, Constance and attendantsLewisBefore Angiers well…

William Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act V, Scene II

Scene IIEntrance of the Volscian camp before Rome. Two Sentinels on guardEnter to them, MeneniusFirst SenatorStay: whence are you?Second SenatorStand, and go back.MeneniusYou guard like men…

Winter 2002

Winter 2002DateRaceTrackMilesWinnerJockeyPurseJan. 3Spectacular Bid StakesGulfstream6 FMaybry's BoyJohn Velazquez$100,000Jan. 12Golden Gate DerbyGolden Gate11/16DanthebluegrassmanJoe…

Mifflin, Lloyd

Mifflin, Lloyd[1846-1921](2)Born at Columbia, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1846. He was educated at Washington Classical Institute and studied art abroad. His chief work in poetry has been in…